git_upstream_diff-output.txt

 function ReportActionItemFragment(props) {
+    /**
+     * Checks text element for presence of emoji as first character
+     * and insert Zero-Width character to avoid selection issue
+     * mentioned here https://github.com/Expensify/App/issues/29021
+     *
+     * @param {String} text
+     * @param {Boolean} displayAsGroup
+     * @returns {ReactNode | null} Text component with zero width character
+     */
+
+    const checkForEmojiForSelection = (text, displayAsGroup) => {
+        const firstLetterIsEmoji = EmojiUtils.isFirstLetterEmoji(text);
+        if (firstLetterIsEmoji && !displayAsGroup && !Browser.isMobile()) {
+            return <Text>&#x200b;</Text>;
+        }
+        return null;
+    };
+
     switch (props.fragment.type) {
         case 'COMMENT': {
             const {html, text} = props.fragment;
@@ -116,6 +139,7 @@ function ReportActionItemFragment(props) {

             return (
                 <Text style={[containsOnlyEmojis ? styles.onlyEmojisText : undefined, styles.ltr, ...props.style]}>
+                    {checkForEmojiForSelection(text, props.displayAsGroup)}
                     <Text
                         selectable={!DeviceCapabilities.canUseTouchScreen() || !props.isSmallScreenWidth}
                         style={[containsOnlyEmojis ? styles.onlyEmojisText : undefined, styles.ltr, ...props.style, isPendingDelete ? styles.offlineFeedback.deleted : undefined]}