diff --git a/templates/zerver/compose.html b/templates/zerver/compose.html
index 5fcc82dade..e2272291f6 100644
--- a/templates/zerver/compose.html
+++ b/templates/zerver/compose.html
@@ -13,14 +13,16 @@
             </span>
             <span class="new_message_button">
               <button type="button" class="button white small rounded compose_stream_button"
-                      id="left_bar_compose_stream_button_big" title="{{ _('New topic (c)') }}">
+                      id="left_bar_compose_stream_button_big"
+                      title="{{ _('New topic') }} (c)">
                 <span class="compose_stream_button_label">{{ _('New topic') }}</span>
               </button>
             </span>
             {% if not embedded %}
             <span class="new_message_button">
               <button type="button" class="button white small rounded compose_private_button"
-                      id="left_bar_compose_private_button_big" title="{{ _('New private message (C)') }}">
+                      id="left_bar_compose_private_button_big"
+                      title="{{ _('New private message') }} (C)">
                 <span class="compose_private_button_label">{{ _('New private message') }}</span>
               </button>
             </span>