diff --git a/forge_comparison.md b/forge_comparison.md
index ddb8f24..a45c897 100644
--- a/forge_comparison.md
+++ b/forge_comparison.md
@@ -64,4 +64,7 @@ git.openprivacy.ca|❌ (exclusive walled garden)|Gitea 1.12.4|y|n|n|n|Tor users
 git.feneas.org|✅|Gitlab (CE)|n|n|⚒|☣|reCAPTCHA impedes registration and imposes non-free s/w|
 gitlab.com|❌ (exclusive walled garden)|Gitlab (EE)|n|y|⚒|☣|flagship instance running the *Enterprise Edition*; uses both hCAPTCHA & reCAPTCHA; heavily restricted with discriminatory policies; [copious ethical issues](gitlab-dot-com.md)|
 
+
+⚠ Gitea versions note: Gitea 1.14.0 [breaks][gitea-bug] emoji in some browsers. So the best version ATM is 1.13.7 which opendev.org runs.
+
 [gitea-bug]: https://codeberg.org/Codeberg/Community/issues/444
diff --git a/tools/gen_forge_table.sh b/tools/gen_forge_table.sh
index 4570c0a..ab8444a 100755
--- a/tools/gen_forge_table.sh
+++ b/tools/gen_forge_table.sh
@@ -151,8 +151,6 @@ $(intro $lst)"'
     # for the future => order by naturalsort(software),url_clrnet...
     printf $'\n'
     done
-
-    printf '%s\n' '[gitea-bug]: https://codeberg.org/Codeberg/Community/issues/444'
 };#table_md
 
 table_populate
@@ -164,5 +162,8 @@ case "$1" in
     *)
         printf '%s\n\n' '[//]: # (** DO NOT EDIT this file directly! **  It is auto-generated.  Changes should be made to financial_institutions.sql or '"${0##*/}"' instead.)'
         table_md
+        printf '\n%s\n' '⚠ Gitea versions note: Gitea 1.14.0 [breaks][gitea-bug] emoji in some browsers. So the best version ATM is 1.13.7 which opendev.org runs.
+
+[gitea-bug]: https://codeberg.org/Codeberg/Community/issues/444'
         ;;
 esac