diff --git a/src/components/react_button/react_button.vue b/src/components/react_button/react_button.vue
index 132d7a9d..9e2025f8 100644
--- a/src/components/react_button/react_button.vue
+++ b/src/components/react_button/react_button.vue
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@
           class="emoji-button"
           :title="emoji.displayText"
           @click="addReaction($event, emoji.replacement, close, keepReactOpen)"
-        />
+        >
+          {{ emoji.replacement }}
+        </span>
         <div class="reaction-bottom-fader" />
       </div>
     </template>