diff --git a/src/wp-includes/formatting.php b/src/wp-includes/formatting.php
index 16bfd18823..464a7bbde2 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/formatting.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/formatting.php
@@ -5476,7 +5476,7 @@ function _print_emoji_detection_script() {
  * @return string The encoded content.
  */
 function wp_encode_emoji( $content ) {
-	$emoji = _wp_emoji_list( 'partials' );
+	$emoji  = _wp_emoji_list( 'partials' );
 	$compat = version_compare( phpversion(), '5.4', '<' );
 
 	foreach ( $emoji as $emojum ) {