diff --git a/.vale.ini b/.vale.ini
index 9b9bfb323..5e5f64d6d 100644
--- a/.vale.ini
+++ b/.vale.ini
@@ -11,3 +11,6 @@ Vocab = Docs
 BasedOnStyles = Vale, Google, Microsoft, LibreTime
 
 Vale.Spelling = False
+
+# Exclude emoji shortcodes `:tada:`
+BlockIgnores = (:[a-z-_]+:)