diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ae5a75f57..599215439 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<a href="#contributors" target="_blank">
 <!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
 <!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:START - Do not remove or modify this section -->
-<img alt="All Contributors: 30 🤝" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-30_🤝-21bb42.svg" />
+<img alt="All Contributors: 30 👪" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-30_👪-21bb42.svg" />
 <!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:END -->
 <!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
 	</a>
diff --git a/src/steps/writing/creation/writeAllContributorsRC.ts b/src/steps/writing/creation/writeAllContributorsRC.ts
index 72ef07a57..4488db029 100644
--- a/src/steps/writing/creation/writeAllContributorsRC.ts
+++ b/src/steps/writing/creation/writeAllContributorsRC.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export async function writeAllContributorsRC(options: Options) {
 
 	return await formatJson({
 		badgeTemplate:
-			'<img alt="All Contributors: <%= contributors.length %>" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-<%= contributors.length %>-21bb42.svg" />',
+			'<img alt="All Contributors: <%= contributors.length %> 👪" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-<%= contributors.length %>-21bb42.svg" />',
 		commit: false,
 		commitConvention: "angular",
 		contributors: existing?.contributors ?? [],