diff --git a/backend/routers/groups_router.py b/backend/routers/groups_router.py
index c7c7cdd..314e088 100644
--- a/backend/routers/groups_router.py
+++ b/backend/routers/groups_router.py
@@ -316,16 +316,16 @@ def _first_name(name: Optional[str]) -> str:
 
 
 def _decorate_title(title: str, *, is_group: bool, creator: Optional[dict],
-                    owner: Optional[dict], me_id: int, group_icon: Optional[str]) -> str:
+                    owner: Optional[dict], me_id: int) -> str:
     """Server-side display title for the combined view so every client (web,
-    iOS, Android) renders group events identically: the group's own icon for
-    group-calendar events, the owner's first name for other members' events.
-    The raw `title` is left untouched for editing."""
-    icon = group_icon or "👥"
+    iOS, Android) renders identically: another member's / creator's first name
+    is prefixed. No icon glyph is embedded — group icons are semantic keys the
+    clients render as native vector icons, and group-calendar events are
+    distinguished by their (group) colour. The raw `title` stays for editing."""
     if is_group:
         if creator and creator.get("id") is not None and creator.get("id") != me_id:
-            return f"{icon} {_first_name(creator.get('display_name'))}: {title}"
-        return f"{icon} {title}"
+            return f"{_first_name(creator.get('display_name'))}: {title}"
+        return title
     if owner and owner.get("id") is not None and owner.get("id") != me_id:
         return f"{_first_name(owner.get('display_name'))}: {title}"
     return title
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ def combined_events(
                 # so all clients render identically; raw `title` kept for editing.
                 b["display_title"] = _decorate_title(
                     b.get("title", ""), is_group=is_group, creator=b.get("creator"),
-                    owner=owner, me_id=current_user.id, group_icon=group.icon,
+                    owner=owner, me_id=current_user.id,
                 )
                 all_events.append(b)