diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2cafc25fce3..b6172d9f34d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -65,3 +65,6 @@ tmp
 # IDEs & Editors
 .idea
 *~
+
+# uv Python package manager
+uv.lock
diff --git a/material/extensions/emoji.py b/material/extensions/emoji.py
index 0a5e14315bf..46e3981464d 100644
--- a/material/extensions/emoji.py
+++ b/material/extensions/emoji.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import codecs
 import functools
 import material
 import os
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ def to_svg(
 # Load icon
 @functools.lru_cache(maxsize = None)
 def _load(file: str):
-    with codecs.open(file, encoding = "utf-8") as f:
+    with open(file, encoding = "utf-8") as f:
         return f.read()
 
 # Load twemoji index and add icons
diff --git a/src/extensions/emoji.py b/src/extensions/emoji.py
index 0a5e14315bf..46e3981464d 100644
--- a/src/extensions/emoji.py
+++ b/src/extensions/emoji.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import codecs
 import functools
 import material
 import os
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ def to_svg(
 # Load icon
 @functools.lru_cache(maxsize = None)
 def _load(file: str):
-    with codecs.open(file, encoding = "utf-8") as f:
+    with open(file, encoding = "utf-8") as f:
         return f.read()
 
 # Load twemoji index and add icons