diff --git a/src/bottom.rs b/src/bottom.rs
index e20610a..49ef2c5 100644
--- a/src/bottom.rs
+++ b/src/bottom.rs
@@ -32,8 +32,22 @@ pub fn encode_string(input: &dyn AsRef<str>) -> String {
     input.as_ref().bytes().map(encode_byte).collect::<String>()
 }
 
-pub fn decode_string(input: &dyn AsRef<str>) -> Result<String, TranslationError> {
-    let input = input.as_ref();
+pub fn delongate(input: &str) -> String {
+    return input
+        .replace(":sparkling_heart:", "💖")
+        .replace(":pleading_face:", "🥺")
+        .replace(":point_left:", "👈")
+        .replace(":point_right:", "👉")
+        .replace(":sparkles:", "✨");
+}
+
+pub fn decode_string_long<'a>(input: &dyn AsRef<str>, do_delongate: bool) -> Result<String, TranslationError> {
+    let mut input = input.as_ref();
+    let new_input;
+    if do_delongate{
+        new_input = delongate(input);
+        input = new_input.as_ref();
+    }
     let result = {
         // Older versions used a ZWSP as a character separator, instead of `👉👈`.
         let split_char = input
@@ -56,6 +70,10 @@ pub fn decode_string(input: &dyn AsRef<str>) -> Result<String, TranslationError>
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
 
+    fn decode_string<'a>(input: &dyn AsRef<str>) -> Result<String, TranslationError> {
+        return decode_string_long(input, false);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_string_encode() {
         assert_eq!(
@@ -119,4 +137,13 @@ mod tests {
             "がんばれ",
         );
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_long_names() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            decode_string_long(&":sparkling_heart::sparkles::sparkles::pleading_face:,:point_right::point_left::sparkling_heart::sparkling_heart::sparkles:,:point_right::point_left::sparkling_heart::sparkling_heart::sparkles::point_right::point_left::sparkling_heart::sparkling_heart:,,,:point_right::point_left:", true)
+                .unwrap(),
+            "Long",
+        );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index ce2ddda..a87ea11 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
         .arg(Arg::from_usage(
             "regress -r --regress 'Translate bottom to human-readable text (futile)'",
         ))
+        .arg(Arg::from_usage(
+            "-d --decode-long 'When using regress mode, decode emojis in long-name form (e.g. :sparkling_heart:, useful for pasting from slack)'",
+        ))
         .group(
             ArgGroup::with_name("action")
                 .required(true)
@@ -54,7 +57,8 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
     let result = if args.is_present("bottomify") {
         bottom::encode_string(&input)
     } else {
-        bottom::decode_string(&input).context("The input was invalid.")?
+        let delongate = args.is_present("decode-long");
+        bottom::decode_string_long(&input, delongate).context("The input was invalid.")?
     };
 
     if file_output {