diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/__tests__/__snapshots__/display_name-test.jsx.snap b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/__tests__/__snapshots__/display_name-test.jsx.snap
deleted file mode 100644
index 9d1b236fad0..00000000000
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/__tests__/__snapshots__/display_name-test.jsx.snap
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-// Vitest Snapshot v1, https://vitest.dev/guide/snapshot.html
-
-exports[`<DisplayName /> > renders display name + account name 1`] = `
-<span
-  className="display-name"
-  onMouseEnter={[Function]}
-  onMouseLeave={[Function]}
->
-  <bdi>
-    <strong
-      className="display-name__html"
-      dangerouslySetInnerHTML={
-        {
-          "__html": "<p>Foo</p>",
-        }
-      }
-    />
-  </bdi>
-   
-  <span
-    className="display-name__account"
-  >
-    @
-    bar@baz
-  </span>
-</span>
-`;
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/__tests__/display_name-test.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/__tests__/display_name-test.jsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 05a0f47170f..00000000000
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/__tests__/display_name-test.jsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-import { fromJS }  from 'immutable';
-
-import renderer from 'react-test-renderer';
-
-import { DisplayName } from '../display_name';
-
-describe('<DisplayName />', () => {
-  it('renders display name + account name', () => {
-    const account = fromJS({
-      username: 'bar',
-      acct: 'bar@baz',
-      display_name_html: '<p>Foo</p>',
-    });
-    const component = renderer.create(<DisplayName account={account} />);
-    const tree      = component.toJSON();
-
-    expect(tree).toMatchSnapshot();
-  });
-});
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/display_name.tsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/display_name.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 8409244827e..00000000000
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/display_name.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,122 +0,0 @@
-import React from 'react';
-
-import type { List } from 'immutable';
-
-import type { Account } from 'mastodon/models/account';
-
-import { autoPlayGif } from '../initial_state';
-
-import { Skeleton } from './skeleton';
-
-interface Props {
-  account?: Account;
-  others?: List<Account>;
-  localDomain?: string;
-}
-
-export class DisplayName extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
-  handleMouseEnter: React.ReactEventHandler<HTMLSpanElement> = ({
-    currentTarget,
-  }) => {
-    if (autoPlayGif) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    const emojis =
-      currentTarget.querySelectorAll<HTMLImageElement>('img.custom-emoji');
-
-    emojis.forEach((emoji) => {
-      const originalSrc = emoji.getAttribute('data-original');
-      if (originalSrc != null) emoji.src = originalSrc;
-    });
-  };
-
-  handleMouseLeave: React.ReactEventHandler<HTMLSpanElement> = ({
-    currentTarget,
-  }) => {
-    if (autoPlayGif) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    const emojis =
-      currentTarget.querySelectorAll<HTMLImageElement>('img.custom-emoji');
-
-    emojis.forEach((emoji) => {
-      const staticSrc = emoji.getAttribute('data-static');
-      if (staticSrc != null) emoji.src = staticSrc;
-    });
-  };
-
-  render() {
-    const { others, localDomain } = this.props;
-
-    let displayName: React.ReactNode,
-      suffix: React.ReactNode,
-      account: Account | undefined;
-
-    if (others && others.size > 0) {
-      account = others.first();
-    } else if (this.props.account) {
-      account = this.props.account;
-    }
-
-    if (others && others.size > 1) {
-      displayName = others
-        .take(2)
-        .map((a) => (
-          <bdi key={a.get('id')}>
-            <strong
-              className='display-name__html'
-              dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: a.get('display_name_html') }}
-            />
-          </bdi>
-        ))
-        .reduce((prev, cur) => [prev, ', ', cur]);
-
-      if (others.size - 2 > 0) {
-        suffix = `+${others.size - 2}`;
-      }
-    } else if (account) {
-      let acct = account.get('acct');
-
-      if (!acct.includes('@') && localDomain) {
-        acct = `${acct}@${localDomain}`;
-      }
-
-      displayName = (
-        <bdi>
-          <strong
-            className='display-name__html'
-            dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{
-              __html: account.get('display_name_html'),
-            }}
-          />
-        </bdi>
-      );
-      suffix = <span className='display-name__account'>@{acct}</span>;
-    } else {
-      displayName = (
-        <bdi>
-          <strong className='display-name__html'>
-            <Skeleton width='10ch' />
-          </strong>
-        </bdi>
-      );
-      suffix = (
-        <span className='display-name__account'>
-          <Skeleton width='7ch' />
-        </span>
-      );
-    }
-
-    return (
-      <span
-        className='display-name'
-        onMouseEnter={this.handleMouseEnter}
-        onMouseLeave={this.handleMouseLeave}
-      >
-        {displayName} {suffix}
-      </span>
-    );
-  }
-}
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/display_name/display_name.stories.tsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/display_name/display_name.stories.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8d58ebb9772
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/display_name/display_name.stories.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import type { ComponentProps } from 'react';
+
+import type { Meta, StoryObj } from '@storybook/react-vite';
+
+import { accountFactoryState } from '@/testing/factories';
+
+import { DisplayName } from '.';
+
+type PageProps = Omit<ComponentProps<typeof DisplayName>, 'account'> & {
+  name: string;
+  username: string;
+  loading: boolean;
+};
+
+const meta = {
+  title: 'Components/DisplayName',
+  args: {
+    username: 'mastodon@mastodon.social',
+    name: 'Test User 🧪',
+    loading: false,
+    simple: false,
+    noDomain: false,
+    localDomain: 'mastodon.social',
+  },
+  tags: [],
+  render({ name, username, loading, ...args }) {
+    const account = !loading
+      ? accountFactoryState({
+          display_name: name,
+          acct: username,
+        })
+      : undefined;
+    return <DisplayName {...args} account={account} />;
+  },
+} satisfies Meta<PageProps>;
+
+export default meta;
+
+type Story = StoryObj<typeof meta>;
+
+export const Primary: Story = {
+  args: {},
+};
+
+export const Loading: Story = {
+  args: {
+    loading: true,
+  },
+};
+
+export const NoDomain: Story = {
+  args: {
+    noDomain: true,
+  },
+};
+
+export const Simple: Story = {
+  args: {
+    simple: true,
+  },
+};
+
+export const LocalUser: Story = {
+  args: {
+    username: 'locale',
+    name: 'Local User',
+    localDomain: '',
+  },
+};
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/display_name/index.tsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/display_name/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5cc7efdbecd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/display_name/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+import type { ComponentPropsWithoutRef, FC } from 'react';
+import { useMemo } from 'react';
+
+import { EmojiHTML } from '@/mastodon/features/emoji/emoji_html';
+import type { Account } from '@/mastodon/models/account';
+import { isModernEmojiEnabled } from '@/mastodon/utils/environment';
+
+import { Skeleton } from '../skeleton';
+
+interface Props {
+  account?: Account;
+  localDomain?: string;
+  simple?: boolean;
+  noDomain?: boolean;
+}
+
+export const DisplayName: FC<Props & ComponentPropsWithoutRef<'span'>> = ({
+  account,
+  localDomain,
+  simple = false,
+  noDomain = false,
+  className = '',
+  ...props
+}) => {
+  const username = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!account || noDomain) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    let acct = account.get('acct');
+
+    if (!acct.includes('@') && localDomain) {
+      acct = `${acct}@${localDomain}`;
+    }
+    return `@${acct}`;
+  }, [account, localDomain, noDomain]);
+  if (!account) {
+    if (simple) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    return (
+      <span {...props} className={`display-name ${className}`}>
+        <bdi>
+          <strong className='display-name__html'>
+            <Skeleton width='10ch' />
+          </strong>
+        </bdi>
+        {!noDomain && (
+          <span className='display-name__account'>
+            <Skeleton width='7ch' />
+          </span>
+        )}
+      </span>
+    );
+  }
+  if (simple) {
+    return (
+      <EmojiHTML
+        {...props}
+        htmlString={
+          isModernEmojiEnabled()
+            ? account.get('display_name')
+            : account.get('display_name_html')
+        }
+        shallow
+        as='span'
+      />
+    );
+  }
+  return (
+    <span {...props} className={`display-name ${className}`}>
+      <bdi>
+        <EmojiHTML
+          {...props}
+          className={`display-name__html ${className}`}
+          htmlString={
+            isModernEmojiEnabled()
+              ? account.get('display_name')
+              : account.get('display_name_html')
+          }
+          shallow
+          as='strong'
+        />
+      </bdi>
+      {username && <span className='display-name__account'>{username}</span>}
+    </span>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/emoji/emoji_html.tsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/emoji/emoji_html.tsx
index fdda62a3e61..0b677cb1189 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/emoji/emoji_html.tsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/emoji/emoji_html.tsx
@@ -10,16 +10,22 @@ type EmojiHTMLProps<Element extends ElementType = 'div'> = Omit<
   htmlString: string;
   extraEmojis?: CustomEmojiMapArg;
   as?: Element;
+  shallow?: boolean;
 };
 
 export const EmojiHTML = <Element extends ElementType>({
   extraEmojis,
   htmlString,
   as: asElement, // Rename for syntax highlighting
+  shallow,
   ...props
 }: EmojiHTMLProps<Element>) => {
   const Wrapper = asElement ?? 'div';
-  const emojifiedHtml = useEmojify(htmlString, extraEmojis);
+  const emojifiedHtml = useEmojify({
+    text: htmlString,
+    extraEmojis,
+    deep: !shallow,
+  });
 
   if (emojifiedHtml === null) {
     return null;
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/emoji/hooks.ts b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/emoji/hooks.ts
index 47af37b3731..7e91486780a 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/emoji/hooks.ts
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/emoji/hooks.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { isModernEmojiEnabled } from '@/mastodon/utils/environment';
 
 import { toSupportedLocale } from './locale';
 import { determineEmojiMode } from './mode';
-import { emojifyElement } from './render';
+import { emojifyElement, emojifyText } from './render';
 import type {
   CustomEmojiMapArg,
   EmojiAppState,
@@ -16,7 +16,17 @@ import type {
 } from './types';
 import { stringHasAnyEmoji } from './utils';
 
-export function useEmojify(text: string, extraEmojis?: CustomEmojiMapArg) {
+interface UseEmojifyOptions {
+  text: string;
+  extraEmojis?: CustomEmojiMapArg;
+  deep?: boolean;
+}
+
+export function useEmojify({
+  text,
+  extraEmojis,
+  deep = true,
+}: UseEmojifyOptions) {
   const [emojifiedText, setEmojifiedText] = useState<string | null>(null);
 
   const appState = useEmojiAppState();
@@ -37,16 +47,23 @@ export function useEmojify(text: string, extraEmojis?: CustomEmojiMapArg) {
 
   const emojify = useCallback(
     async (input: string) => {
-      const wrapper = document.createElement('div');
-      wrapper.innerHTML = input;
-      const result = await emojifyElement(wrapper, appState, extra);
+      let result: string | null = null;
+      if (deep) {
+        const wrapper = document.createElement('div');
+        wrapper.innerHTML = input;
+        if (await emojifyElement(wrapper, appState, extra)) {
+          result = wrapper.innerHTML;
+        }
+      } else {
+        result = await emojifyText(text, appState, extra);
+      }
       if (result) {
-        setEmojifiedText(result.innerHTML);
+        setEmojifiedText(result);
       } else {
         setEmojifiedText(input);
       }
     },
-    [appState, extra],
+    [appState, deep, extra, text],
   );
   useLayoutEffect(() => {
     if (isModernEmojiEnabled() && !!text.trim() && stringHasAnyEmoji(text)) {
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/emoji/render.ts b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/emoji/render.ts
index 6486e65a709..68c4b8964b3 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/emoji/render.ts
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/emoji/render.ts
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ export async function emojifyText(
   text: string,
   appState: EmojiAppState,
   extraEmojis: ExtraCustomEmojiMap = {},
-): Promise<string | null> {
+) {
   const cacheKey = createCacheKey(text, appState, extraEmojis);
   const cached = getCached(cacheKey);
   if (cached !== undefined) {
diff --git a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
index d6f0087cc67..2642dff0391 100644
--- a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
@@ -2567,7 +2567,6 @@ a.account__display-name {
 }
 
 .display-name {
-  display: block;
   max-width: 100%;
   overflow: hidden;
   text-overflow: ellipsis;