Web - After adding the emoji, cursor is not in the front of the message

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Expected Result:

Emoji is added to the text input field and cursor moves forward

Actual Result:

Cursor does not move after adding an emoji and user has to manually move the cursor in front of the emoji

Action Performed:

1. Go to staging.expensify.cash and login with credentials
2. Tap any contact from the LHN
3. In the text input field type some text then select an emoji

Workaround:

User has to manually move the cursor

Platform:

Where is this issue occurring?

Web ✔️ (MacOS Safari only)
iOS
Android
Desktop App
Mobile Web

Version Number: 1.0.32-0

Logs: https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4856

Notes/Photos/Videos: Any additional supporting documentation

Bug5042372_Cursor.mp4

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[MelvinBot]

Triggered auto assignment to @jboniface (AutoAssignerTriage), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4749 for more details.

[MelvinBot]

Triggered auto assignment to @marcaaron (Engineering), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4319 for more details.

[marcaaron]

Looks like there's some kind of bug @stitesExpensify maybe will know if this was happening already or is a regression. I'm not sure if we tested this much on Safari.

[MelvinBot]

Triggered auto assignment to @jboniface (External), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/8582 for more details.