diff --git a/web_src/less/_base.less b/web_src/less/_base.less
index 44b02270e8..c09f3a2bdd 100644
--- a/web_src/less/_base.less
+++ b/web_src/less/_base.less
@@ -637,6 +637,7 @@ a.ui.card:hover,
 
   .fitted .svg {
     margin-right: 0;
+    vertical-align: middle;
   }
 
   .searchbox {
diff --git a/web_src/less/_repository.less b/web_src/less/_repository.less
index dff4556d7b..ccc2dcf69c 100644
--- a/web_src/less/_repository.less
+++ b/web_src/less/_repository.less
@@ -824,6 +824,7 @@
           width: 20px;
           height: 20px;
           margin: 0 .25rem;
+          vertical-align: middle;
         }
 
         &:first-child:not(.commit) {
@@ -2791,6 +2792,7 @@
 .labels-list .label {
   margin: 2px 0;
   display: inline-block !important;
+  line-height: 1.3em; // there is a `font-size: 1.25em` for inside emoji, so here the line-height needs to be larger slightly
 }
 
 tbody.commit-list {