diff --git a/backend.js b/backend.js
index dc8dd90..8a92bd6 100644
--- a/backend.js
+++ b/backend.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const io = new Server(server, {
     pingTimeout:5000
 })
 
-var Filter = require('bad-words')
+var Filter = require('./bad-words-hacked');
 filter = new Filter();
 
 // app.use(requireHTTPS); // Set 'SET NODE_ENV=development' in local computer before use
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ io.on('connection', (socket)=>{
         roomId:1,
         message:'',
         username:"Visitor",
+        skin:"Green",
         timeoutId:0
     } //create player object with new socket id property
 
@@ -73,11 +74,16 @@ io.on('connection', (socket)=>{
         console.log("updated username for: "+bPlayers[socket.id].username)
     })
 
+    socket.on('skin',(skin)=>{
+        bPlayers[socket.id].skin = skin
+        console.log("updated skin for: "+bPlayers[socket.id].username)
+    })
+
     socket.on('message',(message)=>{
         let timeoutId;
         clearTimeout(bPlayers[socket.id].timeoutId);
-        // bPlayers[socket.id].message = filter.clean(message)
-        bPlayers[socket.id].message = message
+        bPlayers[socket.id].message = filter.cleanHacked(message)
+        // bPlayers[socket.id].message = message
 
         function startTimer() {
           timeoutId = setTimeout(() => {
diff --git a/bad-words-hacked.js b/bad-words-hacked.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a8e5bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bad-words-hacked.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// Emoji error fix from: https://github.com/web-mech/badwords/issues/93
+
+const Filter = require('bad-words')
+
+class FilterHacked extends Filter {
+    cleanHacked(string) {
+        try {
+            return this.clean(string);
+        } catch {
+            const joinMatch = this.splitRegex.exec(string);
+            const joinString = (joinMatch && joinMatch[0]) || '';
+            return string.split(this.splitRegex).map((word) => {
+              return this.isProfane(word) ? this.replaceWord(word) : word;
+            }).join(joinString);
+        }
+      }
+}
+
+module.exports = FilterHacked
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/characterSprites/Red/Down.png b/public/characterSprites/Red/Down.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1193e10
Binary files /dev/null and b/public/characterSprites/Red/Down.png differ
diff --git a/public/characterSprites/Red/Left.png b/public/characterSprites/Red/Left.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1193e10
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diff --git a/public/characterSprites/Red/Right.png b/public/characterSprites/Red/Right.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..871eeef
Binary files /dev/null and b/public/characterSprites/Red/Right.png differ
diff --git a/public/characterSprites/Red/Up.png b/public/characterSprites/Red/Up.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..871eeef
Binary files /dev/null and b/public/characterSprites/Red/Up.png differ
diff --git a/public/classes/Player.js b/public/classes/Player.js
index 3bacfcf..f920bdf 100644
--- a/public/classes/Player.js
+++ b/public/classes/Player.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 class Player extends Sprite {
-    constructor({position,clickX,clickY,incrementX,incrementY,userId,username,message,atPosition,animationColumn,imageSrc,frames,center,sprites}){
-        super({position,imageSrc,frames,center,atPosition,sprites})
+    constructor({position,clickX,clickY,incrementX,incrementY,userId,username,skin,message,atPosition,animationColumn,imageSrc,frames,center,sprites}){
+        super({position,imageSrc,frames,center,atPosition,sprites,skin})
         // super({imageSrc})
         this.clickX = clickX
         this.clickY = clickY
diff --git a/public/classes/Sprite.js b/public/classes/Sprite.js
index cb0f8d6..44fd5ab 100644
--- a/public/classes/Sprite.js
+++ b/public/classes/Sprite.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class Sprite{
         this.Left = new Image()
         this.Right = new Image()
         this.Up.src = sprites.up
-        this.Down.src = sprites.down
+        this.Down.src = sprites.down 
         this.Left.src = sprites.left
         this.Right.src = sprites.right
     }
diff --git a/public/index.js b/public/index.js
index c23f4f6..2191dbc 100644
--- a/public/index.js
+++ b/public/index.js
@@ -78,17 +78,18 @@ socket.on('updatePlayers', (bPlayers) =>{
                 clickY:bPlayer.clickY,
                 userId:id,
                 username:'',
+                skin:bPlayer.skin,
                 message:'',
                 atPosition:true,
                 animationColumn:0,
-                imageSrc:'characterSprites/Green/Down.png',
+                imageSrc:'characterSprites/' + bPlayer.skin + '/Down.png',
                 frames: 7,
                 center:true,
                 sprites:{
-                    down:'characterSprites/Green/Down.png',
-                    up:'characterSprites/Green/Up.png',
-                    right:'characterSprites/Green/Right.png',
-                    left:'characterSprites/Green/Left.png'
+                    down:'characterSprites/' + bPlayer.skin + '/Down.png',
+                    up:'characterSprites/' + bPlayer.skin + '/Up.png',
+                    right:'characterSprites/' + bPlayer.skin + '/Right.png',
+                    left:'characterSprites/' + bPlayer.skin + '/Left.png'
                 }
                 
             })
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ socket.on('updatePlayers', (bPlayers) =>{
             fPlayers[id].clickY = bPlayer.clickY
             fPlayers[id].message = bPlayer.message
             fPlayers[id].username = bPlayer.username
+            fPlayers[id].skin = bPlayer.skin
 
             //update player position without animation if tab is inactive
             if (document.hidden) {
@@ -205,6 +207,9 @@ document.querySelector('#textInput').addEventListener('submit',(event)=>{
     }else if(inputValue==='/debug'){
         if(debugMode) {debugMode=false;}else{debugMode=true;}
         
+    }else if(inputValue==='/red'){
+        fPlayers[socket.id].skin = "Red";
+        socket.emit('skin',fPlayers[socket.id].skin);
     }else{
     fPlayers[socket.id].message=document.querySelector('#input').value