diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 06225366..4615b3e2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -99,12 +99,14 @@
   ([#1744][1744]).
 * Regression: alpha changes through OSC-11 sequences not taking effect
   until window is resized.
+* VS15 being ignored ([#1742][1742]).
 
 [1694]: https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/1694
 [1717]: https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/1717
 [1718]: https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/1718
 [1734]: https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/1734
 [1744]: https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/1744
+[1742]: https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/1742
 
 
 ### Security
diff --git a/vt.c b/vt.c
index a8a0f0fb..41bb305d 100644
--- a/vt.c
+++ b/vt.c
@@ -852,9 +852,11 @@ action_utf8_print(struct terminal *term, char32_t wc)
                 break;
 
             case GRAPHEME_WIDTH_DOUBLE:
+                new_cc->width = min(grapheme_width + width, 2);
+
 #if defined(FOOT_GRAPHEME_CLUSTERING)
                 if (unlikely(grapheme_clustering &&
-                             wc == 0xfe0f &&
+                             (wc == 0xfe0e || wc == 0xfe0f) &&
                              new_cc->count == 2))
                 {
                     /* Only emojis should be affected by VS16 */
@@ -862,11 +864,10 @@ action_utf8_print(struct terminal *term, char32_t wc)
                         utf8proc_get_property(new_cc->chars[0]);
 
                     if (props->boundclass == UTF8PROC_BOUNDCLASS_EXTENDED_PICTOGRAPHIC)
-                        width = 2;
+                        new_cc->width = wc - 0xfe0d; /* 1 for VS-15, 2 for VS-16 */
                 }
 #endif
 
-                new_cc->width = min(grapheme_width + width, 2);
                 break;
 
             case GRAPHEME_WIDTH_WCSWIDTH: