diff --git a/console/migrations/m130524_201442_init.php b/console/migrations/m130524_201442_init.php
index 6b649f4..e680fe0 100644
--- a/console/migrations/m130524_201442_init.php
+++ b/console/migrations/m130524_201442_init.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class m130524_201442_init extends Migration
         $tableOptions = null;
         if ($this->db->driverName === 'mysql') {
             // http://stackoverflow.com/questions/766809/whats-the-difference-between-utf8-general-ci-and-utf8-unicode-ci
-            $tableOptions = 'CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci ENGINE=InnoDB';
+            $tableOptions = 'CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci ENGINE=InnoDB';
         }
 
         $this->createTable('{{%user}}', [
diff --git a/console/migrations/m180107_203500_create_user_networks_table.php b/console/migrations/m180107_203500_create_user_networks_table.php
index 3f9109e..ff36881 100644
--- a/console/migrations/m180107_203500_create_user_networks_table.php
+++ b/console/migrations/m180107_203500_create_user_networks_table.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class m180107_203500_create_user_networks_table extends Migration
 {
 	public function up()
 	{
-		$tableOptions = 'CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci ENGINE=InnoDB';
+		$tableOptions = 'CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_general_ci ENGINE=InnoDB';
 
 		$this->createTable('{{%user_networks}}', [
 			'id' => $this->primaryKey(),
diff --git a/console/migrations/m180110_121107_create_post_types_table.php b/console/migrations/m180110_121107_create_post_types_table.php
index df9852f..f6e34ee 100644
--- a/console/migrations/m180110_121107_create_post_types_table.php
+++ b/console/migrations/m180110_121107_create_post_types_table.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class m180110_121107_create_post_types_table extends Migration
      */
     public function up()
     {
-	    $tableOptions = 'CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci ENGINE=InnoDB';
+	    $tableOptions = 'CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci ENGINE=InnoDB';
 
         $this->createTable('{{%post_types}}', [
             'id' => $this->primaryKey(),
diff --git a/console/migrations/m180110_121109_create_post_tags_table.php b/console/migrations/m180110_121109_create_post_tags_table.php
index b3cd27f..f0407e8 100644
--- a/console/migrations/m180110_121109_create_post_tags_table.php
+++ b/console/migrations/m180110_121109_create_post_tags_table.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class m180110_121109_create_post_tags_table extends Migration
 {
 	public function up()
 	{
-		$tableOptions = 'CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci ENGINE=InnoDB';
+		$tableOptions = 'CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci ENGINE=InnoDB';
 
 		$this->createTable('{{%post_tags}}', [
 			'id' => $this->primaryKey(),
diff --git a/console/migrations/m180110_121335_create_post_categories_table.php b/console/migrations/m180110_121335_create_post_categories_table.php
index cfa9f5f..61769fe 100644
--- a/console/migrations/m180110_121335_create_post_categories_table.php
+++ b/console/migrations/m180110_121335_create_post_categories_table.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class m180110_121335_create_post_categories_table extends Migration
 {
 	public function up()
 	{
-		$tableOptions = 'CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci ENGINE=InnoDB';
+		$tableOptions = 'CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci ENGINE=InnoDB';
 
 		$this->createTable('{{%post_categories}}', [
 			'id' => $this->primaryKey(),
diff --git a/console/migrations/m180110_121552_create_posts_table.php b/console/migrations/m180110_121552_create_posts_table.php
index 7fdba55..d70cafd 100644
--- a/console/migrations/m180110_121552_create_posts_table.php
+++ b/console/migrations/m180110_121552_create_posts_table.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class m180110_121552_create_posts_table extends Migration
 {
 	public function up()
 	{
-		$tableOptions = 'CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci ENGINE=InnoDB';
+		$tableOptions = 'CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci ENGINE=InnoDB';
 
 		$this->createTable('{{%posts}}', [
 			'id' => $this->primaryKey(),
diff --git a/console/migrations/m180110_132623_create_post_tag_assignments_table.php b/console/migrations/m180110_132623_create_post_tag_assignments_table.php
index 5c838b1..24c5134 100644
--- a/console/migrations/m180110_132623_create_post_tag_assignments_table.php
+++ b/console/migrations/m180110_132623_create_post_tag_assignments_table.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class m180110_132623_create_post_tag_assignments_table extends Migration
 {
 	public function up()
 	{
-		$tableOptions = 'CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci ENGINE=InnoDB';
+		$tableOptions = 'CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_general_ci ENGINE=InnoDB';
 
 		$this->createTable('{{%post_tag_assignments}}', [
 			'post_id' => $this->integer()->notNull(),
diff --git a/console/migrations/m180110_140332_create_post_comments_table.php b/console/migrations/m180110_140332_create_post_comments_table.php
index a9a655c..3ef5ff1 100644
--- a/console/migrations/m180110_140332_create_post_comments_table.php
+++ b/console/migrations/m180110_140332_create_post_comments_table.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class m180110_140332_create_post_comments_table extends Migration
 {
 	public function up()
 	{
-		$tableOptions = 'CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci ENGINE=InnoDB';
+		$tableOptions = 'CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci ENGINE=InnoDB';
 
 		$this->createTable('{{%post_comments}}', [
 			'id' => $this->primaryKey(),
diff --git a/console/migrations/m180124_165317_create_slider_table.php b/console/migrations/m180124_165317_create_slider_table.php
index 5397be3..5e00e49 100644
--- a/console/migrations/m180124_165317_create_slider_table.php
+++ b/console/migrations/m180124_165317_create_slider_table.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class m180124_165317_create_slider_table extends Migration
      */
     public function up()
     {
-	    $tableOptions = 'CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci ENGINE=InnoDB';
+	    $tableOptions = 'CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci ENGINE=InnoDB';
 
         $this->createTable('{{%slider}}', [
             'id' => $this->primaryKey(),
diff --git a/console/migrations/m180126_061916_create_session_table.php b/console/migrations/m180126_061916_create_session_table.php
index c31f68e..4ae8343 100644
--- a/console/migrations/m180126_061916_create_session_table.php
+++ b/console/migrations/m180126_061916_create_session_table.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class m180126_061916_create_session_table extends Migration
 	    $tableOptions = null;
 	    if ($this->db->driverName === 'mysql') {
 		    // http://stackoverflow.com/questions/766809/whats-the-difference-between-utf8-general-ci-and-utf8-unicode-ci
-		    $tableOptions = 'CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci ENGINE=InnoDB';
+		    $tableOptions = 'CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci ENGINE=InnoDB';
 	    }
 
         $this->createTable('{{%session}}', [
diff --git a/console/migrations/m180604_124108_create_settings_table.php b/console/migrations/m180604_124108_create_settings_table.php
index 7a8eb10..adbe847 100644
--- a/console/migrations/m180604_124108_create_settings_table.php
+++ b/console/migrations/m180604_124108_create_settings_table.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class m180604_124108_create_settings_table extends Migration
     {
         $tableOptions = null;
         if ($this->db->driverName === 'mysql') {
-            $tableOptions = 'CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci ENGINE=InnoDB';
+            $tableOptions = 'CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_general_ci ENGINE=InnoDB';
         }
         $this->createTable(
             '{{%settings}}',
diff --git a/console/migrations/m180604_205444_create_modules_table.php b/console/migrations/m180604_205444_create_modules_table.php
index fc574cd..59d7da2 100644
--- a/console/migrations/m180604_205444_create_modules_table.php
+++ b/console/migrations/m180604_205444_create_modules_table.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class m180604_205444_create_modules_table extends Migration
     {
 	    $tableOptions = null;
 	    if ($this->db->driverName === 'mysql') {
-		    $tableOptions = 'CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci ENGINE=InnoDB';
+		    $tableOptions = 'CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_general_ci ENGINE=InnoDB';
 	    }
 	    $this->createTable(
 		    '{{%modules}}',
diff --git a/console/migrations/m180709_202649_create_menu_table.php b/console/migrations/m180709_202649_create_menu_table.php
index ca1dc91..54f8059 100644
--- a/console/migrations/m180709_202649_create_menu_table.php
+++ b/console/migrations/m180709_202649_create_menu_table.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class m180709_202649_create_menu_table extends Migration
     {
 	    $tableOptions = null;
 	    if ($this->db->driverName === 'mysql') {
-		    $tableOptions = 'CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci ENGINE=InnoDB';
+		    $tableOptions = 'CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_general_ci ENGINE=InnoDB';
 	    }
 
         $this->createTable('{{%menu}}', [
diff --git a/console/migrations/m180709_202659_create_menu_items_table.php b/console/migrations/m180709_202659_create_menu_items_table.php
index 0a9f6d5..ffa129d 100644
--- a/console/migrations/m180709_202659_create_menu_items_table.php
+++ b/console/migrations/m180709_202659_create_menu_items_table.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class m180709_202659_create_menu_items_table extends Migration
     {
 	    $tableOptions = null;
 	    if ($this->db->driverName === 'mysql') {
-		    $tableOptions = 'CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci ENGINE=InnoDB';
+		    $tableOptions = 'CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_general_ci ENGINE=InnoDB';
 	    }
 
         $this->createTable('{{%menu_items}}', [
diff --git a/console/migrations/m180824_081717_create_menu_lng_table.php b/console/migrations/m180824_081717_create_menu_lng_table.php
index 73b57d4..d765127 100644
--- a/console/migrations/m180824_081717_create_menu_lng_table.php
+++ b/console/migrations/m180824_081717_create_menu_lng_table.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class m180824_081717_create_menu_lng_table extends Migration
     {
         $tableOptions = null;
         if ($this->db->driverName === 'mysql') {
-            $tableOptions = 'CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci ENGINE=InnoDB';
+            $tableOptions = 'CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_general_ci ENGINE=InnoDB';
         }
 
         $this->createTable('{{%menu_lng}}', [
diff --git a/console/migrations/m180826_204039_create_menu_items_lng_lng_table.php b/console/migrations/m180826_204039_create_menu_items_lng_lng_table.php
index 4034070..e71377a 100644
--- a/console/migrations/m180826_204039_create_menu_items_lng_lng_table.php
+++ b/console/migrations/m180826_204039_create_menu_items_lng_lng_table.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class m180826_204039_create_menu_items_lng_lng_table extends Migration
     {
 	    $tableOptions = null;
 	    if ($this->db->driverName === 'mysql') {
-		    $tableOptions = 'CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci ENGINE=InnoDB';
+		    $tableOptions = 'CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_general_ci ENGINE=InnoDB';
 	    }
 
         $this->createTable('{{%menu_items_lng}}', [
diff --git a/console/migrations/m180910_182109_create_settings_lng_table.php b/console/migrations/m180910_182109_create_settings_lng_table.php
index 73978fc..89eb5b5 100644
--- a/console/migrations/m180910_182109_create_settings_lng_table.php
+++ b/console/migrations/m180910_182109_create_settings_lng_table.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class m180910_182109_create_settings_lng_table extends Migration
     {
         $tableOptions = null;
         if ($this->db->driverName === 'mysql') {
-            $tableOptions = 'CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci ENGINE=InnoDB';
+            $tableOptions = 'CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci ENGINE=InnoDB';
         }
 
         $this->createTable('{{%settings_lng}}', [
diff --git a/environments/dev/common/config/main-local.php b/environments/dev/common/config/main-local.php
index ae52fb9..28c8d0a 100644
--- a/environments/dev/common/config/main-local.php
+++ b/environments/dev/common/config/main-local.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ return [
             'dsn' => '',
             'username' => '',
             'password' => '',
-            'charset' => 'utf8',
+            'charset' => 'utf8mb4',
         ],
         'mailer' => [
             'class' => 'yii\swiftmailer\Mailer',
diff --git a/environments/prod/common/config/main-local.php b/environments/prod/common/config/main-local.php
index 70c75c7..1a047c6 100644
--- a/environments/prod/common/config/main-local.php
+++ b/environments/prod/common/config/main-local.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ return [
             'dsn' => '',
             'username' => '',
             'password' => '',
-            'charset' => 'utf8',
+            'charset' => 'utf8mb4',
         ],
         'mailer' => [
             'class' => 'yii\swiftmailer\Mailer',