diff --git a/web/src/stream_create.ts b/web/src/stream_create.ts
index 6386e34fd5..8025bb7680 100644
--- a/web/src/stream_create.ts
+++ b/web/src/stream_create.ts
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ function create_stream(): void {
     }
 
     loading.make_indicator($("#stream_creating_indicator"), {
-        text: $t({defaultMessage: "Creating channel..."}),
+        text: $t({defaultMessage: "Creating channel…"}),
     });
 
     const topics_policy = $("#id_new_topics_policy").val();
diff --git a/web/src/user_group_create.ts b/web/src/user_group_create.ts
index cad035f6c8..50b7bded08 100644
--- a/web/src/user_group_create.ts
+++ b/web/src/user_group_create.ts
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ function create_user_group(): void {
         subgroups: JSON.stringify(subgroup_ids),
     };
     loading.make_indicator($("#user_group_creating_indicator"), {
-        text: $t({defaultMessage: "Creating group..."}),
+        text: $t({defaultMessage: "Creating group…"}),
     });
 
     const permission_settings = Object.keys(realm.server_supported_permission_settings.group);
diff --git a/web/templates/compose.hbs b/web/templates/compose.hbs
index b6bedf1878..25c8860673 100644
--- a/web/templates/compose.hbs
+++ b/web/templates/compose.hbs
@@ -73,14 +73,14 @@
                             </div>
                             <div id="compose-direct-recipient" data-before="{{t 'You and' }}">
                                 <div class="pill-container">
-                                    <div class="input" contenteditable="true" id="private_message_recipient" data-no-recipients-text="{{t 'Add one or more users' }}" data-some-recipients-text="{{t 'Add another user...' }}"></div>
+                                    <div class="input" contenteditable="true" id="private_message_recipient" data-no-recipients-text="{{t 'Add one or more users' }}" data-some-recipients-text="{{t 'Add another user…' }}"></div>
                                 </div>
                             </div>
                         </div>
                     </div>
                     <div class="messagebox">
                         <div id="message-content-container" class="surround-formatting-buttons-row">
-                            <textarea class="new_message_textarea message-textarea" name="content" id='compose-textarea' placeholder="{{t 'Compose your message here' }}" tabindex="0" aria-label="{{t 'Compose your message here...' }}"></textarea>
+                            <textarea class="new_message_textarea message-textarea" name="content" id='compose-textarea' placeholder="{{t 'Compose your message here' }}" tabindex="0" aria-label="{{t 'Compose your message here…' }}"></textarea>
                             <div id="preview-message-area-container">
                                 <div class="scrolling_list preview_message_area" data-simplebar data-simplebar-tab-index="-1" id="preview_message_area" style="display:none;">
                                     <div class="markdown_preview_spinner"></div>
diff --git a/zerver/forms.py b/zerver/forms.py
index b927c51510..c3b286b03c 100644
--- a/zerver/forms.py
+++ b/zerver/forms.py
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ class AltchaWidget(forms.TextInput):
             orjson.dumps(
                 {
                     "verified": _("Verified that you're a human user!"),
-                    "verifying": _("Verifying that you're not a bot..."),
+                    "verifying": _("Verifying that you're not a bot…"),
                 }
             ).decode(),
         )