diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index c024756db..35d584d5c 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ To update |kitty|, :doc:`follow the instructions <binary>`.
 
 - Implement support for box drawing rounded-corners characters (:iss:`2240`)
 
+- When a character from the Unicode Dingbat block is followed by a space, use
+  the extra space to render a larger version of the character (:iss:`2850`)
+
 - macOS: Fix the LC_TYPE env var being set to UTF-8 on systems in which the
   language and country code do not form a valid locale (:iss:`1233`)
 
diff --git a/kitty/fonts.c b/kitty/fonts.c
index d1a3355d5..1ac4ae901 100644
--- a/kitty/fonts.c
+++ b/kitty/fonts.c
@@ -1132,6 +1132,11 @@ render_run(FontGroup *fg, CPUCell *first_cpu_cell, GPUCell *first_gpu_cell, inde
     }
 }
 
+static inline bool
+is_non_emoji_dingbat(char_type ch) {
+    return 0x2700 <= ch && ch <= 0x27bf && !is_emoji(ch);
+}
+
 void
 render_line(FONTS_DATA_HANDLE fg_, Line *line, index_type lnum, Cursor *cursor, DisableLigature disable_ligature_strategy) {
 #define RENDER if (run_font_idx != NO_FONT && i > first_cell_in_run) { \
@@ -1154,7 +1159,7 @@ render_line(FONTS_DATA_HANDLE fg_, Line *line, index_type lnum, Cursor *cursor,
 
         if (
                 cell_font_idx != MISSING_FONT &&
-                ((is_fallback_font && !is_emoji_presentation && is_symbol(cpu_cell->ch)) || (cell_font_idx != BOX_FONT && is_private_use(cpu_cell->ch)))
+                ((is_fallback_font && !is_emoji_presentation && is_symbol(cpu_cell->ch)) || (cell_font_idx != BOX_FONT && (is_private_use(cpu_cell->ch))) || is_non_emoji_dingbat(cpu_cell->ch))
         ) {
             unsigned int desired_cells = 1;
             if (cell_font_idx > 0) {