diff --git a/src/components/desktop_nav/desktop_nav.scss b/src/components/desktop_nav/desktop_nav.scss
index 7fd2b26f..8c617a20 100644
--- a/src/components/desktop_nav/desktop_nav.scss
+++ b/src/components/desktop_nav/desktop_nav.scss
@@ -84,10 +84,9 @@
   }
 
   .nav-icon {
-    margin-left: 1em;
+    margin-left: 0.2em;
     width: 2em;
     height: 100%;
-    font-size: 130%;
     text-align: center;
 
     &-logout {
diff --git a/src/components/emoji_reactions/emoji_reactions.vue b/src/components/emoji_reactions/emoji_reactions.vue
index e76560bc..57e00817 100644
--- a/src/components/emoji_reactions/emoji_reactions.vue
+++ b/src/components/emoji_reactions/emoji_reactions.vue
@@ -56,13 +56,15 @@
 }
 
 .emoji-reaction {
-  padding: 0 0.5em;
+  padding: 1px 6px;
   margin-right: 0.5em;
   margin-top: 0.5em;
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: center;
   box-sizing: border-box;
+  font-size: 0.7em !important;
+  height: 30px;
   .reaction-emoji {
     width: 2.55em !important;
     margin-right: 0.25em;