diff --git a/rotary_phone_web.py b/rotary_phone_web.py
index e0b030a..4bbf6bd 100644
--- a/rotary_phone_web.py
+++ b/rotary_phone_web.py
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ BACKUP_ON_WRITE = BACKUP_CONFIG.get('backup_on_write', True)
 WEB_PORT = SYS_CONFIG['web']['port']
 
 # Template version - increment this when HTML template changes
-TEMPLATE_VERSION = "1.9.1"  # Updated: Fixed UTF-8 encoding for JavaScript special characters
+TEMPLATE_VERSION = "1.9.2"  # Updated: Use Unicode escapes for emojis in JavaScript strings
 
 # Flask app
 app = Flask(__name__)
@@ -2521,7 +2521,7 @@ def main():
 
         // System Control Functions
         function shutdownSystem() {
-            if (confirm('⚠️ Are you sure you want to SHUTDOWN the system?\n\nThe Raspberry Pi will power off in 1 minute.')) {
+            if (confirm('\\u26A0\\uFE0F Are you sure you want to SHUTDOWN the system?\\n\\nThe Raspberry Pi will power off in 1 minute.')) {
                 fetch('/api/system/shutdown', {
                     method: 'POST',
                     headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }
@@ -2529,7 +2529,7 @@ def main():
                 .then(response => response.json())
                 .then(data => {
                     if (data.success) {
-                        showAlert('🔌 System shutting down in 1 minute...', 'warning');
+                        showAlert('\\uD83D\\uDD0C System shutting down in 1 minute...', 'warning');
                         setTimeout(() => {
                             showAlert('System is now shutting down. This page will be unavailable.', 'error');
                         }, 3000);
@@ -2542,7 +2542,7 @@ def main():
         }
 
         function restartSystem() {
-            if (confirm('⚠️ Are you sure you want to RESTART the system?\n\nThe Raspberry Pi will reboot shortly.')) {
+            if (confirm('\\u26A0\\uFE0F Are you sure you want to RESTART the system?\\n\\nThe Raspberry Pi will reboot shortly.')) {
                 fetch('/api/system/restart', {
                     method: 'POST',
                     headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }
@@ -2550,7 +2550,7 @@ def main():
                 .then(response => response.json())
                 .then(data => {
                     if (data.success) {
-                        showAlert('🔄 System restarting...', 'warning');
+                        showAlert('\\uD83D\\uDD04 System restarting...', 'warning');
                         setTimeout(() => {
                             showAlert('System is rebooting. Page will reload automatically.', 'warning');
                             // Try to reload page after 30 seconds