diff --git a/src/components/Message/styling/Message.scss b/src/components/Message/styling/Message.scss
index cac4e5ab1..71acf0cf1 100644
--- a/src/components/Message/styling/Message.scss
+++ b/src/components/Message/styling/Message.scss
@@ -145,6 +145,17 @@
       line-height: 32px;
     }
   }
+
+  // remove paddings for certain elements in emoji-only messages
+  .str-chat__message-bubble,
+  .str-chat__message-inner .str-chat__message-bubble .str-chat__message-text,
+  .str-chat__message-inner .str-chat__message-replies-count-button-wrapper {
+    padding-inline: 0;
+  }
+
+  .str-chat__message-replies-count-button-wrapper::after {
+    display: none;
+  }
 }
 
 .str-chat__message.str-chat__message--has-attachment {
diff --git a/src/components/Message/styling/MessageRepliesCountButton.scss b/src/components/Message/styling/MessageRepliesCountButton.scss
index dfb398e22..b9c113189 100644
--- a/src/components/Message/styling/MessageRepliesCountButton.scss
+++ b/src/components/Message/styling/MessageRepliesCountButton.scss
@@ -35,15 +35,8 @@
     flex-direction: row;
     align-items: center;
 
-    color: var(--text-primary);
-    font-feature-settings:
-      'liga' off,
-      'clig' off;
-    font-family: var(--typography-font-family-sans);
-    font-size: var(--typography-font-size-sm);
-    font-style: normal;
-    font-weight: var(--typography-font-weight-semi-bold);
-    line-height: var(--typography-line-height-tight);
+    color: var(--text-link);
+    font: var(--str-chat__heading-xs-text);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/Reactions/styling/ReactionList.scss b/src/components/Reactions/styling/ReactionList.scss
index b51a74175..afb0a8250 100644
--- a/src/components/Reactions/styling/ReactionList.scss
+++ b/src/components/Reactions/styling/ReactionList.scss
@@ -42,10 +42,16 @@
       display: flex;
       align-items: center;
       color: var(--reaction-text);
-      font-family: var(--typography-font-family-sans);
       font-size: var(--typography-font-size-xxs);
       font-weight: var(--typography-font-weight-bold);
       line-height: 1;
     }
   }
+
+  &--bottom {
+    .str-chat__message-reactions__list-button,
+    .str-chat__message-reactions__list-item-button {
+      box-shadow: none;
+    }
+  }
 }