diff --git a/__tests__/__snapshots__/RoomItem.js.snap b/__tests__/__snapshots__/RoomItem.js.snap
index 9d388e323fd013899645d76f372aef3fc94c134b..079beb685871979d8a54d93b303b90d3a8445641 100644
--- a/__tests__/__snapshots__/RoomItem.js.snap
+++ b/__tests__/__snapshots__/RoomItem.js.snap
@@ -61,26 +61,16 @@ exports[`render channel 1`] = `
           style={
             Array [
               Object {
-                "color": undefined,
-                "fontSize": 12,
+                "color": "#ffffff",
               },
-              Array [
-                Object {
-                  "color": "#ffffff",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "fontSize": 23,
-                },
-              ],
               Object {
-                "fontFamily": "Material Design Icons",
-                "fontStyle": "normal",
-                "fontWeight": "normal",
+                "fontSize": 28.75,
+                "fontWeight": "800",
               },
             ]
           }
         >
-          
+          G
         </Text>
       </View>
       <View
@@ -104,6 +94,30 @@ exports[`render channel 1`] = `
             }
           }
         >
+          <Text
+            accessible={true}
+            allowFontScaling={false}
+            ellipsizeMode="tail"
+            style={
+              Array [
+                Object {
+                  "color": undefined,
+                  "fontSize": 15,
+                },
+                Object {
+                  "marginRight": 5,
+                  "marginTop": 3,
+                },
+                Object {
+                  "fontFamily": "Material Design Icons",
+                  "fontStyle": "normal",
+                  "fontWeight": "normal",
+                },
+              ]
+            }
+          >
+            
+          </Text>
           <Text
             accessible={true}
             allowFontScaling={true}
@@ -219,26 +233,16 @@ exports[`render no icon 1`] = `
           style={
             Array [
               Object {
-                "color": undefined,
-                "fontSize": 12,
+                "color": "#ffffff",
               },
-              Array [
-                Object {
-                  "color": "#ffffff",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "fontSize": 23,
-                },
-              ],
               Object {
-                "fontFamily": "Material Design Icons",
-                "fontStyle": "normal",
-                "fontWeight": "normal",
+                "fontSize": 28.75,
+                "fontWeight": "800",
               },
             ]
           }
         >
-          
+          N
         </Text>
       </View>
       <View
@@ -262,6 +266,30 @@ exports[`render no icon 1`] = `
             }
           }
         >
+          <Text
+            accessible={true}
+            allowFontScaling={false}
+            ellipsizeMode="tail"
+            style={
+              Array [
+                Object {
+                  "color": undefined,
+                  "fontSize": 15,
+                },
+                Object {
+                  "marginRight": 5,
+                  "marginTop": 3,
+                },
+                Object {
+                  "fontFamily": "Material Design Icons",
+                  "fontStyle": "normal",
+                  "fontWeight": "normal",
+                },
+              ]
+            }
+          >
+            
+          </Text>
           <Text
             accessible={true}
             allowFontScaling={true}
@@ -377,26 +405,16 @@ exports[`render private group 1`] = `
           style={
             Array [
               Object {
-                "color": undefined,
-                "fontSize": 12,
+                "color": "#ffffff",
               },
-              Array [
-                Object {
-                  "color": "#ffffff",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "fontSize": 23,
-                },
-              ],
               Object {
-                "fontFamily": "Material Design Icons",
-                "fontStyle": "normal",
-                "fontWeight": "normal",
+                "fontSize": 28.75,
+                "fontWeight": "800",
               },
             ]
           }
         >
-          
+          P
         </Text>
       </View>
       <View
@@ -420,6 +438,30 @@ exports[`render private group 1`] = `
             }
           }
         >
+          <Text
+            accessible={true}
+            allowFontScaling={false}
+            ellipsizeMode="tail"
+            style={
+              Array [
+                Object {
+                  "color": undefined,
+                  "fontSize": 15,
+                },
+                Object {
+                  "marginRight": 5,
+                  "marginTop": 3,
+                },
+                Object {
+                  "fontFamily": "Material Design Icons",
+                  "fontStyle": "normal",
+                  "fontWeight": "normal",
+                },
+              ]
+            }
+          >
+            
+          </Text>
           <Text
             accessible={true}
             allowFontScaling={true}
@@ -539,12 +581,13 @@ exports[`render unread +999 1`] = `
                 "color": "#ffffff",
               },
               Object {
-                "fontSize": 23,
+                "fontSize": 28.75,
+                "fontWeight": "800",
               },
             ]
           }
         >
-          NA
+          N
         </Text>
         <View
           style={
@@ -635,6 +678,30 @@ exports[`render unread +999 1`] = `
             }
           }
         >
+          <Text
+            accessible={true}
+            allowFontScaling={false}
+            ellipsizeMode="tail"
+            style={
+              Array [
+                Object {
+                  "color": undefined,
+                  "fontSize": 15,
+                },
+                Object {
+                  "marginRight": 5,
+                  "marginTop": 3,
+                },
+                Object {
+                  "fontFamily": "Material Design Icons",
+                  "fontStyle": "normal",
+                  "fontWeight": "normal",
+                },
+              ]
+            }
+          >
+            
+          </Text>
           <Text
             accessible={true}
             allowFontScaling={true}
@@ -776,12 +843,13 @@ exports[`render unread 1`] = `
                 "color": "#ffffff",
               },
               Object {
-                "fontSize": 23,
+                "fontSize": 28.75,
+                "fontWeight": "800",
               },
             ]
           }
         >
-          NA
+          N
         </Text>
         <View
           style={
@@ -872,6 +940,30 @@ exports[`render unread 1`] = `
             }
           }
         >
+          <Text
+            accessible={true}
+            allowFontScaling={false}
+            ellipsizeMode="tail"
+            style={
+              Array [
+                Object {
+                  "color": undefined,
+                  "fontSize": 15,
+                },
+                Object {
+                  "marginRight": 5,
+                  "marginTop": 3,
+                },
+                Object {
+                  "fontFamily": "Material Design Icons",
+                  "fontStyle": "normal",
+                  "fontWeight": "normal",
+                },
+              ]
+            }
+          >
+            
+          </Text>
           <Text
             accessible={true}
             allowFontScaling={true}
@@ -1013,12 +1105,13 @@ exports[`renders correctly 1`] = `
                 "color": "#ffffff",
               },
               Object {
-                "fontSize": 23,
+                "fontSize": 28.75,
+                "fontWeight": "800",
               },
             ]
           }
         >
-          NA
+          N
         </Text>
         <View
           style={
@@ -1109,6 +1202,30 @@ exports[`renders correctly 1`] = `
             }
           }
         >
+          <Text
+            accessible={true}
+            allowFontScaling={false}
+            ellipsizeMode="tail"
+            style={
+              Array [
+                Object {
+                  "color": undefined,
+                  "fontSize": 15,
+                },
+                Object {
+                  "marginRight": 5,
+                  "marginTop": 3,
+                },
+                Object {
+                  "fontFamily": "Material Design Icons",
+                  "fontStyle": "normal",
+                  "fontWeight": "normal",
+                },
+              ]
+            }
+          >
+            
+          </Text>
           <Text
             accessible={true}
             allowFontScaling={true}
diff --git a/__tests__/__snapshots__/Storyshots.test.js.snap b/__tests__/__snapshots__/Storyshots.test.js.snap
index 9310dc94c494ea6e85eb8921e58a64cc636ce966..1751229cd294c3c626f8828f347ae0e48b0b9aec 100644
--- a/__tests__/__snapshots__/Storyshots.test.js.snap
+++ b/__tests__/__snapshots__/Storyshots.test.js.snap
@@ -30,12 +30,13 @@ exports[`Storyshots Avatar avatar 1`] = `
               "color": "#ffffff",
             },
             Object {
-              "fontSize": 12.5,
+              "fontSize": 15.625,
+              "fontWeight": "800",
             },
           ]
         }
       >
-        TE
+        T
       </Text>
       <View
         style={
@@ -108,12 +109,13 @@ exports[`Storyshots Avatar avatar 1`] = `
               "color": "#ffffff",
             },
             Object {
-              "fontSize": 20,
+              "fontSize": 25,
+              "fontWeight": "800",
             },
           ]
         }
       >
-        AA
+        A
       </Text>
       <View
         style={
@@ -186,12 +188,13 @@ exports[`Storyshots Avatar avatar 1`] = `
               "color": "#ffffff",
             },
             Object {
-              "fontSize": 15,
+              "fontSize": 18.75,
+              "fontWeight": "800",
             },
           ]
         }
       >
-        BB
+        B
       </Text>
       <View
         style={
@@ -264,12 +267,13 @@ exports[`Storyshots Avatar avatar 1`] = `
               "color": "#ffffff",
             },
             Object {
-              "fontSize": 12.5,
+              "fontSize": 15.625,
+              "fontWeight": "800",
             },
           ]
         }
       >
-        TE
+        T
       </Text>
       <View
         style={
@@ -384,12 +388,13 @@ exports[`Storyshots Channel Cell Direct Messages 1`] = `
                   "color": "#ffffff",
                 },
                 Object {
-                  "fontSize": 23,
+                  "fontSize": 28.75,
+                  "fontWeight": "800",
                 },
               ]
             }
           >
-            RC
+            R
           </Text>
           <View
             style={
@@ -480,6 +485,30 @@ exports[`Storyshots Channel Cell Direct Messages 1`] = `
               }
             }
           >
+            <Text
+              accessible={true}
+              allowFontScaling={false}
+              ellipsizeMode="tail"
+              style={
+                Array [
+                  Object {
+                    "color": undefined,
+                    "fontSize": 15,
+                  },
+                  Object {
+                    "marginRight": 5,
+                    "marginTop": 3,
+                  },
+                  Object {
+                    "fontFamily": "Material Design Icons",
+                    "fontStyle": "normal",
+                    "fontWeight": "normal",
+                  },
+                ]
+              }
+            >
+              
+            </Text>
             <Text
               accessible={true}
               allowFontScaling={true}
@@ -593,12 +622,13 @@ exports[`Storyshots Channel Cell Direct Messages 1`] = `
                   "color": "#ffffff",
                 },
                 Object {
-                  "fontSize": 23,
+                  "fontSize": 28.75,
+                  "fontWeight": "800",
                 },
               ]
             }
           >
-            RC
+            R
           </Text>
           <View
             style={
@@ -689,6 +719,30 @@ exports[`Storyshots Channel Cell Direct Messages 1`] = `
               }
             }
           >
+            <Text
+              accessible={true}
+              allowFontScaling={false}
+              ellipsizeMode="tail"
+              style={
+                Array [
+                  Object {
+                    "color": undefined,
+                    "fontSize": 15,
+                  },
+                  Object {
+                    "marginRight": 5,
+                    "marginTop": 3,
+                  },
+                  Object {
+                    "fontFamily": "Material Design Icons",
+                    "fontStyle": "normal",
+                    "fontWeight": "normal",
+                  },
+                ]
+              }
+            >
+              
+            </Text>
             <Text
               accessible={true}
               allowFontScaling={true}
@@ -806,12 +860,13 @@ exports[`Storyshots Channel Cell Direct Messages 1`] = `
                   "color": "#ffffff",
                 },
                 Object {
-                  "fontSize": 23,
+                  "fontSize": 28.75,
+                  "fontWeight": "800",
                 },
               ]
             }
           >
-            RC
+            R
           </Text>
           <View
             style={
@@ -902,6 +957,30 @@ exports[`Storyshots Channel Cell Direct Messages 1`] = `
               }
             }
           >
+            <Text
+              accessible={true}
+              allowFontScaling={false}
+              ellipsizeMode="tail"
+              style={
+                Array [
+                  Object {
+                    "color": undefined,
+                    "fontSize": 15,
+                  },
+                  Object {
+                    "marginRight": 5,
+                    "marginTop": 3,
+                  },
+                  Object {
+                    "fontFamily": "Material Design Icons",
+                    "fontStyle": "normal",
+                    "fontWeight": "normal",
+                  },
+                ]
+              }
+            >
+              
+            </Text>
             <Text
               accessible={true}
               allowFontScaling={true}
@@ -1038,12 +1117,13 @@ exports[`Storyshots Channel Cell Direct Messages 1`] = `
                   "color": "#ffffff",
                 },
                 Object {
-                  "fontSize": 23,
+                  "fontSize": 28.75,
+                  "fontWeight": "800",
                 },
               ]
             }
           >
-            LC
+            L
           </Text>
           <View
             style={
@@ -1134,6 +1214,30 @@ exports[`Storyshots Channel Cell Direct Messages 1`] = `
               }
             }
           >
+            <Text
+              accessible={true}
+              allowFontScaling={false}
+              ellipsizeMode="tail"
+              style={
+                Array [
+                  Object {
+                    "color": undefined,
+                    "fontSize": 15,
+                  },
+                  Object {
+                    "marginRight": 5,
+                    "marginTop": 3,
+                  },
+                  Object {
+                    "fontFamily": "Material Design Icons",
+                    "fontStyle": "normal",
+                    "fontWeight": "normal",
+                  },
+                ]
+              }
+            >
+              
+            </Text>
             <Text
               accessible={true}
               allowFontScaling={true}
@@ -1274,12 +1378,13 @@ exports[`Storyshots Channel Cell Direct Messages 1`] = `
                   "color": "#ffffff",
                 },
                 Object {
-                  "fontSize": 23,
+                  "fontSize": 28.75,
+                  "fontWeight": "800",
                 },
               ]
             }
           >
-            LC
+            L
           </Text>
           <View
             style={
@@ -1370,6 +1475,30 @@ exports[`Storyshots Channel Cell Direct Messages 1`] = `
               }
             }
           >
+            <Text
+              accessible={true}
+              allowFontScaling={false}
+              ellipsizeMode="tail"
+              style={
+                Array [
+                  Object {
+                    "color": undefined,
+                    "fontSize": 15,
+                  },
+                  Object {
+                    "marginRight": 5,
+                    "marginTop": 3,
+                  },
+                  Object {
+                    "fontFamily": "Material Design Icons",
+                    "fontStyle": "normal",
+                    "fontWeight": "normal",
+                  },
+                ]
+              }
+            >
+              
+            </Text>
             <Text
               accessible={true}
               allowFontScaling={true}
@@ -1506,12 +1635,13 @@ exports[`Storyshots Channel Cell Direct Messages 1`] = `
                   "color": "#ffffff",
                 },
                 Object {
-                  "fontSize": 23,
+                  "fontSize": 28.75,
+                  "fontWeight": "800",
                 },
               ]
             }
           >
-            LC
+            L
           </Text>
           <View
             style={
@@ -1602,6 +1732,30 @@ exports[`Storyshots Channel Cell Direct Messages 1`] = `
               }
             }
           >
+            <Text
+              accessible={true}
+              allowFontScaling={false}
+              ellipsizeMode="tail"
+              style={
+                Array [
+                  Object {
+                    "color": undefined,
+                    "fontSize": 15,
+                  },
+                  Object {
+                    "marginRight": 5,
+                    "marginTop": 3,
+                  },
+                  Object {
+                    "fontFamily": "Material Design Icons",
+                    "fontStyle": "normal",
+                    "fontWeight": "normal",
+                  },
+                ]
+              }
+            >
+              
+            </Text>
             <Text
               accessible={true}
               allowFontScaling={true}
@@ -1738,12 +1892,13 @@ exports[`Storyshots Channel Cell Direct Messages 1`] = `
                   "color": "#ffffff",
                 },
                 Object {
-                  "fontSize": 23,
+                  "fontSize": 28.75,
+                  "fontWeight": "800",
                 },
               ]
             }
           >
-            LC
+            L
           </Text>
           <View
             style={
@@ -1834,6 +1989,30 @@ exports[`Storyshots Channel Cell Direct Messages 1`] = `
               }
             }
           >
+            <Text
+              accessible={true}
+              allowFontScaling={false}
+              ellipsizeMode="tail"
+              style={
+                Array [
+                  Object {
+                    "color": undefined,
+                    "fontSize": 15,
+                  },
+                  Object {
+                    "marginRight": 5,
+                    "marginTop": 3,
+                  },
+                  Object {
+                    "fontFamily": "Material Design Icons",
+                    "fontStyle": "normal",
+                    "fontWeight": "normal",
+                  },
+                ]
+              }
+            >
+              
+            </Text>
             <Text
               accessible={true}
               allowFontScaling={true}
@@ -1970,12 +2149,13 @@ exports[`Storyshots Channel Cell Direct Messages 1`] = `
                   "color": "#ffffff",
                 },
                 Object {
-                  "fontSize": 23,
+                  "fontSize": 28.75,
+                  "fontWeight": "800",
                 },
               ]
             }
           >
-            LC
+            L
           </Text>
           <View
             style={
@@ -2066,6 +2246,30 @@ exports[`Storyshots Channel Cell Direct Messages 1`] = `
               }
             }
           >
+            <Text
+              accessible={true}
+              allowFontScaling={false}
+              ellipsizeMode="tail"
+              style={
+                Array [
+                  Object {
+                    "color": undefined,
+                    "fontSize": 15,
+                  },
+                  Object {
+                    "marginRight": 5,
+                    "marginTop": 3,
+                  },
+                  Object {
+                    "fontFamily": "Material Design Icons",
+                    "fontStyle": "normal",
+                    "fontWeight": "normal",
+                  },
+                ]
+              }
+            >
+              
+            </Text>
             <Text
               accessible={true}
               allowFontScaling={true}
@@ -2202,7 +2406,8 @@ exports[`Storyshots Channel Cell Direct Messages 1`] = `
                   "color": "#ffffff",
                 },
                 Object {
-                  "fontSize": 23,
+                  "fontSize": 28.75,
+                  "fontWeight": "800",
                 },
               ]
             }
@@ -2298,6 +2503,30 @@ exports[`Storyshots Channel Cell Direct Messages 1`] = `
               }
             }
           >
+            <Text
+              accessible={true}
+              allowFontScaling={false}
+              ellipsizeMode="tail"
+              style={
+                Array [
+                  Object {
+                    "color": undefined,
+                    "fontSize": 15,
+                  },
+                  Object {
+                    "marginRight": 5,
+                    "marginTop": 3,
+                  },
+                  Object {
+                    "fontFamily": "Material Design Icons",
+                    "fontStyle": "normal",
+                    "fontWeight": "normal",
+                  },
+                ]
+              }
+            >
+              
+            </Text>
             <Text
               accessible={true}
               allowFontScaling={true}
@@ -2411,12 +2640,13 @@ exports[`Storyshots Channel Cell Direct Messages 1`] = `
                   "color": "#ffffff",
                 },
                 Object {
-                  "fontSize": 23,
+                  "fontSize": 28.75,
+                  "fontWeight": "800",
                 },
               ]
             }
           >
-            WW
+            W
           </Text>
           <View
             style={
@@ -2507,6 +2737,30 @@ exports[`Storyshots Channel Cell Direct Messages 1`] = `
               }
             }
           >
+            <Text
+              accessible={true}
+              allowFontScaling={false}
+              ellipsizeMode="tail"
+              style={
+                Array [
+                  Object {
+                    "color": undefined,
+                    "fontSize": 15,
+                  },
+                  Object {
+                    "marginRight": 5,
+                    "marginTop": 3,
+                  },
+                  Object {
+                    "fontFamily": "Material Design Icons",
+                    "fontStyle": "normal",
+                    "fontWeight": "normal",
+                  },
+                ]
+              }
+            >
+              
+            </Text>
             <Text
               accessible={true}
               allowFontScaling={true}
@@ -2620,7 +2874,8 @@ exports[`Storyshots Channel Cell Direct Messages 1`] = `
                   "color": "#ffffff",
                 },
                 Object {
-                  "fontSize": 23,
+                  "fontSize": 28.75,
+                  "fontWeight": "800",
                 },
               ]
             }
@@ -2716,6 +2971,30 @@ exports[`Storyshots Channel Cell Direct Messages 1`] = `
               }
             }
           >
+            <Text
+              accessible={true}
+              allowFontScaling={false}
+              ellipsizeMode="tail"
+              style={
+                Array [
+                  Object {
+                    "color": undefined,
+                    "fontSize": 15,
+                  },
+                  Object {
+                    "marginRight": 5,
+                    "marginTop": 3,
+                  },
+                  Object {
+                    "fontFamily": "Material Design Icons",
+                    "fontStyle": "normal",
+                    "fontWeight": "normal",
+                  },
+                ]
+              }
+            >
+              
+            </Text>
             <Text
               accessible={true}
               allowFontScaling={true}