diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/noco/meta/api/sync/helpers/job.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/noco/meta/api/sync/helpers/job.ts
index e9a8848bb9..99557902ad 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/noco/meta/api/sync/helpers/job.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/noco/meta/api/sync/helpers/job.ts
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ export default async (
 
   async function getAtableSchema(sDB) {
     const start = Date.now();
-    if(sDB.shareId.startsWith('exp')) {
+    if (sDB.shareId.startsWith('exp')) {
       const template = await FetchAT.readTemplate(sDB.shareId);
       await FetchAT.initialize(template.template.exploreApplication.shareId);
     } else {
@@ -160,9 +160,14 @@ export default async (
   function nc_sanitizeName(name) {
     // knex complains use of '?' in field name
     // good to replace all special characters by _ in one go
+
+    // https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18862256/how-to-detect-emoji-using-javascript
+    const regex = /(?:[\u2700-\u27bf]|(?:\ud83c[\udde6-\uddff]){2}|[\ud800-\udbff][\udc00-\udfff]|[\u0023-\u0039]\ufe0f?\u20e3|\u3299|\u3297|\u303d|\u3030|\u24c2|\ud83c[\udd70-\udd71]|\ud83c[\udd7e-\udd7f]|\ud83c\udd8e|\ud83c[\udd91-\udd9a]|\ud83c[\udde6-\uddff]|\ud83c[\ude01-\ude02]|\ud83c\ude1a|\ud83c\ude2f|\ud83c[\ude32-\ude3a]|\ud83c[\ude50-\ude51]|\u203c|\u2049|[\u25aa-\u25ab]|\u25b6|\u25c0|[\u25fb-\u25fe]|\u00a9|\u00ae|\u2122|\u2139|\ud83c\udc04|[\u2600-\u26FF]|\u2b05|\u2b06|\u2b07|\u2b1b|\u2b1c|\u2b50|\u2b55|\u231a|\u231b|\u2328|\u23cf|[\u23e9-\u23f3]|[\u23f8-\u23fa]|\ud83c\udccf|\u2934|\u2935|[\u2190-\u21ff])/g;
+
     const col_name = name
-      .replace(/\?/g, 'QQ')
+      .replace(/\?/g, '_')
       .replace('.', '_')
+      .replace(regex, '_')
       .trim();
 
     return col_name;
@@ -1980,7 +1985,9 @@ export default async (
           progress(`Linked data to ${ncTbl.title}`);
         }
       } catch (error) {
-        progress(`There was an error while migrating data! Please make sure your API key (${syncDB.apiKey}) is correct.`);
+        progress(
+          `There was an error while migrating data! Please make sure your API key (${syncDB.apiKey}) is correct.`
+        );
         progress(`Error: ${error}`);
       }
     }