diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6dfeca7..a6de6a8 100755
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -28,3 +28,4 @@ build/Release
 node_modules
 
 .DS_Store
+.vscode/settings.json
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 3b89620..323c70b 100755
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -35,6 +35,38 @@ class J2M {
     static to_markdown(str) {
         return (
             str
+                // jira emoticons https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/files/136870/947169184/1/1521512577368/Emoticons.png
+                .replace(/:\)/g, '😊')
+                .replace(/:\(/g, '☹️')
+                .replace(/:p/g, '😛')
+                .replace(/:P/g, '😛')
+                .replace(/:D/g, '😀')
+                .replace(/;\)/g, '😉')
+
+                .replace(/\(y\)/g, '👍')
+                .replace(/\(n\)/g, '👎')
+                .replace(/\(on\)/g, '(ON)')
+                .replace(/\(off\)/g, '(OFF)')
+                .replace(/\(!\)/g, '⚠️')
+
+                .replace(/\(\*\)/g, '⭐')
+                .replace(/\(\*r\)/g, '⭐(red)')
+                .replace(/\(\*g\)/g, '⭐(green)')
+                .replace(/\(\*b\)/g, '⭐(blue)')
+                .replace(/\(\*y\)/g, '⭐(yellow)')
+
+                .replace(/\(\/\)/g, '✅')
+                .replace(/\(x\)/g, '❌')
+                .replace(/\(i\)/g, 'ℹ️')
+                .replace(/\(\+\)/g, '➕')
+                .replace(/\(-\)/g, '➖')
+
+                .replace(/\(\?\)/g, '❓')
+                .replace(/<3/g, '❤️')
+                .replace(/<\/3/g, '💔')
+
+                .replace(/\(flag\)/g, '🚩')
+                .replace(/\(flagoff\)/g, '🏳️')
                 // Un-Ordered Lists
                 .replace(/^[ \t]*(\*+)\s+/gm, (match, stars) => {
                     return `${Array(stars.length).join('  ')}* `;
@@ -73,7 +105,16 @@ class J2M {
                 // Un-named Links
                 .replace(/\[([^|]+?)\]/g, '<$1>')
                 // Images
-                .replace(/!(.+)!/g, '![]($1)')
+                // .replace(/!(.+)!/g, '![]($1)')
+                .replace(/!([^|!]+)\|?(.*)!/g, ($1, $2, $3) => {
+                    let size = '';
+                    if ($3 === 'thumbnail') {
+                        size = '|200';
+                    } else if ($3.includes('width=') && $3.includes('height=')) {
+                        size = $3.replace(/width=(\d+),height=(\d+)/g, '|$1x$2');
+                    }
+                    return `![${size}](${$2})`;
+                })
                 // Named Links
                 .replace(/\[(.+?)\|(.+?)\]/g, '[$1]($2)')
                 // Single Paragraph Blockquote
@@ -189,12 +230,54 @@ class J2M {
                 .replace(/`([^`]+)`/g, '{{$1}}')
                 // Images
                 .replace(/!\[[^\]]*\]\(([^)]+)\)/g, '!$1!')
+                // TODO: enable transformation of size-information
+                // .replace(/!([^|!]+)\|?(.*)!/g, ($1, $2, $3) => {
+                //     let size = '';
+                //     if ($3 === 'thumbnail') {
+                //         size = '|200';
+                //     } else if ($3.includes('width=') && $3.includes('height=')) {
+                //         size = $3.replace(/width=(\d+),height=(\d+)/g, '|$1x$2');
+                //     }
+                //     return `![${size}](${$2})`;
+                // })
                 // Named Link
                 .replace(/\[([^\]]+)\]\(([^)]+)\)/g, '[$1|$2]')
                 // Un-Named Link
                 .replace(/<([^>]+)>/g, '[$1]')
                 // Single Paragraph Blockquote
                 .replace(/^>/gm, 'bq.')
+                // Jira emoticons https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/files/136870/947169184/1/1521512577368/Emoticons.png
+                //   TODO: test the following
+                .replace('😊', ':')
+                .replace('☹️', ':')
+                .replace('😛', ':p')
+                .replace('😀', ':D')
+                .replace('😉', ';)')
+
+                .replace('👍', '(y)')
+                .replace('👎', '(n)')
+                .replace('(ON)', '(on)')
+                .replace('(OFF)', '(off)')
+                .replace('⚠️', '(!)')
+
+                .replace('⭐', '(*)')
+                .replace('⭐(red)', '(*r)')
+                .replace('⭐(green)', '(*)')
+                .replace('⭐(blue)', '(*b)')
+                .replace('⭐(yellow)', '(*y)')
+
+                .replace('✅', '(/)')
+                .replace('❌', '(x)')
+                .replace('ℹ️', '(i)')
+                .replace('➕', '(+)')
+                .replace('➖', '(-)')
+
+                .replace('❓', '(?)')
+                .replace('❤️', '<3')
+                .replace('💔', '<3')
+
+                .replace('🚩', '(flag)')
+                .replace('🏳️', '(flagoff)')
         );
     }
 }