diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bf1cf9e1..bfde5c6d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 ### Fixed
 
 - Search not working when `baseURL` does not end with a forward slash ([#224](https://github.com/jpanther/congo/pull/224))
+- Author `headline` parameter not correctly displaying Markdown or Emoji content
 
 ## [2.2.2] - 2022-06-16
 
diff --git a/layouts/partials/home/profile.html b/layouts/partials/home/profile.html
index ffe26d1e..55a1d767 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/home/profile.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/home/profile.html
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     </h1>
     {{ with .Site.Author.headline }}
       <h2 class="text-xl text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">
-        {{ . }}
+        {{ . | markdownify | emojify }}
       </h2>
     {{ end }}
     <div class="mt-1 text-2xl">