diff --git a/src/Components/Modules/Dvar.cpp b/src/Components/Modules/Dvar.cpp
index d6971470..e9a0067d 100644
--- a/src/Components/Modules/Dvar.cpp
+++ b/src/Components/Modules/Dvar.cpp
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ namespace Components
 			// Don't perform any checks if name didn't change
 			if (name == lastValidName) return;
 
-			std::string saneName = TextRenderer::StripColors(Utils::String::Trim(name));
+			std::string saneName = TextRenderer::StripAllTextIcons(TextRenderer::StripColors(Utils::String::Trim(name)));
 			if (saneName.size() < 3 || (saneName[0] == '[' && saneName[1] == '{'))
 			{
 				Logger::Print("Username '%s' is invalid. It must at least be 3 characters long and not appear empty!\n", name.data());
diff --git a/src/Components/Modules/TextRenderer.cpp b/src/Components/Modules/TextRenderer.cpp
index 88db6d0e..eda8ee13 100644
--- a/src/Components/Modules/TextRenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/Components/Modules/TextRenderer.cpp
@@ -650,12 +650,12 @@ namespace Components
         return result;
     }
 
-    void TextRenderer::StripColors(const char* in, char* out, int max)
+    void TextRenderer::StripColors(const char* in, char* out, size_t max)
     {
         if (!in || !out) return;
 
         max--;
-        int current = 0;
+        size_t current = 0;
         while (*in != 0 && current < max)
         {
             const char index = *(in + 1);
@@ -682,17 +682,129 @@ namespace Components
         return std::string(buffer);
     }
 
-    void TextRenderer::UserInfoCopy(char* buffer, const char* name, size_t size)
+    void TextRenderer::StripMaterialTextIcons(const char* in, char* out, size_t max)
     {
-        Utils::Memory::Allocator allocator;
+        if (!in || !out) return;
 
+        max--;
+        size_t current = 0;
+        while (*in != 0 && current < max)
+        {
+            if (*in == '^' && (in[1] == '\x01' || in[1] == '\x02'))
+            {
+                in += 2;
+
+                if (*in) // width
+                    in++;
+                if (*in) // height
+                    in++;
+
+                if(*in) // material name length + material name characters
+                {
+                    const auto materialNameLength = *in;
+                    in++;
+                    for(auto i = 0; i < materialNameLength; i++)
+                    {
+                        if (*in)
+                            in++;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                *out = *in;
+                ++out;
+                ++current;
+                ++in;
+            }
+
+        }
+        *out = '\0';
+    }
+
+    std::string TextRenderer::StripMaterialTextIcons(const std::string& in)
+    {
+        char buffer[1000] = { 0 }; // Should be more than enough
+        StripAllTextIcons(in.data(), buffer, sizeof(buffer));
+        return std::string(buffer);
+    }
+
+    void TextRenderer::StripAllTextIcons(const char* in, char* out, size_t max)
+    {
+        if (!in || !out) return;
+
+        max--;
+        size_t current = 0;
+        while (*in != 0 && current < max)
+        {
+            if (*in == '^' && (in[1] == '\x01' || in[1] == '\x02'))
+            {
+                in += 2;
+
+                if (*in) // width
+                    in++;
+                if (*in) // height
+                    in++;
+
+                if(*in) // material name length + material name characters
+                {
+                    const auto materialNameLength = *in;
+                    in++;
+                    for(auto i = 0; i < materialNameLength; i++)
+                    {
+                        if (*in)
+                            in++;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if(*in == ':')
+            {
+                const auto* fontIconEndPos = &in[1];
+                FontIconInfo fontIcon{};
+                if(IsFontIcon(fontIconEndPos, fontIcon))
+                {
+                    in = fontIconEndPos;
+                    continue;
+                }
+            }
+
+            *out = *in;
+            ++out;
+            ++current;
+            ++in;
+        }
+        *out = '\0';
+    }
+
+    std::string TextRenderer::StripAllTextIcons(const std::string& in)
+    {
+        char buffer[1000] = { 0 }; // Should be more than enough
+        StripAllTextIcons(in.data(), buffer, sizeof(buffer));
+        return std::string(buffer);
+    }
+
+    void TextRenderer::UserInfoCopy(char* buffer, const char* name, const size_t size)
+    {
         if (!sv_allowColoredNames.get<bool>())
         {
-            StripColors(name, buffer, size);
+            char nameBuffer[64] = {0};
+            StripColors(name, nameBuffer, sizeof(nameBuffer));
+            StripAllTextIcons(nameBuffer, buffer, size);
         }
         else
         {
-            strncpy_s(buffer, size, name, _TRUNCATE);
+            StripAllTextIcons(name, buffer, size);
+        }
+
+        std::string readablePlayerName(buffer);
+        readablePlayerName = Utils::String::Trim(readablePlayerName);
+
+        if(readablePlayerName.size() < 3)
+        {
+            strncpy(buffer, "Unknown Soldier", size);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Components/Modules/TextRenderer.hpp b/src/Components/Modules/TextRenderer.hpp
index 6e4db036..84f4e818 100644
--- a/src/Components/Modules/TextRenderer.hpp
+++ b/src/Components/Modules/TextRenderer.hpp
@@ -83,8 +83,12 @@ namespace Components
 		static void DrawText2D(const char* text, float x, float y, Game::Font_s* font, float xScale, float yScale, float sinAngle, float cosAngle, Game::GfxColor color, int maxLength, int renderFlags, int cursorPos, char cursorLetter, float padding, Game::GfxColor glowForcedColor, int fxBirthTime, int fxLetterTime, int fxDecayStartTime, int fxDecayDuration, Game::Material* fxMaterial, Game::Material* fxMaterialGlow);
 		static int R_TextWidth_Hk(const char* text, int maxChars, Game::Font_s* font);
 		static unsigned int ColorIndex(char index);
-		static void StripColors(const char* in, char* out, int max);
+		static void StripColors(const char* in, char* out, size_t max);
 		static std::string StripColors(const std::string& in);
+		static void StripMaterialTextIcons(const char* in, char* out, size_t max);
+		static std::string StripMaterialTextIcons(const std::string& in);
+		static void StripAllTextIcons(const char* in, char* out, size_t max);
+		static std::string StripAllTextIcons(const std::string& in);
 		static void UserInfoCopy(char* buffer, const char* name, size_t size);
 
 		TextRenderer();