diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6e233395a44..9cfc088c938 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@
 - Bugfix: Fixed account switch not being saved if no other settings were changed. (#5558)
 - Bugfix: Fixed some tooltips not being readable. (#5578)
 - Bugfix: Fixed log files being locked longer than needed. (#5592)
+- Bugfix: Fixed global badges not showing in anonymous mode. (#5599)
+- Bugfix: Fixed grammar in the user highlight page. (#5602)
 - Dev: Update Windows build from Qt 6.5.0 to Qt 6.7.1. (#5420)
 - Dev: Update vcpkg build Qt from 6.5.0 to 6.7.0, boost from 1.83.0 to 1.85.0, openssl from 3.1.3 to 3.3.0. (#5422)
 - Dev: Unsingletonize `ISoundController`. (#5462)
@@ -88,6 +90,8 @@
 - Dev: The timer for `StreamerMode` is now destroyed on the correct thread. (#5571)
 - Dev: Cleanup some parts of the `magic_enum` adaptation for Qt. (#5587)
 - Dev: Refactored `static`s in headers to only be present once in the final app. (#5588)
+- Dev: Refactored legacy Unicode zero-width-joiner replacement. (#5594)
+- Dev: The JSON output when copying a message (<kbd>SHIFT</kbd> + right-click) is now more extensive. (#5600)
 - Dev: Added more tests for message building. (#5598)
 
 ## 2.5.1
diff --git a/src/providers/recentmessages/Impl.cpp b/src/providers/recentmessages/Impl.cpp
index 6971b55473b..410a34aac75 100644
--- a/src/providers/recentmessages/Impl.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/recentmessages/Impl.cpp
@@ -1,22 +1,13 @@
 #include "providers/recentmessages/Impl.hpp"
 
 #include "common/Env.hpp"
-#include "common/QLogging.hpp"
 #include "messages/MessageBuilder.hpp"
 #include "providers/twitch/IrcMessageHandler.hpp"
-#include "providers/twitch/TwitchChannel.hpp"
-#include "util/FormatTime.hpp"
+#include "util/Helpers.hpp"
 
 #include <QJsonArray>
 #include <QUrlQuery>
 
-namespace {
-
-// NOLINTNEXTLINE(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
-const auto &LOG = chatterinoRecentMessages;
-
-}  // namespace
-
 namespace chatterino::recentmessages::detail {
 
 // Parse the IRC messages returned in JSON form into Communi messages
@@ -33,11 +24,7 @@ std::vector<Communi::IrcMessage *> parseRecentMessages(
 
     for (const auto &jsonMessage : jsonMessages)
     {
-        auto content = jsonMessage.toString();
-
-        // For explanation of why this exists, see src/providers/twitch/TwitchChannel.hpp,
-        // where these constants are defined
-        content.replace(COMBINED_FIXER, ZERO_WIDTH_JOINER);
+        auto content = unescapeZeroWidthJoiner(jsonMessage.toString());
 
         auto *message =
             Communi::IrcMessage::fromData(content.toUtf8(), nullptr);
diff --git a/src/providers/twitch/IrcMessageHandler.cpp b/src/providers/twitch/IrcMessageHandler.cpp
index 6a7c3f26c07..dc280939290 100644
--- a/src/providers/twitch/IrcMessageHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/twitch/IrcMessageHandler.cpp
@@ -707,15 +707,8 @@ void IrcMessageHandler::handlePrivMessage(Communi::IrcPrivateMessage *message,
         }
     }
 
-    // This is for compatibility with older Chatterino versions. Twitch didn't use
-    // to allow ZERO WIDTH JOINER unicode character, so Chatterino used ESCAPE_TAG
-    // instead.
-    // See https://github.com/Chatterino/chatterino2/issues/3384 and
-    // https://mm2pl.github.io/emoji_rfc.pdf for more details
-    this->addMessage(
-        message, chan,
-        message->content().replace(COMBINED_FIXER, ZERO_WIDTH_JOINER),
-        twitchServer, false, message->isAction());
+    this->addMessage(message, chan, unescapeZeroWidthJoiner(message->content()),
+                     twitchServer, false, message->isAction());
 
     if (message->tags().contains(u"pinned-chat-paid-amount"_s))
     {
@@ -920,10 +913,9 @@ void IrcMessageHandler::handleWhisperMessage(Communi::IrcMessage *ircMessage)
 
     auto *c = getApp()->getTwitch()->getWhispersChannel().get();
 
-    MessageBuilder builder(
-        c, ircMessage, args,
-        ircMessage->parameter(1).replace(COMBINED_FIXER, ZERO_WIDTH_JOINER),
-        false);
+    MessageBuilder builder(c, ircMessage, args,
+                           unescapeZeroWidthJoiner(ircMessage->parameter(1)),
+                           false);
 
     if (builder.isIgnored())
     {
diff --git a/src/providers/twitch/TwitchBadges.cpp b/src/providers/twitch/TwitchBadges.cpp
index 40cddf6bcc7..95e42af68f0 100644
--- a/src/providers/twitch/TwitchBadges.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/twitch/TwitchBadges.cpp
@@ -98,41 +98,40 @@ void TwitchBadges::loadLocalBadges()
     auto bytes = file.readAll();
     auto doc = QJsonDocument::fromJson(bytes);
 
-    this->parseTwitchBadges(doc.object());
-
-    this->loaded();
-}
-
-void TwitchBadges::parseTwitchBadges(const QJsonObject &root)
-{
-    auto badgeSets = this->badgeSets_.access();
-
-    for (auto setIt = root.begin(); setIt != root.end(); setIt++)
     {
-        auto key = setIt.key();
+        const auto &root = doc.object();
+        auto badgeSets = this->badgeSets_.access();
 
-        for (auto versionValue : setIt.value().toArray())
+        for (auto setIt = root.begin(); setIt != root.end(); setIt++)
         {
-            const auto versionObj = versionValue.toObject();
-            auto id = versionObj["id"].toString();
-            auto baseImage = versionObj["image"].toString();
-            auto emote = Emote{
-                .name = {},
-                .images =
-                    ImageSet{
-                        Image::fromUrl({baseImage + '1'}, 1, BADGE_BASE_SIZE),
-                        Image::fromUrl({baseImage + '2'}, .5,
-                                       BADGE_BASE_SIZE * 2),
-                        Image::fromUrl({baseImage + '3'}, .25,
-                                       BADGE_BASE_SIZE * 4),
-                    },
-                .tooltip = Tooltip{versionObj["title"].toString()},
-                .homePage = Url{versionObj["url"].toString()},
-            };
-
-            (*badgeSets)[key][id] = std::make_shared<Emote>(emote);
+            auto key = setIt.key();
+
+            for (auto versionValue : setIt.value().toArray())
+            {
+                const auto versionObj = versionValue.toObject();
+                auto id = versionObj["id"].toString();
+                auto baseImage = versionObj["image"].toString();
+                auto emote = Emote{
+                    .name = {},
+                    .images =
+                        ImageSet{
+                            Image::fromUrl({baseImage + '1'}, 1,
+                                           BADGE_BASE_SIZE),
+                            Image::fromUrl({baseImage + '2'}, .5,
+                                           BADGE_BASE_SIZE * 2),
+                            Image::fromUrl({baseImage + '3'}, .25,
+                                           BADGE_BASE_SIZE * 4),
+                        },
+                    .tooltip = Tooltip{versionObj["title"].toString()},
+                    .homePage = Url{versionObj["url"].toString()},
+                };
+
+                (*badgeSets)[key][id] = std::make_shared<Emote>(emote);
+            }
         }
     }
+
+    this->loaded();
 }
 
 void TwitchBadges::loaded()
diff --git a/src/providers/twitch/TwitchBadges.hpp b/src/providers/twitch/TwitchBadges.hpp
index fbbbfbd5762..287e8bcae1f 100644
--- a/src/providers/twitch/TwitchBadges.hpp
+++ b/src/providers/twitch/TwitchBadges.hpp
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ class TwitchBadges
     void loadLocalBadges();
 
 private:
-    void parseTwitchBadges(const QJsonObject &root);
     void loaded();
     void loadEmoteImage(const QString &name, const ImagePtr &image,
                         BadgeIconCallback &&callback);
diff --git a/src/providers/twitch/TwitchChannel.hpp b/src/providers/twitch/TwitchChannel.hpp
index e74ff447e28..61f9c0960a8 100644
--- a/src/providers/twitch/TwitchChannel.hpp
+++ b/src/providers/twitch/TwitchChannel.hpp
@@ -27,24 +27,6 @@
 
 namespace chatterino {
 
-// This is for compatibility with older Chatterino versions. Twitch didn't use
-// to allow ZERO WIDTH JOINER unicode character, so Chatterino used ESCAPE_TAG
-// instead.
-// See https://github.com/Chatterino/chatterino2/issues/3384 and
-// https://mm2pl.github.io/emoji_rfc.pdf for more details
-const QString ZERO_WIDTH_JOINER = QString(QChar(0x200D));
-
-// Here be MSVC: Do NOT replace with "\U" literal, it will fail silently.
-namespace {
-    const QChar ESCAPE_TAG_CHARS[2] = {QChar::highSurrogate(0xE0002),
-                                       QChar::lowSurrogate(0xE0002)};
-}
-const QString ESCAPE_TAG = QString(ESCAPE_TAG_CHARS, 2);
-
-const static QRegularExpression COMBINED_FIXER(
-    QString("(?<!%1)%1").arg(ESCAPE_TAG),
-    QRegularExpression::UseUnicodePropertiesOption);
-
 enum class HighlightState;
 
 struct Emote;
diff --git a/src/util/Helpers.cpp b/src/util/Helpers.cpp
index 88ba17fe1c9..62d010f887a 100644
--- a/src/util/Helpers.cpp
+++ b/src/util/Helpers.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,18 @@
 #include <QRegularExpression>
 #include <QUuid>
 
+namespace {
+
+const QString ZERO_WIDTH_JOINER = QStringLiteral("\u200D");
+
+// Note: \U requires /utf-8 for MSVC
+// See https://mm2pl.github.io/emoji_rfc.pdf
+const QRegularExpression ESCAPE_TAG_REGEX(
+    QStringLiteral("(?<!\U000E0002)\U000E0002"),
+    QRegularExpression::UseUnicodePropertiesOption);
+
+}  // namespace
+
 namespace chatterino {
 
 namespace helpers::detail {
@@ -283,4 +295,10 @@ bool compareEmoteStrings(const QString &a, const QString &b)
     return k < 0;
 }
 
+QString unescapeZeroWidthJoiner(QString escaped)
+{
+    escaped.replace(ESCAPE_TAG_REGEX, ZERO_WIDTH_JOINER);
+    return escaped;
+}
+
 }  // namespace chatterino
diff --git a/src/util/Helpers.hpp b/src/util/Helpers.hpp
index d499e5fc002..fa56590d03e 100644
--- a/src/util/Helpers.hpp
+++ b/src/util/Helpers.hpp
@@ -182,4 +182,11 @@ constexpr std::optional<std::decay_t<T>> makeConditionedOptional(bool condition,
     return std::nullopt;
 }
 
+/// @brief Unescapes zero width joiners (ZWJ; U+200D) from Twitch messages
+///
+/// Older Chatterino versions escape ZWJ with an ESCAPE TAG (U+E0002), following
+/// https://mm2pl.github.io/emoji_rfc.pdf. This function unescapes all tags with
+/// a ZWJ. See also: https://github.com/Chatterino/chatterino2/issues/3384.
+QString unescapeZeroWidthJoiner(QString escaped);
+
 }  // namespace chatterino
diff --git a/src/widgets/settingspages/HighlightingPage.cpp b/src/widgets/settingspages/HighlightingPage.cpp
index 2a1b6884b00..a6459d9b4fe 100644
--- a/src/widgets/settingspages/HighlightingPage.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/settingspages/HighlightingPage.cpp
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ HighlightingPage::HighlightingPage()
                 pingUsers.emplace<QLabel>(
                     "Play notification sounds and highlight messages from "
                     "certain users.\n"
-                    "User highlights are prioritized badge highlights, but "
-                    "under message highlights.");
+                    "User highlights are prioritized over badge highlights, "
+                    "but under message highlights.");
                 EditableModelView *view =
                     pingUsers
                         .emplace<EditableModelView>(
diff --git a/tests/src/Helpers.cpp b/tests/src/Helpers.cpp
index 4327bf51a1e..c2cf5694007 100644
--- a/tests/src/Helpers.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/Helpers.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 #include "Test.hpp"
 
+#include <span>
+
 using namespace chatterino;
 using namespace helpers::detail;
 
@@ -500,3 +502,57 @@ TEST(Helpers, parseDurationToSeconds)
             << c.output;
     }
 }
+
+TEST(Helpers, unescapeZeroWidthJoiner)
+{
+    struct TestCase {
+        QStringView input;
+        QStringView output;
+    };
+
+    std::vector<TestCase> tests{
+        {u"foo bar", u"foo bar"},
+        {u"", u""},
+        {u"a", u"a"},
+        {u"\U000E0002", u"\u200D"},
+        {u"foo\U000E0002bar", u"foo\u200Dbar"},
+        {u"foo \U000E0002 bar", u"foo \u200D bar"},
+        {u"\U0001F468\U000E0002\U0001F33E", u"\U0001F468\u200D\U0001F33E"},
+        // don't replace ZWJ
+        {u"\U0001F468\u200D\U0001F33E", u"\U0001F468\u200D\U0001F33E"},
+        // only replace the first escape tag in sequences
+        {
+            u"\U0001F468\U000E0002\U000E0002\U0001F33E",
+            u"\U0001F468\u200D\U000E0002\U0001F33E",
+        },
+        {
+            u"\U0001F468\U000E0002\U000E0002\U000E0002\U0001F33E",
+            u"\U0001F468\u200D\U000E0002\U000E0002\U0001F33E",
+        },
+    };
+
+    // sanity check that the compiler supports unicode string literals
+    static_assert(
+        [] {
+            constexpr std::span zwj = u"\u200D";
+            static_assert(zwj.size() == 2);
+            static_assert(zwj[0] == u'\x200D');
+            static_assert(zwj[1] == u'\0');
+
+            constexpr std::span escapeTag = u"\U000E0002";
+            static_assert(escapeTag.size() == 3);
+            static_assert(escapeTag[0] == u'\xDB40');
+            static_assert(escapeTag[1] == u'\xDC02');
+            static_assert(escapeTag[2] == u'\0');
+
+            return true;
+        }(),
+        "The compiler must support Unicode string literals");
+
+    for (const auto &c : tests)
+    {
+        const auto actual = unescapeZeroWidthJoiner(c.input.toString());
+
+        EXPECT_EQ(actual, c.output);
+    }
+}