--- a/docs/tables.sql
+++ b/docs/tables.sql
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@
 CREATE TABLE `fanfiction_favorites` (
   `uid` int(11) NOT NULL default '0',
   `item` int(11) NOT NULL default '0',
-  `type` char(2) NOT NULL default '',
+  `type` char(2) NOT NULL default '' COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci,
   `comments` text,
   UNIQUE KEY `byitem` (`item`,`type`,`uid`),
   UNIQUE KEY `byuid` (`uid`,`type`,`item`)

--- a/install/install.php
+++ b/install/install.php
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@
 				$favorites = dbquery("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `" . $tableprefix . "fanfiction_favorites` (
   `uid` int(11) NOT NULL default '0',
   `item` int(11) NOT NULL default '0',
-  `type` char(2) NOT NULL default '',
+  `type` char(2) NOT NULL default '' COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci,
   `comments` text NOT NULL,
   UNIQUE KEY `byitem` (`item`,`type`,`uid`),
   UNIQUE KEY `byuid` (`uid`,`type`,`item`)