diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index 103c744..f317cfb 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -1645,10 +1645,16 @@
                 }
 
             },
+            decodeBase64ToUtf8String: function(base64) {
+                // support for decoding base64 as a utf8 string to support emojis and cyrillic characters etc
+                return decodeURIComponent(atob(base64).split('').map(function(c) {
+                    return '%' + ('00' + c.charCodeAt(0).toString(16)).slice(-2);
+                }).join(''));
+            },
             getPeerNameFromAppData: function(appData) {
                 try {
                     // app data should be peer name, and our server provides it base64 encoded
-                    return atob(appData);
+                    return this.decodeBase64ToUtf8String(appData);
                 } catch(e){
                     return "Anonymous Peer";
                 }
@@ -1656,7 +1662,7 @@
             getNodeNameFromAppData: function(appData) {
                 try {
                     // app data should be node name, and our server provides it base64 encoded
-                    return atob(appData);
+                    return this.decodeBase64ToUtf8String(appData);
                 } catch(e){
                     return "Anonymous Node";
                 }