diff --git a/smiggins/backend/templating.py b/smiggins/backend/templating.py
index 34bcb14..16a32e5 100644
--- a/smiggins/backend/templating.py
+++ b/smiggins/backend/templating.py
@@ -245,19 +245,19 @@ def post(request, post_id: int) -> HttpResponse:
 
     post_json = get_post_json(post_id, user.user_id if user is not None else 0)
     lang = get_lang(user)
-
     mentions = find_mentions(post.content + " @" + post.creator.username, exclude_users=[user.username if user else ""])
+    cw = post.content_warning or ""
 
     return get_HTTP_response(
         request, "post.html", lang, user=user,
 
         DISPLAY_NAME = creator.display_name,
         LOGGED_IN = str(user is not None).lower(),
-        POST_ID   = str(post_id),
-        COMMENT   = "false",
+        POST_ID = str(post_id),
+        COMMENT = "false",
         POST_JSON = json.dumps(post_json),
-        CONTENT   = (post.content_warning or post.content) + ("\n" + lang["home"]["quote_poll"] if post.poll else "\n" + lang["home"]["quote_recursive"] if post.quote else ""),
-        C_WARNING = (post.content_warning or "")[:MAX_CONTENT_WARNING_LENGTH - 4:],
+        CONTENT = (post.content_warning or post.content) + ("\n" + lang["home"]["quote_poll"] if post.poll else "\n" + lang["home"]["quote_recursive"] if post.quote else ""),
+        C_WARNING = cw[:MAX_CONTENT_WARNING_LENGTH] if cw.startswith("re: ") else f"re: {cw[:MAX_CONTENT_WARNING_LENGTH - 4]}",
         EMBED_TITLE = lang["user_page"]["user_on_smiggins"].replace("%t", SITE_NAME).replace("%s", creator.display_name),
 
         LIKES = lang["post_page"]["likes"].replace("%s", str(post_json["likes"])),
@@ -296,8 +296,8 @@ def comment(request, comment_id: int) -> HttpResponse:
 
     comment_json = get_post_json(comment_id, user.user_id if user is not None else 0, True)
     lang = get_lang(user if user is not None else None)
-
     mentions = find_mentions(comment.content + " @" + comment.creator.username, exclude_users=[user.username if user else ""])
+    cw = comment.content_warning or ""
 
     return get_HTTP_response(
         request, "post.html", lang, user=user,
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ def comment(request, comment_id: int) -> HttpResponse:
         COMMENT   = "true",
         POST_JSON = json.dumps(comment_json),
         CONTENT   = comment.content_warning or comment.content,
-        C_WARNING = (comment.content_warning or "")[:MAX_CONTENT_WARNING_LENGTH - 4:],
+        C_WARNING = cw[:MAX_CONTENT_WARNING_LENGTH] if cw.startswith("re: ") else f"re: {cw[:MAX_CONTENT_WARNING_LENGTH - 4]}",
         EMBED_TITLE = lang["user_page"]["user_on_smiggins"].replace("%t", SITE_NAME).replace("%s", creator.display_name),
 
         LIKES = lang["post_page"]["likes"].replace("%s", str(comment_json["likes"])),
diff --git a/smiggins/templates/js/timeline.js b/smiggins/templates/js/timeline.js
index 59e89cc..007eb16 100644
--- a/smiggins/templates/js/timeline.js
+++ b/smiggins/templates/js/timeline.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ function addQuote(postID, isComment) {
       <label for="default-private-${globalIncrement}">${lang.post.type_followers_only}:</label>
       <input id="default-private-${globalIncrement}" type="checkbox" ${defaultPrivate ? "checked" : ""}><br>
     </div>
-    ${ENABLE_CONTENT_WARNINGS ? `<input class="c-warning" ${originalCW ? `value="re: ${escapeHTML(originalCW.slice(0, MAX_CONTENT_WARNING_LENGTH - 4))}"` : ""} maxlength="${MAX_CONTENT_WARNING_LENGTH}" placeholder="${lang.home.c_warning_placeholder}"><br>` : ""}
+    ${ENABLE_CONTENT_WARNINGS ? `<input class="c-warning" ${originalCW ? `value="${escapeHTML(originalCW.startsWith("re: ") ? originalCW.slice(0, MAX_CONTENT_WARNING_LENGTH) : "re: " + originalCW.slice(0, MAX_CONTENT_WARNING_LENGTH - 4))}"` : ""} maxlength="${MAX_CONTENT_WARNING_LENGTH}" placeholder="${lang.home.c_warning_placeholder}"><br>` : ""}
     <textarea class="post-text" maxlength="${MAX_POST_LENGTH}" placeholder="${lang.home.quote_placeholders[Math.floor(Math.random() * lang.home.quote_placeholders.length)]}"></textarea><br>
     <button class="post-button inverted">${lang.generic.post}</button>
     <button class="cancel-button inverted">${lang.generic.cancel}</button>
diff --git a/smiggins/templates/post.html b/smiggins/templates/post.html
index 442df7b..7696ac9 100644
--- a/smiggins/templates/post.html
+++ b/smiggins/templates/post.html
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 {% extends "base.html" %}
 {% load static %}
 
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@
     <input id="default-private" type="checkbox" {% if DEFAULT_PRIVATE == "true" %}checked{% endif %}><br>
 
     {% if ENABLE_CONTENT_WARNINGS == 'true' %}
-      <input id="c-warning" {% if C_WARNING %}value="re: {{ C_WARNING }}"{% endif %} maxlength="{{ MAX_CONTENT_WARNING_LENGTH }}" placeholder="{{ lang.home.c_warning_placeholder }}"><br>
+      <input id="c-warning" {% if C_WARNING %}value="{{ C_WARNING }}"{% endif %} maxlength="{{ MAX_CONTENT_WARNING_LENGTH }}" placeholder="{{ lang.home.c_warning_placeholder }}"><br>
     {% endif %}
 
     <textarea id="post-text" maxlength="{{ MAX_POST_LENGTH }}" placeholder="{{ lang.post_page.comment_input_placeholder }}">{{ mentions }}</textarea><br>
diff --git a/smiggins/ts/timeline.ts b/smiggins/ts/timeline.ts
index 6ca6fd1..22c91bc 100644
--- a/smiggins/ts/timeline.ts
+++ b/smiggins/ts/timeline.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ function addQuote(postID: number, isComment: boolean): void {
       <label for="default-private-${globalIncrement}">${ lang.post.type_followers_only }:</label>
       <input id="default-private-${globalIncrement}" type="checkbox" ${defaultPrivate ? "checked" : ""}><br>
     </div>
-    ${ENABLE_CONTENT_WARNINGS ? `<input class="c-warning" ${originalCW ? `value="re: ${escapeHTML(originalCW.slice(0, MAX_CONTENT_WARNING_LENGTH - 4))}"` : ""} maxlength="${MAX_CONTENT_WARNING_LENGTH}" placeholder="${lang.home.c_warning_placeholder}"><br>` : ""}
+    ${ENABLE_CONTENT_WARNINGS ? `<input class="c-warning" ${originalCW ? `value="${escapeHTML(originalCW.startsWith("re: ") ? originalCW.slice(0, MAX_CONTENT_WARNING_LENGTH) : "re: " + originalCW.slice(0, MAX_CONTENT_WARNING_LENGTH - 4))}"` : ""} maxlength="${MAX_CONTENT_WARNING_LENGTH}" placeholder="${lang.home.c_warning_placeholder}"><br>` : ""}
     <textarea class="post-text" maxlength="${MAX_POST_LENGTH}" placeholder="${lang.home.quote_placeholders[Math.floor(Math.random() * lang.home.quote_placeholders.length)]}"></textarea><br>
     <button class="post-button inverted">${lang.generic.post}</button>
     <button class="cancel-button inverted">${lang.generic.cancel}</button>