diff --git a/packages/client/package.json b/packages/client/package.json
index 94fb20168..c34b2035d 100644
--- a/packages/client/package.json
+++ b/packages/client/package.json
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 		"strict-event-emitter-types": "2.0.0",
 		"stringz": "2.1.0",
 		"syuilo-password-strength": "0.0.1",
+		"talisman": "^1.1.4",
 		"textarea-caret": "3.1.0",
 		"three": "0.142.0",
 		"throttle-debounce": "5.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/client/src/components/emoji-picker.vue b/packages/client/src/components/emoji-picker.vue
index c9214256f..e7c805ced 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/components/emoji-picker.vue
+++ b/packages/client/src/components/emoji-picker.vue
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
 <script lang="ts" setup>
 import { ref, computed, watch, onMounted } from 'vue';
 import * as foundkey from 'foundkey-js';
+import { distance as rodistance } from 'talisman/metrics/ratcliff-obershelp';
 import XSection from './emoji-picker.section.vue';
 import { emojilist, UnicodeEmojiDef, unicodeEmojiCategories as categories } from '@/scripts/emojilist';
 import { getStaticImageUrl } from '@/scripts/get-static-image-url';
@@ -128,16 +129,34 @@ const searchResultCustom = ref<foundkey.entities.CustomEmoji[]>([]);
 const searchResultUnicode = ref<UnicodeEmojiDef[]>([]);
 const tab = ref<'index' | 'custom' | 'unicode' | 'tags'>('index');
 
-function emojiSearch<Type>(src: Type[], max: number, query: string): Type[] {
+function emojiSearch<Type extends foundkey.entities.CustomEmoji|UnicodeEmojiDef>(src: Type[], max: number, query: string): Type[] {
 	// discount fuzzy matching pattern
 	const re = new RegExp(query.split(' ').join('.*'), 'i');
-	const match = (str: string): boolean => str && re.test(str);
-	const matches = src.filter(emoji =>
-		match(emoji.name)
-		|| emoji.aliases?.some(match) // custom emoji
-		|| emoji.keywords?.some(match), // unicode emoji
-	);
-	// TODO: sort matches by distance to query
+	const match = (str: string): boolean => !!str && re.test(str);
+	const aliases = (emoji: Type): string[] => {
+		// Custom and Unicode emojis have different fields
+		if ('aliases' in emoji) {
+			return emoji.aliases;
+		}
+		if ('keywords' in emoji) {
+			return emoji.keywords;
+		}
+		return [];
+	};
+	const matches = src.filter(emoji => match(emoji.name) || aliases(emoji).some(match));
+
+	// precompute distances
+	const distances = {};
+	const joinq = query.replace(/\s+/g, '');
+	const distance = (str: string): number => rodistance(joinq, str);
+	const mindistance = (strs: string[]): number => Math.min(...strs.map(distance));
+	const distinguisher = (emoji: Type): string => 'char' in emoji ? emoji.char : emoji.id;
+	for (const emoji of matches) {
+		distances[distinguisher(emoji)] = Math.min(distance(emoji.name), mindistance(aliases(emoji)));
+	}
+
+	// sort by distance from query
+	matches.sort((a, b) => distances[distinguisher(a)] - distances[distinguisher(b)]);
 	if (max <= 0 || matches.length < max) return matches;
 	return matches.slice(0, max);
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 55aedef4e..4e89f82be 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4742,6 +4742,7 @@ __metadata:
     strict-event-emitter-types: 2.0.0
     stringz: 2.1.0
     syuilo-password-strength: 0.0.1
+    talisman: ^1.1.4
     textarea-caret: 3.1.0
     three: 0.142.0
     throttle-debounce: 5.0.0
@@ -8773,6 +8774,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"html-entities@npm:^1.4.0":
+  version: 1.4.0
+  resolution: "html-entities@npm:1.4.0"
+  checksum: 4b73ffb9eead200f99146e4fbe70acb0af2fea136901a131fc3a782e9ef876a7cbb07dec303ca1f8804232b812249dbf3643a270c9c524852065d9224a8dcdd0
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "html-escaper@npm:^2.0.0":
   version: 2.0.2
   resolution: "html-escaper@npm:2.0.2"
@@ -11447,6 +11455,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"long@npm:^4.0.0":
+  version: 4.0.0
+  resolution: "long@npm:4.0.0"
+  checksum: 16afbe8f749c7c849db1f4de4e2e6a31ac6e617cead3bdc4f9605cb703cd20e1e9fc1a7baba674ffcca57d660a6e5b53a9e236d7b25a295d3855cca79cc06744
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "lowercase-keys@npm:^2.0.0":
   version: 2.0.0
   resolution: "lowercase-keys@npm:2.0.0"
@@ -11986,6 +12001,24 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"mnemonist@npm:^0.38.1":
+  version: 0.38.5
+  resolution: "mnemonist@npm:0.38.5"
+  dependencies:
+    obliterator: ^2.0.0
+  checksum: 66080afc1616866beb164e230c432964d6eed467cf37ad00e9c10161b8267928124ca8f1d0ecfea86c85568acfa62d54faaf646a86968d1135189a0fdfdd6b78
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
+"mnemonist@npm:^0.39.0":
+  version: 0.39.2
+  resolution: "mnemonist@npm:0.39.2"
+  dependencies:
+    obliterator: ^2.0.1
+  checksum: 77075ddf30c5e7ee8ccde6d09b61a2511eb324e9d04871e6cb48ede9ed1d2b002ad121314912bf1926d12ba3cb520ca2fb54c2a6c3f9d4467774af2f447907aa
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "mocha@npm:10.0.0":
   version: 10.0.0
   resolution: "mocha@npm:10.0.0"
@@ -12679,6 +12712,20 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"obliterator@npm:^1.6.1":
+  version: 1.6.1
+  resolution: "obliterator@npm:1.6.1"
+  checksum: 12412ce97bc9680a50ec1e865c9f106f924497f0b73c01947031079da7c9a0f5212f3a1aeea3227f7771ed4a273e42b2a2e6ff93578301c8117dbb3135770133
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
+"obliterator@npm:^2.0.0, obliterator@npm:^2.0.1":
+  version: 2.0.4
+  resolution: "obliterator@npm:2.0.4"
+  checksum: f28ad35b6d812089315f375dc3e6e5f9bebf958ebe4b10ccd471c7115cbcf595e74bdac4783ae758e5b1f47e3096427fdb37cfa7bed566b132df92ff317b9a7c
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "oblivious-set@npm:1.1.1":
   version: 1.1.1
   resolution: "oblivious-set@npm:1.1.1"
@@ -12904,6 +12951,15 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"pandemonium@npm:^2.0.0":
+  version: 2.3.0
+  resolution: "pandemonium@npm:2.3.0"
+  dependencies:
+    mnemonist: ^0.39.0
+  checksum: 0353f9e03ea1981189291f103ad11d886b347cdafc09631010df4e8616966b6d4854c8f658b5a4a72eae7857b31351a1cf88034ed1f948ba63905eaba5a0ad01
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "parent-module@npm:^1.0.0":
   version: 1.0.1
   resolution: "parent-module@npm:1.0.1"
@@ -16093,6 +16149,20 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"talisman@npm:^1.1.4":
+  version: 1.1.4
+  resolution: "talisman@npm:1.1.4"
+  dependencies:
+    html-entities: ^1.4.0
+    lodash: ^4.17.20
+    long: ^4.0.0
+    mnemonist: ^0.38.1
+    obliterator: ^1.6.1
+    pandemonium: ^2.0.0
+  checksum: aa94150df065f16e9cf6d153413e48317f4fd64332b6f5c17f43c49af86b141ebdb2b111c8f1b0bb04e6dd7acab9b451d8822c26739f69afba562c73a010444c
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "tapable@npm:^2.2.0":
   version: 2.2.1
   resolution: "tapable@npm:2.2.1"