diff --git a/app/helpers/issues_helper.rb b/app/helpers/issues_helper.rb
index 738f3d8f8827c5818f8e6c687f8c2160254109fd..3a439b2ea74439fd72b2b3d8af10fd630645d0a0 100644
--- a/app/helpers/issues_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/issues_helper.rb
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ def award_state_class(awardable, awards, current_user)
   def awards_sort(awards)
     awards.sort_by do |award, award_emojis|
       case award
-      when "thumbsup"
+      when AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP
         0
-      when "thumbsdown"
+      when AwardEmoji::THUMBS_DOWN
         1
       else
         2
diff --git a/app/models/award_emoji.rb b/app/models/award_emoji.rb
index 6db92efa8a0bee2521fb8d7da4a6d69ac46c466f..1eed0b6becea99aee09577e43d6fdcc0514f304b 100644
--- a/app/models/award_emoji.rb
+++ b/app/models/award_emoji.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 class AwardEmoji < ApplicationRecord
-  DOWNVOTE_NAME = "thumbsdown"
-  UPVOTE_NAME   = "thumbsup"
+  THUMBS_UP     = 'thumbsup'
+  THUMBS_DOWN   = 'thumbsdown'
+  UPVOTE_NAME   = THUMBS_UP
+  DOWNVOTE_NAME = THUMBS_DOWN
 
   include Participable
   include GhostUser
diff --git a/app/services/concerns/integrations/project_test_data.rb b/app/services/concerns/integrations/project_test_data.rb
index fe13a74c39218b7bf06c49f216ec830e79170d10..3e4159f68d3d3ee4f6b198cb8e3f4e71f0274ea0 100644
--- a/app/services/concerns/integrations/project_test_data.rb
+++ b/app/services/concerns/integrations/project_test_data.rb
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ def emoji_events_data
 
       award_emoji = AwardEmoji.new(
         id: 1,
-        name: 'thumbsup',
+        name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP,
         user: current_user,
         awardable: project.notes.last,
         created_at: Time.zone.now,
diff --git a/ee/spec/controllers/groups/epics/notes_controller_spec.rb b/ee/spec/controllers/groups/epics/notes_controller_spec.rb
index 5a8f950a28db34f40375f63a6a7ce922ba2f8f3f..efc14e7ac857035a4aa0afce3afe71d0a940d4fa 100644
--- a/ee/spec/controllers/groups/epics/notes_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/controllers/groups/epics/notes_controller_spec.rb
@@ -217,17 +217,17 @@ def request
 
     it "toggles the award emoji" do
       expect do
-        post(:toggle_award_emoji, params: request_params.merge(name: "thumbsup"))
+        post(:toggle_award_emoji, params: request_params.merge(name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP))
       end.to change { note.award_emoji.count }.by(1)
 
       expect(response).to have_gitlab_http_status(:ok)
     end
 
     it "removes the already awarded emoji" do
-      post(:toggle_award_emoji, params: request_params.merge(name: "thumbsup"))
+      post(:toggle_award_emoji, params: request_params.merge(name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP))
 
       expect do
-        post(:toggle_award_emoji, params: request_params.merge(name: "thumbsup"))
+        post(:toggle_award_emoji, params: request_params.merge(name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP))
       end.to change { AwardEmoji.count }.by(-1)
 
       expect(response).to have_gitlab_http_status(:ok)
diff --git a/ee/spec/controllers/projects/security/vulnerabilities/notes_controller_spec.rb b/ee/spec/controllers/projects/security/vulnerabilities/notes_controller_spec.rb
index 26a55ad548a7f7cc823a119fa209a902922e0482..152c23e62cbc51d7509fdd69a871011a6cff17bb 100644
--- a/ee/spec/controllers/projects/security/vulnerabilities/notes_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/controllers/projects/security/vulnerabilities/notes_controller_spec.rb
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ def request
   end
 
   describe 'POST toggle_award_emoji' do
-    let(:emoji_name) { 'thumbsup' }
+    let(:emoji_name) { AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP }
     let(:request_params) do
       {
         id: note,
diff --git a/ee/spec/finders/epics_finder_spec.rb b/ee/spec/finders/epics_finder_spec.rb
index 3633f702b52bb515100b55cffd00628cfd22f014..549afd3fd17190bef1143f172faf12567ef430d8 100644
--- a/ee/spec/finders/epics_finder_spec.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/finders/epics_finder_spec.rb
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def epics(params = {})
 
         context 'by user reaction emoji' do
           it 'returns epics reacted to by user' do
-            create(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsup', awardable: epic1, user: search_user)
+            create(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, awardable: epic1, user: search_user)
             create(:award_emoji, name: 'star', awardable: epic3, user: search_user)
 
             expect(epics(my_reaction_emoji: 'star')).to contain_exactly(epic3)
@@ -1022,7 +1022,7 @@ def execute
         end
 
         context 'with negated reaction emoji' do
-          let_it_be(:awarded_emoji) { create(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsup', awardable: epic3, user: search_user) }
+          let_it_be(:awarded_emoji) { create(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, awardable: epic3, user: search_user) }
           let_it_be(:params) { { not: { my_reaction_emoji: awarded_emoji.name } } }
 
           it 'returns all epics without given emoji name' do
diff --git a/ee/spec/graphql/resolvers/boards/board_list_epics_resolver_spec.rb b/ee/spec/graphql/resolvers/boards/board_list_epics_resolver_spec.rb
index cae2a6e573d5a795726a447741464bac05e7afdf..1fb763aa230249f82f3f34fed7472271b1020d4d 100644
--- a/ee/spec/graphql/resolvers/boards/board_list_epics_resolver_spec.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/graphql/resolvers/boards/board_list_epics_resolver_spec.rb
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def resolve_board_list_epics(args: {})
       let_it_be(:production_label) { create(:group_label, group: group, name: 'production') }
       let_it_be(:list1_epic3) { create(:labeled_epic, group: group, labels: [development, production_label], title: 'filter_this 1') }
       let_it_be(:list1_epic4) { create(:labeled_epic, group: group, labels: [development], description: 'filter_this 2') }
-      let_it_be(:awarded_emoji) { create(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsup', awardable: list1_epic1, user: user) }
+      let_it_be(:awarded_emoji) { create(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, awardable: list1_epic1, user: user) }
 
       subject(:results) { resolve(described_class, ctx: { current_user: user }, obj: list1, args: args) }
 
diff --git a/ee/spec/graphql/resolvers/epics_resolver_spec.rb b/ee/spec/graphql/resolvers/epics_resolver_spec.rb
index 3abe190628bd51189f18086530bcacf2b1fdce2b..313fd09cf064581bc2999919d980b0748e8c3db0 100644
--- a/ee/spec/graphql/resolvers/epics_resolver_spec.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/graphql/resolvers/epics_resolver_spec.rb
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
       context 'with my_reaction_emoji' do
         it 'filters epics by reaction emoji' do
           create(:award_emoji, name: 'man_in_business_suit_levitating', user: current_user, awardable: epic1)
-          create(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsdown', user: current_user, awardable: epic2)
+          create(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, user: current_user, awardable: epic2)
 
           epics = resolve_epics(my_reaction_emoji: 'man_in_business_suit_levitating')
 
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@
       let_it_be(:epic_1) { create(:labeled_epic, group: group, labels: [label]) }
       let_it_be(:epic_2) { create(:epic, group: group, author: author) }
       let_it_be(:epic_3) { create(:epic, group: group) }
-      let_it_be(:awarded_emoji) { create(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsup', awardable: epic_3, user: current_user) }
+      let_it_be(:awarded_emoji) { create(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, awardable: epic_3, user: current_user) }
 
       subject(:results) { resolve_epics(args) }
 
diff --git a/ee/spec/lib/ee/gitlab/analytics/cycle_analytics/aggregated/base_query_builder_spec.rb b/ee/spec/lib/ee/gitlab/analytics/cycle_analytics/aggregated/base_query_builder_spec.rb
index 3af41f34b3f3b4339ee803f04afd227a79508482..25e3bceb8df1a1cb4fe760d21bbcc539ac44388d 100644
--- a/ee/spec/lib/ee/gitlab/analytics/cycle_analytics/aggregated/base_query_builder_spec.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/lib/ee/gitlab/analytics/cycle_analytics/aggregated/base_query_builder_spec.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@
 
     let_it_be(:issue_with_iteration) { create(:issue, project: project_1, assignees: [other_user]) }
     let_it_be(:issue_with_epic) { create(:issue, project: project_2, labels: [label], milestone: milestone) }
-    let_it_be(:award_emoji) { create(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsup', user: user, awardable: issue_with_epic) }
+    let_it_be(:award_emoji) do
+      create(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, user: user, awardable: issue_with_epic)
+    end
 
     let_it_be(:stage) do
       create(:cycle_analytics_stage,
@@ -213,7 +215,7 @@
 
     context 'when filtering by my_reaction_emoji' do
       it 'filters by my_reaction_emoji' do
-        params[:my_reaction_emoji] = 'thumbsup'
+        params[:my_reaction_emoji] = AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP
 
         expect(issue_ids).to eq([stage_event_2.issue_id])
       end
@@ -228,7 +230,7 @@
 
       context 'when the filter is negated' do
         it 'returns items without the given rection emoji' do
-          params[:not] = { my_reaction_emoji: 'thumbsup' }
+          params[:not] = { my_reaction_emoji: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP }
 
           expect(issue_ids).to eq([stage_event_1.issue_id])
         end
@@ -270,7 +272,9 @@
       create(:merge_request, :unique_branches, source_project: project_1, target_project: project_1, labels: [label])
     end
 
-    let_it_be(:award_emoji) { create(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsup', user: user, awardable: merge_request_with_label) }
+    let_it_be(:award_emoji) do
+      create(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, user: user, awardable: merge_request_with_label)
+    end
 
     let_it_be(:stage) do
       create(:cycle_analytics_stage,
@@ -327,7 +331,7 @@
 
     context 'when filtering by my_reaction_emoji' do
       it 'filters by my_reaction_emoji' do
-        params[:my_reaction_emoji] = 'thumbsup'
+        params[:my_reaction_emoji] = AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP
 
         expect(merge_request_ids).to eq([stage_event_2.merge_request_id])
       end
@@ -342,7 +346,7 @@
 
       context 'when the filter is negated' do
         it 'returns items without the given rection emoji' do
-          params[:not] = { my_reaction_emoji: 'thumbsup' }
+          params[:not] = { my_reaction_emoji: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP }
 
           expect(merge_request_ids).to eq([stage_event_1.merge_request_id])
         end
diff --git a/ee/spec/lib/ee/gitlab/import_export/group/tree_restorer_spec.rb b/ee/spec/lib/ee/gitlab/import_export/group/tree_restorer_spec.rb
index dba78871a1c2e6e1a91fed07e3a0150346fe06eb..63a9edc1306077ef0288e0bfc4df36b115cc6024 100644
--- a/ee/spec/lib/ee/gitlab/import_export/group/tree_restorer_spec.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/lib/ee/gitlab/import_export/group/tree_restorer_spec.rb
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
       end
 
       it 'has award emoji' do
-        expect(group.epics.find_by_iid(1).award_emoji.first.name).to eq('thumbsup')
+        expect(group.epics.find_by_iid(1).award_emoji.first.name).to eq(AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP)
       end
 
       it 'preserves epic state' do
diff --git a/ee/spec/lib/gitlab/analytics/cycle_analytics/request_params_spec.rb b/ee/spec/lib/gitlab/analytics/cycle_analytics/request_params_spec.rb
index 1691b240fdd691f5886786ace6f4258edb096577..dc237b24f8b016c032075ef1d26a71445a5d991d 100644
--- a/ee/spec/lib/gitlab/analytics/cycle_analytics/request_params_spec.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/lib/gitlab/analytics/cycle_analytics/request_params_spec.rb
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ def json_project(project)
           value_stream: stage.value_stream,
           epic_id: 1,
           iteration_id: 2,
-          my_reaction_emoji: 'thumbsup',
+          my_reaction_emoji: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP,
           weight: 5
         )
       end
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ def json_project(project)
         expect(subject[:stage]).to eq(%({"id":#{stage.id},"title":"#{stage.name}"}))
         expect(subject[:epic_id]).to eq(1)
         expect(subject[:iteration_id]).to eq(2)
-        expect(subject[:my_reaction_emoji]).to eq('thumbsup')
+        expect(subject[:my_reaction_emoji]).to eq(AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP)
         expect(subject[:weight]).to eq(5)
         expect(subject[:enable_vsd_link]).to eq('true')
       end
diff --git a/ee/spec/models/epic_spec.rb b/ee/spec/models/epic_spec.rb
index e47b8f34e00089de9e96cd5fe13b3f09801ba5f1..c606ec76b2966c5b7f059b51e7d5b13825e17b28 100644
--- a/ee/spec/models/epic_spec.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/models/epic_spec.rb
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@
       let_it_be(:emoji_2) { create(:award_emoji, :downvote, awardable: epic, user: create(:user)) }
 
       it 'returns union of award emoji from epic and its associated work item', :aggregate_failures do
-        expect(epic.award_emoji.pluck(:name)).to match_array(%w[thumbsup thumbsdown])
-        expect(work_item.award_emoji.pluck(:name)).to match_array(%w[thumbsup thumbsdown])
+        expect(epic.award_emoji.pluck(:name)).to match_array([AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, AwardEmoji::THUMBS_DOWN])
+        expect(work_item.award_emoji.pluck(:name)).to match_array([AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, AwardEmoji::THUMBS_DOWN])
       end
 
       it 'reads participants from award emoji on epic and its associated work item' do
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@
         end
 
         it 'reads emojis only from epic' do
-          expect(epic.award_emoji.pluck(:name)).to match_array(%w[thumbsdown])
-          expect(work_item.award_emoji.pluck(:name)).to match_array(%w[thumbsup])
+          expect(epic.award_emoji.pluck(:name)).to match_array([AwardEmoji::THUMBS_DOWN])
+          expect(work_item.award_emoji.pluck(:name)).to match_array([AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP])
         end
       end
 
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@
         end
 
         it 'returns award emoji only from epic' do
-          expect(epic.award_emoji.pluck(:name)).to match_array(%w[thumbsdown])
-          expect(work_item.award_emoji.pluck(:name)).to match_array(%w[thumbsup])
+          expect(epic.award_emoji.pluck(:name)).to match_array([AwardEmoji::THUMBS_DOWN])
+          expect(work_item.award_emoji.pluck(:name)).to match_array([AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP])
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/ee/spec/requests/api/award_emoji_spec.rb b/ee/spec/requests/api/award_emoji_spec.rb
index a7e817f7c262b4b65c0e9778540592d77bd61f6a..2cc298570abb6dbecd489c23ce5e69a6797352e5 100644
--- a/ee/spec/requests/api/award_emoji_spec.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/requests/api/award_emoji_spec.rb
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
       end
 
       it "returns a 404 if the user is not authenticated" do
-        post api("/groups/#{group.id}/epics/#{epic.iid}/award_emoji"), params: { name: 'thumbsup' }
+        post api("/groups/#{group.id}/epics/#{epic.iid}/award_emoji"), params: { name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP }
 
         expect(response).to have_gitlab_http_status(:not_found)
       end
@@ -101,13 +101,13 @@
       it "normalizes +1 as thumbsup award" do
         post api("/groups/#{group.id}/epics/#{epic.iid}/award_emoji", user), params: { name: '+1' }
 
-        expect(epic.award_emoji.last.name).to eq("thumbsup")
+        expect(epic.award_emoji.last.name).to eq(AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP)
       end
 
       context 'when the emoji already has been awarded' do
         it 'returns a 404 status code' do
-          post api("/groups/#{group.id}/epics/#{epic.iid}/award_emoji", user), params: { name: 'thumbsup' }
-          post api("/groups/#{group.id}/epics/#{epic.iid}/award_emoji", user), params: { name: 'thumbsup' }
+          post api("/groups/#{group.id}/epics/#{epic.iid}/award_emoji", user), params: { name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP }
+          post api("/groups/#{group.id}/epics/#{epic.iid}/award_emoji", user), params: { name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP }
 
           expect(response).to have_gitlab_http_status(:not_found)
           expect(json_response["message"]).to match("has already been taken")
@@ -136,10 +136,10 @@
       expect(todo.reload).to be_done
     end
 
-    it "normalizes +1 as thumbsup award" do
+    it "normalizes +1 as thumbs_up award" do
       post api("/groups/#{group.id}/epics/#{epic.iid}/notes/#{note.id}/award_emoji", user), params: { name: '+1' }
 
-      expect(note.award_emoji.last.name).to eq("thumbsup")
+      expect(note.award_emoji.last.name).to eq(AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP)
     end
 
     context 'when the emoji already has been awarded' do
diff --git a/ee/spec/requests/api/epics_spec.rb b/ee/spec/requests/api/epics_spec.rb
index ed8edfc52c51a805a2661715d61e3098ca90806b..098204cef2269a8695a48b0a942344ce96edb9cf 100644
--- a/ee/spec/requests/api/epics_spec.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/requests/api/epics_spec.rb
@@ -275,8 +275,8 @@
       end
 
       it 'has upvote/downvote information' do
-        create(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsup', awardable: epic, user: user)
-        create(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsdown', awardable: epic2, user: user)
+        create(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, awardable: epic, user: user)
+        create(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_DOWN, awardable: epic2, user: user)
 
         get api(url)
 
diff --git a/ee/spec/requests/api/graphql/epics/epics_spec.rb b/ee/spec/requests/api/graphql/epics/epics_spec.rb
index 30414d4a02a9059f3741baab199028b37c2fae8f..4d3a31275d6395236dc6fa12720b40d1d5edec4d 100644
--- a/ee/spec/requests/api/graphql/epics/epics_spec.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/requests/api/graphql/epics/epics_spec.rb
@@ -231,11 +231,11 @@ def query_epics_which_start_with_iid(iid)
       create(:epic, group: group) do |epic|
         create(:award_emoji, name: 'rocket', awardable: epic)
         create(:award_emoji, name: 'eyes', awardable: epic.sync_object)
-        create(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsup', awardable: epic)
-        create(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsup', awardable: epic.sync_object)
-        create(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsdown', awardable: epic)
-        create(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsdown', awardable: epic)
-        create(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsdown', awardable: epic.sync_object)
+        create(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, awardable: epic)
+        create(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, awardable: epic.sync_object)
+        create(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_DOWN, awardable: epic)
+        create(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_DOWN, awardable: epic)
+        create(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_DOWN, awardable: epic.sync_object)
       end
     end
 
@@ -269,7 +269,8 @@ def query_epics_which_start_with_iid(iid)
       expect(response.map do |emoji|
                emoji['user']['username']
              end.uniq).to match_array(epic.award_emoji.map(&:user).map(&:username).uniq)
-      expect(response.pluck('name').uniq).to match_array(%w[eyes rocket thumbsup thumbsdown])
+      expect(response.pluck('name').uniq)
+        .to match_array(%W[eyes rocket #{AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP} #{AwardEmoji::THUMBS_DOWN}])
     end
 
     it 'includes unified upvotes and downvotes' do
@@ -307,10 +308,10 @@ def execute_query
       before do
         create(:award_emoji, awardable: epic_a, user: user)
         create(:award_emoji, awardable: epic_b, user: user)
-        create(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsup', awardable: epic_a)
-        create(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsup', awardable: epic_a.sync_object)
-        create(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsup', awardable: epic_b)
-        create(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsdown', awardable: epic_b.sync_object)
+        create(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, awardable: epic_a)
+        create(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, awardable: epic_a.sync_object)
+        create(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, awardable: epic_b)
+        create(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_DOWN, awardable: epic_b.sync_object)
       end
 
       include_examples 'N+1 query check', threshold: 1
diff --git a/ee/spec/requests/api/graphql/group/epics_spec.rb b/ee/spec/requests/api/graphql/group/epics_spec.rb
index f2004d8336c53ad74d353b27c162eb737c77340d..70ffcdf910089569a3c98a7bf3defa92541824de 100644
--- a/ee/spec/requests/api/graphql/group/epics_spec.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/requests/api/graphql/group/epics_spec.rb
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ def global_ids(*epics)
       end
 
       it 'has upvote/downvote information' do
-        create(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsup', awardable: epic, user: user)
-        create(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsdown', awardable: epic2, user: user)
+        create(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, awardable: epic, user: user)
+        create(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_DOWN, awardable: epic2, user: user)
 
         post_graphql(query, current_user: user)
 
@@ -491,8 +491,8 @@ def global_ids(*epics)
       let(:requested_fields) { [:upvotes, :downvotes] }
 
       before do
-        create_list(:award_emoji, 2, name: 'thumbsup', awardable: epic_a)
-        create_list(:award_emoji, 2, name: 'thumbsdown', awardable: epic_b)
+        create_list(:award_emoji, 2, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, awardable: epic_a)
+        create_list(:award_emoji, 2, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_DOWN, awardable: epic_b)
       end
 
       include_examples 'N+1 query check'
diff --git a/ee/spec/requests/api/graphql/group/work_items_spec.rb b/ee/spec/requests/api/graphql/group/work_items_spec.rb
index b0be1776cbb49a1c18689b7c8f18ee6e02f4e7a0..f941a191f6ca0a32d52e11564ef76940e07f5849 100644
--- a/ee/spec/requests/api/graphql/group/work_items_spec.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/requests/api/graphql/group/work_items_spec.rb
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
         ) do |work_item|
           create(:award_emoji, name: 'eyes', awardable: work_item)
           create(:award_emoji, name: 'rocket', awardable: work_item.sync_object)
-          create(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsup', awardable: work_item.sync_object)
+          create(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, awardable: work_item.sync_object)
         end
 
         expect do
@@ -169,10 +169,10 @@
         end
 
         it 'fetches unified upvotes and downvotes' do
-          create(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsup', awardable: group_work_item)
-          create(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsup', awardable: group_work_item.sync_object)
-          create(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsup', awardable: group_work_item.sync_object)
-          create(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsdown', awardable: group_work_item.sync_object)
+          create(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, awardable: group_work_item)
+          create(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, awardable: group_work_item.sync_object)
+          create(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, awardable: group_work_item.sync_object)
+          create(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_DOWN, awardable: group_work_item.sync_object)
 
           post_graphql(query, current_user: current_user)
 
diff --git a/ee/spec/requests/api/graphql/work_item_spec.rb b/ee/spec/requests/api/graphql/work_item_spec.rb
index b5c3accf1dec818c05146fda6e4b20caef95fd24..bf2aeaf77253f65b317013adc3253171cae1a351 100644
--- a/ee/spec/requests/api/graphql/work_item_spec.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/requests/api/graphql/work_item_spec.rb
@@ -1488,9 +1488,9 @@ def find_note(work_item, starting_with)
           users = create_list(:user, 6)
 
           # Add 3 participant to the legacy epic
-          create(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsup', awardable: work_item, user: users[0])
+          create(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, awardable: work_item, user: users[0])
           note = create(:note, noteable: work_item.synced_epic, author: users[1], project: project)
-          create(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsup', awardable: note, user: users[2])
+          create(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, awardable: note, user: users[2])
 
           post_graphql(query, current_user: current_user) # warm-up
 
@@ -1499,9 +1499,9 @@ def find_note(work_item, starting_with)
           end
 
           # Add 3 more participants to the legacy epic
-          create(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsup', awardable: work_item.synced_epic, user: users[3])
+          create(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, awardable: work_item.synced_epic, user: users[3])
           note = create(:note, noteable: work_item.synced_epic, author: users[4], project: project)
-          create(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsup', awardable: note, user: users[5])
+          create(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, awardable: note, user: users[5])
 
           expect do
             post_graphql(query, current_user: current_user)
diff --git a/ee/spec/requests/ee/projects/cycle_analytics_controller_spec.rb b/ee/spec/requests/ee/projects/cycle_analytics_controller_spec.rb
index 5d9e15e83ca79ee67f5eb1228d225c0a81bd4aae..92904875d030e0083ca5527a899870c6c1f3d6e1 100644
--- a/ee/spec/requests/ee/projects/cycle_analytics_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/requests/ee/projects/cycle_analytics_controller_spec.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@
   end
 
   context 'when extra query params are given' do
-    let(:extra_query_params) { { weight: '3', epic_id: '1', iteration_id: '2', my_reaction_emoji: 'thumbsup' } }
+    let(:extra_query_params) do
+      { weight: '3', epic_id: '1', iteration_id: '2', my_reaction_emoji: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP }
+    end
 
     context 'when not licensed' do
       it 'does not expose unsupported query params' do
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@
         expect(body).to include('data-weight="3"')
         expect(body).to include('data-epic-id="1"')
         expect(body).to include('data-iteration-id="2"')
-        expect(body).to include('data-my-reaction-emoji="thumbsup"')
+        expect(body).to include(%(data-my-reaction-emoji="#{AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP}"))
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/ee/spec/requests/groups/analytics/cycle_analytics_controller_spec.rb b/ee/spec/requests/groups/analytics/cycle_analytics_controller_spec.rb
index 6ca95014655ace1349af7605ed9e4df9906723e7..ac8da99d781a96eadd19424d00d2b9b80e26ac93 100644
--- a/ee/spec/requests/groups/analytics/cycle_analytics_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/requests/groups/analytics/cycle_analytics_controller_spec.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   it 'exposes the query params in data attributes' do
     stub_licensed_features(cycle_analytics_for_groups: true)
 
-    extra_query_params = { weight: '3', epic_id: '1', iteration_id: '2', my_reaction_emoji: 'thumbsup' }
+    extra_query_params = { weight: '3', epic_id: '1', iteration_id: '2', my_reaction_emoji: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP }
 
     expect_next_instance_of(Gitlab::Analytics::CycleAnalytics::RequestParams) do |instance|
       expect(instance).to have_attributes(**extra_query_params)
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@
     expect(body).to include('data-weight="3"')
     expect(body).to include('data-epic-id="1"')
     expect(body).to include('data-iteration-id="2"')
-    expect(body).to include('data-my-reaction-emoji="thumbsup"')
+    expect(body).to include(%(data-my-reaction-emoji="#{AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP}"))
   end
 end
diff --git a/ee/spec/services/award_emojis/add_service_spec.rb b/ee/spec/services/award_emojis/add_service_spec.rb
index 15a2f3ace6826e2ea6729ae0e3fa94792855a126..15b717657a2df24f9177824c90a3616a2dd46201 100644
--- a/ee/spec/services/award_emojis/add_service_spec.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/services/award_emojis/add_service_spec.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   let_it_be(:project) { create(:project, group: group) }
   let_it_be(:awardable) { create(:note_on_issue, project: project) }
 
-  let(:name) { 'thumbsup' }
+  let(:name) { AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP }
 
   let(:service) { described_class.new(awardable, name, user) }
 
diff --git a/ee/spec/services/award_emojis/destroy_service_spec.rb b/ee/spec/services/award_emojis/destroy_service_spec.rb
index 7867e7e922e9a0958b38f99d3e36420839d7a18f..536df613959d1252e49e640c48a8a96051b91c87 100644
--- a/ee/spec/services/award_emojis/destroy_service_spec.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/services/award_emojis/destroy_service_spec.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   let_it_be(:project) { create(:project, group: group) }
   let_it_be(:awardable) { create(:note_on_issue, project: project) }
 
-  let(:name) { 'thumbsup' }
+  let(:name) { AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP }
 
   let(:service) { described_class.new(awardable, name, user) }
 
diff --git a/ee/spec/services/ee/notes/update_service_spec.rb b/ee/spec/services/ee/notes/update_service_spec.rb
index ee6625b113a5b9de57ff23b9c2a53ad6d35a8533..22f01c7e2c5b5c7895db77f2e6b79028e9b71ba0 100644
--- a/ee/spec/services/ee/notes/update_service_spec.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/services/ee/notes/update_service_spec.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         include_examples 'trigger status page publish'
 
         context 'without recognized emoji' do
-          let(:emoji_name) { 'thumbsup' }
+          let(:emoji_name) { AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP }
 
           include_examples 'no trigger status page publish'
         end
diff --git a/ee/spec/services/status_page/trigger_publish_service_spec.rb b/ee/spec/services/status_page/trigger_publish_service_spec.rb
index 497655686346dd71f0558993a4e893b824901fa1..aa7a42c06db6a0ff9de80472dd275511354de1d4 100644
--- a/ee/spec/services/status_page/trigger_publish_service_spec.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/services/status_page/trigger_publish_service_spec.rb
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
         end
 
         context 'without recognized emoji' do
-          let(:emoji_name) { 'thumbsup' }
+          let(:emoji_name) { AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP }
 
           context 'when changed' do
             include_examples 'no trigger status page publish' do
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@
         include_examples 'trigger status page publish'
 
         context 'without recognized emoji' do
-          let(:emoji_name) { 'thumbsup' }
+          let(:emoji_name) { AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP }
 
           include_examples 'no trigger status page publish'
         end
diff --git a/ee/spec/support/analytics/cycle_analytics/flow_metrics_examples.rb b/ee/spec/support/analytics/cycle_analytics/flow_metrics_examples.rb
index 7edbe26773db4f63e418b8f9734e9bd884adaf8b..447bb54bdbe3a5155c1cd65db97e3163f2049603 100644
--- a/ee/spec/support/analytics/cycle_analytics/flow_metrics_examples.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/support/analytics/cycle_analytics/flow_metrics_examples.rb
@@ -309,9 +309,9 @@
   let_it_be(:epic_issue) { create(:epic_issue, epic: epic, issue: issue3) }
 
   before_all do
-    create(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsup', user: current_user, awardable: issue2)
-    create(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsup', user: current_user, awardable: issue3)
-    create(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsup', user: current_user, awardable: issue4)
+    create(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, user: current_user, awardable: issue2)
+    create(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, user: current_user, awardable: issue3)
+    create(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, user: current_user, awardable: issue4)
   end
 
   let(:query) do
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@
         path: full_path,
         from: 21.days.ago.iso8601,
         to: 10.days.ago.iso8601,
-        notMyReactionEmoji: 'thumbsup'
+        notMyReactionEmoji: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP
       }
     end
 
diff --git a/ee/spec/support/shared_examples/finders/epics_findable_examples.rb b/ee/spec/support/shared_examples/finders/epics_findable_examples.rb
index 1e01e452960b1dbc4d579d49a5cc0c1bfb6de6de..e5ea97fe12adb8323d5ccfc77415e6fdf9cb66df 100644
--- a/ee/spec/support/shared_examples/finders/epics_findable_examples.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/support/shared_examples/finders/epics_findable_examples.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
     context 'with user reaction emoji' do
       it 'returns epics reacted to by user' do
-        create(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsup', awardable: epic1, user: search_user)
+        create(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, awardable: epic1, user: search_user)
         create(:award_emoji, name: 'star', awardable: epic3, user: search_user)
 
         expect(epics(my_reaction_emoji: 'star')).to contain_exactly(epic3)
diff --git a/ee/spec/support/shared_examples/finders/filter_by_unified_emoji_association.rb b/ee/spec/support/shared_examples/finders/filter_by_unified_emoji_association.rb
index 8288e5c4e8c425175ea50db3431bdc3ca2d9f730..dbb2661fd5b8b4f79779be17776a2dfff0ae946f 100644
--- a/ee/spec/support/shared_examples/finders/filter_by_unified_emoji_association.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/support/shared_examples/finders/filter_by_unified_emoji_association.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   end
 
   before_all do
-    create(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsup', awardable: object1, user: user)
+    create(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, awardable: object1, user: user)
     create(:award_emoji, name: 'eyes', awardable: object1.sync_object, user: user)
     create(:award_emoji, name: 'rocket', awardable: object2.sync_object, user: user)
     create(:award_emoji, name: 'eyes', awardable: object3, user: user)
diff --git a/qa/qa/specs/features/ee/api/1_manage/migration/gitlab_migration_group_spec.rb b/qa/qa/specs/features/ee/api/1_manage/migration/gitlab_migration_group_spec.rb
index c6b52170d43fef84b6affee03cb3b7a2be6a1ee9..8b78ecb0c22d515d758204bcb80cf7c97ab621a1 100644
--- a/qa/qa/specs/features/ee/api/1_manage/migration/gitlab_migration_group_spec.rb
+++ b/qa/qa/specs/features/ee/api/1_manage/migration/gitlab_migration_group_spec.rb
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ def find_epic(epics, title)
             labels: 'label1,label2',
             parent_id: parent_epic.id)
 
-          child_epic.award_emoji('thumbsup')
-          child_epic.award_emoji('thumbsdown')
+          child_epic.award_emoji(AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP)
+          child_epic.award_emoji(AwardEmoji::THUMBS_DOWN)
 
           source_iteration
         end
diff --git a/spec/controllers/autocomplete_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/autocomplete_controller_spec.rb
index cbe0319a78d427d145eaf68d6f9699db716c542a..257cb6adc007568ad13090a3bb86d2c57f4eebbb 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/autocomplete_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/autocomplete_controller_spec.rb
@@ -344,8 +344,8 @@ def request
 
   context 'GET award_emojis', feature_category: :team_planning do
     let(:user2) { create(:user) }
-    let!(:award_emoji1) { create_list(:award_emoji, 2, user: user, name: 'thumbsup') }
-    let!(:award_emoji2) { create_list(:award_emoji, 1, user: user, name: 'thumbsdown') }
+    let!(:award_emoji1) { create_list(:award_emoji, 2, user: user, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP) }
+    let!(:award_emoji2) { create_list(:award_emoji, 1, user: user, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_DOWN) }
     let!(:award_emoji3) { create_list(:award_emoji, 3, user: user, name: 'star') }
     let!(:award_emoji4) { create_list(:award_emoji, 1, user: user, name: 'tea') }
 
@@ -373,9 +373,9 @@ def request
 
         expect(json_response.count).to eq 4
         expect(json_response[0]).to match('name' => 'star')
-        expect(json_response[1]).to match('name' => 'thumbsup')
+        expect(json_response[1]).to match('name' => AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP)
         expect(json_response[2]).to match('name' => 'tea')
-        expect(json_response[3]).to match('name' => 'thumbsdown')
+        expect(json_response[3]).to match('name' => AwardEmoji::THUMBS_DOWN)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/controllers/concerns/issuable_collections_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/concerns/issuable_collections_spec.rb
index c3b8bc0b41b33d6826c5894b35b010a954cd56e9..8a2175e463579ace06ce575b0e80ec5314e6532d 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/concerns/issuable_collections_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/concerns/issuable_collections_spec.rb
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def finder_type
           iids: '4',
           label_name: 'foo',
           milestone_title: 'bar',
-          my_reaction_emoji: 'thumbsup',
+          my_reaction_emoji: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP,
           non_archived: 'true',
           project_id: '5',
           scope: 'all',
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def finder_type
           'confidential' => true,
           'label_name' => 'foo',
           'milestone_title' => 'bar',
-          'my_reaction_emoji' => 'thumbsup',
+          'my_reaction_emoji' => AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP,
           'due_date' => '2017-01-01',
           'scope' => 'all',
           'search' => 'baz',
diff --git a/spec/controllers/projects/issues_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/projects/issues_controller_spec.rb
index 663dff0b0d250b4a067a15c89076c4d8caac90df..4c54a5aa47d79176c6db7e5f0b51c04f949ccc44 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/projects/issues_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/projects/issues_controller_spec.rb
@@ -1519,7 +1519,7 @@ def post_spam
       })
     end
 
-    let(:emoji_name) { 'thumbsup' }
+    let(:emoji_name) { AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP }
 
     it "toggles the award emoji" do
       expect do
diff --git a/spec/controllers/projects/notes_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/projects/notes_controller_spec.rb
index 3032783eef55ac55b3f1a3f10591645f82dc6243..2f848125b10008828503a64c15bf26b623373daa 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/projects/notes_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/projects/notes_controller_spec.rb
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ def create!
 
       context 'when creating a note with quick actions' do
         context 'with commands that return changes' do
-          let(:note_text) { "/react :thumbsup:\n/estimate 1d\n/spend 3h" }
+          let(:note_text) { "/react :#{AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP}:\n/estimate 1d\n/spend 3h" }
           let(:extra_request_params) { { format: :json } }
 
           it 'includes changes in commands_changes' do
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ def request
 
     subject { post(:toggle_award_emoji, params: request_params.merge(name: emoji_name)) }
 
-    let(:emoji_name) { 'thumbsup' }
+    let(:emoji_name) { AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP }
 
     it { is_expected.to have_request_urgency(:low) }
 
diff --git a/spec/controllers/snippets/notes_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/snippets/notes_controller_spec.rb
index 834415a5c87ab26d3e23e150ec2a077e3873085c..302ed97cf02efec21b772cb7502aa37f10eca8ac 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/snippets/notes_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/snippets/notes_controller_spec.rb
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ def request
 
   describe 'POST toggle_award_emoji' do
     let(:note) { create(:note_on_personal_snippet, noteable: public_snippet) }
-    let(:emoji_name) { 'thumbsup' }
+    let(:emoji_name) { AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP }
 
     before do
       sign_in(user)
diff --git a/spec/controllers/snippets_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/snippets_controller_spec.rb
index 86b1771c056b8f584f2636d5e8490e7e8065c527..49a22338df086871cd4e91f94d6ec686d531eba8 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/snippets_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/snippets_controller_spec.rb
@@ -407,17 +407,17 @@ def mark_as_spam
     describe 'POST #toggle_award_emoji' do
       it "toggles the award emoji" do
         expect do
-          post(:toggle_award_emoji, params: { id: personal_snippet.to_param, name: "thumbsup" })
+          post(:toggle_award_emoji, params: { id: personal_snippet.to_param, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP })
         end.to change { personal_snippet.award_emoji.count }.from(0).to(1)
 
         expect(response).to have_gitlab_http_status(:ok)
       end
 
       it "removes the already awarded emoji" do
-        post(:toggle_award_emoji, params: { id: personal_snippet.to_param, name: "thumbsup" })
+        post(:toggle_award_emoji, params: { id: personal_snippet.to_param, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP })
 
         expect do
-          post(:toggle_award_emoji, params: { id: personal_snippet.to_param, name: "thumbsup" })
+          post(:toggle_award_emoji, params: { id: personal_snippet.to_param, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP })
         end.to change { personal_snippet.award_emoji.count }.from(1).to(0)
 
         expect(response).to have_gitlab_http_status(:ok)
diff --git a/spec/factories/award_emoji.rb b/spec/factories/award_emoji.rb
index d0b525e165da3ec9c34831bf29fdb058d0818f76..ad8e5de883813da8247627c53a4550d1006b6a9b 100644
--- a/spec/factories/award_emoji.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/award_emoji.rb
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 
 FactoryBot.define do
   factory :award_emoji do
-    name { "thumbsup" }
+    name { AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP }
     user
     awardable factory: :issue
 
     trait :upvote
     trait :downvote do
-      name { "thumbsdown" }
+      name { AwardEmoji::THUMBS_DOWN }
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/factories/notes.rb b/spec/factories/notes.rb
index c99dc35d577e83e8b749461317320c4da314ccfa..336426ba0bf96de606c613124fd5bb6f4b50ac86 100644
--- a/spec/factories/notes.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/notes.rb
@@ -197,11 +197,11 @@
     end
 
     trait :downvote do
-      note { "thumbsdown" }
+      note { AwardEmoji::THUMBS_DOWN }
     end
 
     trait :upvote do
-      note { "thumbsup" }
+      note { AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP }
     end
 
     trait :with_attachment do
diff --git a/spec/features/boards/board_filters_spec.rb b/spec/features/boards/board_filters_spec.rb
index 403e9a9e09e294899803c27c960c57180fc7fafa..69b338e6ab588219f48a2c60a9018ca3b1dedf87 100644
--- a/spec/features/boards/board_filters_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/boards/board_filters_spec.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   let_it_be(:release_2) { create(:release, tag: 'v2.0', project: project, milestones: [milestone_2]) }
   let_it_be(:issue_1) { create(:issue, project: project, milestone: milestone_1, author: user) }
   let_it_be(:issue_2) { create(:labeled_issue, project: project, milestone: milestone_2, assignees: [user], labels: [project_label], confidential: true) }
-  let_it_be(:award_emoji1) { create(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsup', user: user, awardable: issue_1) }
+  let_it_be(:award_emoji1) { create(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, user: user, awardable: issue_1) }
 
   let(:filtered_search) { find_by_testid('issue-board-filtered-search') }
   let(:filter_input) { find('.gl-filtered-search-term-input') }
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
 
         expect_filtered_search_dropdown_results(filter_dropdown, 3)
 
-        click_on 'thumbsup'
+        click_on AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP
         filter_submit.click
 
         expect(find('[data-testid="board-list"]:nth-child(1)')).to have_selector('.board-card', count: 1)
diff --git a/spec/features/issues/filtered_search/dropdown_emoji_spec.rb b/spec/features/issues/filtered_search/dropdown_emoji_spec.rb
index 5cd1e4cfb574cfbb772a1a3439c930de3fe2c55e..681e698b7fcbb9b9ed921c519f8b6eec94bc486e 100644
--- a/spec/features/issues/filtered_search/dropdown_emoji_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/issues/filtered_search/dropdown_emoji_spec.rb
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 
   before do
     project.add_maintainer(user)
-    create_list(:award_emoji, 2, user: user, name: 'thumbsup')
-    create_list(:award_emoji, 1, user: user, name: 'thumbsdown')
+    create_list(:award_emoji, 2, user: user, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP)
+    create_list(:award_emoji, 1, user: user, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_DOWN)
     create_list(:award_emoji, 3, user: user, name: 'star')
   end
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
       it 'loads all the emojis when opened' do
         select_tokens 'My-Reaction', '='
 
-        # Expect None, Any, star, thumbsup, thumbsdown
+        # Expect None, Any, star, thumbs_up, thumbs_down
         expect_suggestion_count 5
       end
 
diff --git a/spec/features/issues/user_interacts_with_awards_spec.rb b/spec/features/issues/user_interacts_with_awards_spec.rb
index a309177eec450273b4717078c8f4be1e1fe0d119..b7eac558e208ad7b8715357002b9375e34151a2a 100644
--- a/spec/features/issues/user_interacts_with_awards_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/issues/user_interacts_with_awards_spec.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
       visit(project_issue_path(project, issue))
     end
 
-    it 'toggles the thumbsup award emoji', quarantine: 'https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/27959' do
+    it 'toggles the thumbs_up award emoji', quarantine: 'https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/27959' do
       page.within('.awards') do
         thumbsup = page.first('.award-control')
         thumbsup.click
@@ -281,14 +281,14 @@
           wait_for_requests
         end
 
-        context 'click the thumbsdown emoji' do
-          it 'increments the thumbsdown emoji', :js do
-            find('[data-name="thumbsdown"]').click
+        context 'click the thumbs_down emoji' do
+          it 'increments the thumbs_down emoji', :js do
+            find(%([data-name="#{AwardEmoji::THUMBS_DOWN}"])).click
             wait_for_requests
             expect(thumbsdown_emoji).to have_text("1")
           end
 
-          it 'decrements the thumbsup emoji', :js do
+          it 'decrements the thumbs_up emoji', :js do
             expect(thumbsup_emoji).to have_text("0")
           end
         end
diff --git a/spec/features/markdown/copy_as_gfm_spec.rb b/spec/features/markdown/copy_as_gfm_spec.rb
index 73eb73977ea91f4db74588a13c60f0dab8fdb5a2..13d85ad4db7d25bac33b31d0b0b06d2c30605649 100644
--- a/spec/features/markdown/copy_as_gfm_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/markdown/copy_as_gfm_spec.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     it 'transforms HTML to GFM', :aggregate_failures do
       verify(
         'nesting',
-        '> 1. [x] [**$`2 + 2`$ {-=-}{+=+} 2^2 ~~:thumbsup:~~**](http://google.com)'
+        "> 1. [x] [**$`2 + 2`$ {-=-}{+=+} 2^2 ~~:#{AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP}:~~**](http://google.com)"
       )
 
       verify(
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
 
       verify(
         'EmojiFilter',
-        ':thumbsup:'
+        ":#{AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP}:"
       )
 
       verify(
diff --git a/spec/features/projects/issues/design_management/user_views_design_spec.rb b/spec/features/projects/issues/design_management/user_views_design_spec.rb
index efd339bdd37f2f7843b75053fa1c182925c8a593..8191fc61268f47ffac1ef97f536fab6b19c0ee51 100644
--- a/spec/features/projects/issues/design_management/user_views_design_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/projects/issues/design_management/user_views_design_spec.rb
@@ -52,20 +52,21 @@ def remove_diff_note_emoji(diff_note, emoji_name)
     it 'allows user to add emoji reaction to a comment' do
       click_link design.filename
 
-      add_diff_note_emoji(note, 'thumbsup')
+      add_diff_note_emoji(note, AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP)
 
-      expect(page.find("li#note_#{note.id} .awards")).to have_selector('button[title="You reacted with :thumbsup:"]')
+      expect(page.find("li#note_#{note.id} .awards"))
+        .to have_selector(%(button[title="You reacted with :#{AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP}:"]))
     end
 
     it 'allows user to remove emoji reaction from a comment' do
       click_link design.filename
 
-      add_diff_note_emoji(note, 'thumbsup')
+      add_diff_note_emoji(note, AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP)
 
       # Wait for emoji to be added
       wait_for_requests
 
-      remove_diff_note_emoji(note, 'thumbsup')
+      remove_diff_note_emoji(note, AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP)
 
       # Only award emoji that was present has been removed
       expect(page.find("li#note_#{note.id}")).not_to have_selector('.awards')
diff --git a/spec/features/projects/work_items/work_items_list_filters_spec.rb b/spec/features/projects/work_items/work_items_list_filters_spec.rb
index 762aa8daafc1e555bd6bd763bd5544c5f098d327..b980eb471f9ff9a33b85af7dc61a08c9679fa18f 100644
--- a/spec/features/projects/work_items/work_items_list_filters_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/projects/work_items/work_items_list_filters_spec.rb
@@ -235,14 +235,14 @@
 
     describe 'my-reaction' do
       it 'filters', :aggregate_failures do
-        select_tokens 'My-Reaction', '=', 'thumbsup', submit: true
+        select_tokens 'My-Reaction', '=', AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, submit: true
 
         expect(page).to have_css('.issue', count: 1)
         expect(page).to have_link(issue.title)
 
         click_button 'Clear'
 
-        select_tokens 'My-Reaction', '!=', 'thumbsup', submit: true
+        select_tokens 'My-Reaction', '!=', AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, submit: true
 
         expect(page).to have_css('.issue', count: 2)
         expect(page).to have_link(incident.title)
diff --git a/spec/finders/award_emojis_finder_spec.rb b/spec/finders/award_emojis_finder_spec.rb
index 5de5299beb5c74715a696db83041ec162d41229f..1b507d6481f97d51062ac96baa20830da67c8759 100644
--- a/spec/finders/award_emojis_finder_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/finders/award_emojis_finder_spec.rb
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
 
 RSpec.describe AwardEmojisFinder do
   let_it_be(:issue_1) { create(:issue) }
-  let_it_be(:issue_1_thumbsup) { create(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsup', awardable: issue_1) }
-  let_it_be(:issue_1_thumbsdown) { create(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsdown', awardable: issue_1) }
+  let_it_be(:issue_1_thumbsup) { create(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, awardable: issue_1) }
+  let_it_be(:issue_1_thumbsdown) { create(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_DOWN, awardable: issue_1) }
   # Create a matching set of emoji for a second issue.
   # These should never appear in our finder results
   let_it_be(:issue_2) { create(:issue) }
-  let_it_be(:issue_2_thumbsup) { create(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsup', awardable: issue_2) }
-  let_it_be(:issue_2_thumbsdown) { create(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsdown', awardable: issue_2) }
+  let_it_be(:issue_2_thumbsup) { create(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, awardable: issue_2) }
+  let_it_be(:issue_2_thumbsdown) { create(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_DOWN, awardable: issue_2) }
 
   describe 'param validation' do
     it 'raises an error if `awarded_by` is invalid' do
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     end
 
     it 'filters by emoji name' do
-      expect(described_class.new(issue_1, { name: 'thumbsup' }).execute).to contain_exactly(issue_1_thumbsup)
+      expect(described_class.new(issue_1, { name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP }).execute).to contain_exactly(issue_1_thumbsup)
       expect(described_class.new(issue_1, { name: '8ball' }).execute).to be_empty
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/graphql/resolvers/merge_requests_resolver_spec.rb b/spec/graphql/resolvers/merge_requests_resolver_spec.rb
index a7ab2c3187cb65dafc055253b1fade4be573c3d3..b586e8c4f5b97e155ed2d6f78a85061fe66516f3 100644
--- a/spec/graphql/resolvers/merge_requests_resolver_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/graphql/resolvers/merge_requests_resolver_spec.rb
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@
       end
 
       it 'does not return anything' do
-        result = resolve_mr(project, my_reaction_emoji: "thumbsup")
+        result = resolve_mr(project, my_reaction_emoji: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP)
 
         expect(result).to be_empty
       end
diff --git a/spec/graphql/resolvers/users/participants_resolver_spec.rb b/spec/graphql/resolvers/users/participants_resolver_spec.rb
index cce0393a3400be6f4d0519614bebac9e962277a1..c146a413053115e6e551a7e3b6d7dcb5b5685f60 100644
--- a/spec/graphql/resolvers/users/participants_resolver_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/graphql/resolvers/users/participants_resolver_spec.rb
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@
       create(:note, :confidential, noteable: issue, in_reply_to: internal_note, project: project, author: internal_reply_author)
     end
 
-    let_it_be(:issue_emoji_author) { create(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsup', awardable: issue).user }
-    let_it_be(:public_note_emoji_author) { create(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsup', awardable: public_note).user }
-    let_it_be(:internal_note_emoji_author) { create(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsup', awardable: internal_note).user }
-    let_it_be(:public_reply_emoji_author) { create(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsup', awardable: public_reply).user }
-    let_it_be(:internal_reply_emoji_author) { create(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsup', awardable: internal_reply).user }
+    let_it_be(:issue_emoji_author) { create(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, awardable: issue).user }
+    let_it_be(:public_note_emoji_author) { create(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, awardable: public_note).user }
+    let_it_be(:internal_note_emoji_author) { create(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, awardable: internal_note).user }
+    let_it_be(:public_reply_emoji_author) { create(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, awardable: public_reply).user }
+    let_it_be(:internal_reply_emoji_author) { create(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, awardable: internal_reply).user }
 
     subject(:resolved_items) do
       resolve(described_class, args: {}, ctx: { current_user: current_user }, obj: issue)&.items
@@ -131,9 +131,9 @@
 
           create(:award_emoji, :upvote, awardable: issue)
           internal_note = create(:note, :confidential, project: project, noteable: issue, author: create(:user))
-          create(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsup', awardable: internal_note)
+          create(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, awardable: internal_note)
           public_note = create(:note, project: project, noteable: issue, author: create(:user))
-          create(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsup', awardable: public_note)
+          create(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, awardable: public_note)
 
           # 1 extra query per source (3 emojis + 2 notes) to fetch participables collection
           # 2 extra queries to load work item widgets collection
diff --git a/spec/helpers/issues_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/issues_helper_spec.rb
index 0790c2528126bc824b3c9e0c67e00b9674f076ec..a1bc19d2f927f9ee30bdb7ba054d5735d81303e0 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/issues_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/issues_helper_spec.rb
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@
   end
 
   describe 'awards_sort' do
-    it 'sorts a hash so thumbsup and thumbsdown are always on top' do
-      data = { 'thumbsdown' => 'some value', 'lifter' => 'some value', 'thumbsup' => 'some value' }
-      expect(awards_sort(data).keys).to eq(%w[thumbsup thumbsdown lifter])
+    it 'sorts a hash so thumbs_up and thumbs_down are always on top' do
+      data = { AwardEmoji::THUMBS_DOWN => 'some value', 'lifter' => 'some value', AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP => 'some value' }
+      expect(awards_sort(data).keys).to eq(%W[#{AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP} #{AwardEmoji::THUMBS_DOWN} lifter])
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/lib/banzai/filter/emoji_filter_spec.rb b/spec/lib/banzai/filter/emoji_filter_spec.rb
index d2f4f5484dd4c0392d89e99eaeb3e293c4edd980..dd31aecc6d63ffa37fe94502ae3b506d41da772b 100644
--- a/spec/lib/banzai/filter/emoji_filter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/banzai/filter/emoji_filter_spec.rb
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 
   it 'has a data-name attribute' do
     doc = filter(':-1:')
-    expect(doc.css('gl-emoji').first.attr('data-name')).to eq 'thumbsdown'
+    expect(doc.css('gl-emoji').first.attr('data-name')).to eq AwardEmoji::THUMBS_DOWN
   end
 
   it 'has a data-unicode-version attribute' do
diff --git a/spec/lib/banzai/pipeline/incident_management/timeline_event_pipeline_spec.rb b/spec/lib/banzai/pipeline/incident_management/timeline_event_pipeline_spec.rb
index bd3fa6041bc746554ffb36b50c659c8e2ef7bb2f..60e6d7de6da08586e43d67587fbb093e761b85dd 100644
--- a/spec/lib/banzai/pipeline/incident_management/timeline_event_pipeline_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/banzai/pipeline/incident_management/timeline_event_pipeline_spec.rb
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
       it 'renders emojis wrapped in <gl-emoji> tag' do
         # rubocop:disable Layout/LineLength
         is_expected.to eq(
-          %q(<p><gl-emoji title="thumbs up sign" data-name="thumbsup" data-unicode-version="6.0">👍</gl-emoji><gl-emoji title="thumbs up sign" data-name="thumbsup" data-unicode-version="6.0">👍</gl-emoji></p>)
+          %(<p><gl-emoji title="thumbs up sign" data-name="#{AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP}" data-unicode-version="6.0">👍</gl-emoji><gl-emoji title="thumbs up sign" data-name="#{AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP}" data-unicode-version="6.0">👍</gl-emoji></p>)
         )
         # rubocop:enable Layout/LineLength
       end
diff --git a/spec/lib/bulk_imports/projects/pipelines/issues_pipeline_spec.rb b/spec/lib/bulk_imports/projects/pipelines/issues_pipeline_spec.rb
index 8fac563173859a262aa39eb4a2e63f73c1890a6a..8feae6406314f47a1ad7581d534917600d304363 100644
--- a/spec/lib/bulk_imports/projects/pipelines/issues_pipeline_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/bulk_imports/projects/pipelines/issues_pipeline_spec.rb
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
             ],
             'award_emoji' => [
               {
-                'name' => 'thumbsup',
+                'name' => AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP,
                 'user_id' => 22
               }
             ]
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@
           aggregate_failures do
             expect(notes.count).to eq 1
             expect(notes[0].note).to include("Description changed")
-            expect(issue.award_emoji.first.name).to eq "thumbsup"
+            expect(issue.award_emoji.first.name).to eq AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP
           end
         end
       end
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/import_export/project/tree_restorer_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/import_export/project/tree_restorer_spec.rb
index c0b926c3b5e5a34f00ed5c5997d65621cc997f44..df2861f67d259c7300ee361987abe24e4c7e6540 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/import_export/project/tree_restorer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/import_export/project/tree_restorer_spec.rb
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ def match_mr1_note(content_regex)
         it 'has award emoji for a snippet' do
           award_emoji = @project.snippets.first.award_emoji
 
-          expect(award_emoji.map(&:name)).to contain_exactly('thumbsup', 'coffee')
+          expect(award_emoji.map(&:name)).to contain_exactly(AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, 'coffee')
         end
 
         it 'snippet has notes' do
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ def match_mr1_note(content_regex)
         it 'snippet has award emojis on notes' do
           award_emoji = @project.snippets.first.notes.first.award_emoji.first
 
-          expect(award_emoji.name).to eq('thumbsup')
+          expect(award_emoji.name).to eq(AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP)
         end
 
         it 'restores `ci_cd_settings` : `group_runners_enabled` setting' do
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ def match_mr1_note(content_regex)
           it 'has award emoji' do
             award_emoji = MergeRequest.find_by_title('MR1').award_emoji
 
-            expect(award_emoji.map(&:name)).to contain_exactly('thumbsup', 'drum')
+            expect(award_emoji.map(&:name)).to contain_exactly(AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, 'drum')
           end
 
           context 'notes' do
diff --git a/spec/models/award_emoji_spec.rb b/spec/models/award_emoji_spec.rb
index 75ef62b439111e24423ebc277788cef7ef2049b6..c8bc925d4f7dd17b4c3db1fead27dc148a95a772 100644
--- a/spec/models/award_emoji_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/award_emoji_spec.rb
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@
     end
 
     describe '.named' do
-      it { expect(described_class.named('thumbsup')).to contain_exactly(thumbsup) }
-      it { expect(described_class.named(%w[thumbsup thumbsdown])).to contain_exactly(thumbsup, thumbsdown) }
+      it { expect(described_class.named(AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP)).to contain_exactly(thumbsup) }
+      it { expect(described_class.named([AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, AwardEmoji::THUMBS_DOWN])).to contain_exactly(thumbsup, thumbsdown) }
     end
 
     describe '.awarded_by' do
@@ -231,22 +231,22 @@
     let(:user) { create(:user) }
 
     before do
-      create(:award_emoji, user: user, name: 'thumbsup')
-      create(:award_emoji, user: user, name: 'thumbsup')
-      create(:award_emoji, user: user, name: 'thumbsdown')
+      create(:award_emoji, user: user, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP)
+      create(:award_emoji, user: user, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP)
+      create(:award_emoji, user: user, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_DOWN)
       create(:award_emoji, user: user, name: '+1')
     end
 
     it 'returns the awarded emoji in descending order' do
       awards = described_class.award_counts_for_user(user)
 
-      expect(awards).to eq('thumbsup' => 2, 'thumbsdown' => 1, '+1' => 1)
+      expect(awards).to eq(AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP => 2, AwardEmoji::THUMBS_DOWN => 1, '+1' => 1)
     end
 
     it 'limits the returned number of rows' do
       awards = described_class.award_counts_for_user(user, 1)
 
-      expect(awards).to eq('thumbsup' => 2)
+      expect(awards).to eq(AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP => 2)
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/models/concerns/awardable_spec.rb b/spec/models/concerns/awardable_spec.rb
index 220c019dc864a2d1addde44d392ef582fa9641d0..8f0fe9f42d3a9c4f7aba6ed25b5d08849980e419 100644
--- a/spec/models/concerns/awardable_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/concerns/awardable_spec.rb
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@
 
     describe "#awarded" do
       it "filters by user and emoji name" do
-        expect(Note.awarded(award_emoji.user, { name: "thumbsup" })).to be_empty
-        expect(Note.awarded(award_emoji.user, { name: "thumbsdown" })).to eq [note]
-        expect(Note.awarded(award_emoji2.user, { name: "thumbsup" })).to eq [note2]
-        expect(Note.awarded(award_emoji2.user, { name: "thumbsdown" })).to be_empty
+        expect(Note.awarded(award_emoji.user, { name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP })).to be_empty
+        expect(Note.awarded(award_emoji.user, { name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_DOWN })).to eq [note]
+        expect(Note.awarded(award_emoji2.user, { name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP })).to eq [note2]
+        expect(Note.awarded(award_emoji2.user, { name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_DOWN })).to be_empty
       end
 
       it "filters by user and any emoji" do
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
       end
 
       it "includes unused thumbs buttons by default" do
-        expect(note_without_downvote.grouped_awards.keys.sort).to eq %w[thumbsdown thumbsup]
+        expect(note_without_downvote.grouped_awards.keys.sort).to eq [AwardEmoji::THUMBS_DOWN, AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP]
       end
 
       it "doesn't include unused thumbs buttons when disabled in project" do
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
       it "includes unused thumbs buttons when enabled in project" do
         note_without_downvote.project.show_default_award_emojis = true
 
-        expect(note_without_downvote.grouped_awards.keys.sort).to eq %w[thumbsdown thumbsup]
+        expect(note_without_downvote.grouped_awards.keys.sort).to eq [AwardEmoji::THUMBS_DOWN, AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP]
       end
 
       it "doesn't include unused thumbs buttons in summary" do
@@ -124,11 +124,11 @@
       it "includes used thumbs buttons when disabled in project" do
         note_with_downvote.project.show_default_award_emojis = false
 
-        expect(note_with_downvote.grouped_awards.keys).to eq %w[thumbsdown]
+        expect(note_with_downvote.grouped_awards.keys).to eq [AwardEmoji::THUMBS_DOWN]
       end
 
       it "includes used thumbs buttons in summary" do
-        expect(note_with_downvote.grouped_awards(with_thumbs: false).keys).to eq %w[thumbsdown]
+        expect(note_with_downvote.grouped_awards(with_thumbs: false).keys).to eq [AwardEmoji::THUMBS_DOWN]
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/models/incident_management/timeline_event_spec.rb b/spec/models/incident_management/timeline_event_spec.rb
index 40adf46e7d52b833e408fd0cb761def2e7c35ad5..01d7101724203d0e592bc2f51da6bf8f24031655 100644
--- a/spec/models/incident_management/timeline_event_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/incident_management/timeline_event_spec.rb
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 
     # rubocop:disable Layout/LineLength
     let(:expected_emoji_html) do
-      '<gl-emoji title="thumbs up sign" data-name="thumbsup" data-unicode-version="6.0">👍</gl-emoji><gl-emoji title="thumbs up sign" data-name="thumbsup" data-unicode-version="6.0">👍</gl-emoji>'
+      %(<gl-emoji title="thumbs up sign" data-name="#{AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP}" data-unicode-version="6.0">👍</gl-emoji><gl-emoji title="thumbs up sign" data-name="#{AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP}" data-unicode-version="6.0">👍</gl-emoji>)
     end
 
     let(:expected_note_html) do
diff --git a/spec/presenters/award_emoji_presenter_spec.rb b/spec/presenters/award_emoji_presenter_spec.rb
index a23196282a2e5175dec9c8697dc64339e2f87d67..f6fb370fc80f64890553c7ccee12a9a57c6186ce 100644
--- a/spec/presenters/award_emoji_presenter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/presenters/award_emoji_presenter_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
 RSpec.describe AwardEmojiPresenter do
-  let(:emoji_name) { 'thumbsup' }
+  let(:emoji_name) { AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP }
   let(:award_emoji) { build(:award_emoji, name: emoji_name) }
   let(:presenter) { described_class.new(award_emoji) }
   let(:emoji) { TanukiEmoji.find_by_alpha_code(emoji_name) }
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/award_emoji_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/award_emoji_spec.rb
index 22c67a253e316893caee773bdb04f82507c9a693..f840519126445b0bd55bcbd1e45f94a6a77927c1 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/award_emoji_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/award_emoji_spec.rb
@@ -251,16 +251,16 @@
         expect(response).to have_gitlab_http_status(:bad_request)
       end
 
-      it "normalizes +1 as thumbsup award" do
+      it "normalizes +1 as thumbs_up award" do
         post api("/projects/#{project.id}/issues/#{issue.iid}/award_emoji", user), params: { name: '+1' }
 
-        expect(issue.award_emoji.last.name).to eq("thumbsup")
+        expect(issue.award_emoji.last.name).to eq(AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP)
       end
 
       context 'when the emoji already has been awarded' do
         it 'returns a 404 status code' do
-          post api("/projects/#{project.id}/issues/#{issue.iid}/award_emoji", user), params: { name: 'thumbsup' }
-          post api("/projects/#{project.id}/issues/#{issue.iid}/award_emoji", user), params: { name: 'thumbsup' }
+          post api("/projects/#{project.id}/issues/#{issue.iid}/award_emoji", user), params: { name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP }
+          post api("/projects/#{project.id}/issues/#{issue.iid}/award_emoji", user), params: { name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP }
 
           expect(response).to have_gitlab_http_status(:not_found)
           expect(json_response["message"]).to match("has already been taken")
@@ -306,10 +306,10 @@
       expect(todo.reload).to be_done
     end
 
-    it "normalizes +1 as thumbsup award" do
+    it "normalizes +1 as thumbs_up award" do
       post api("/projects/#{project.id}/issues/#{issue.iid}/notes/#{note.id}/award_emoji", user), params: { name: '+1' }
 
-      expect(note.award_emoji.last.name).to eq("thumbsup")
+      expect(note.award_emoji.last.name).to eq(AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP)
     end
 
     context 'when the emoji already has been awarded' do
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/graphql/mutations/award_emojis/add_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/graphql/mutations/award_emojis/add_spec.rb
index dbace8f2b5368de528d1dbeeb7b5acdba2aa46a2..c46a843b5e7e1c4984c52172db89b430467ce495 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/graphql/mutations/award_emojis/add_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/graphql/mutations/award_emojis/add_spec.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   let_it_be(:project) { create(:project) }
   let_it_be(:awardable) { create(:note, project: project) }
 
-  let(:emoji_name) { 'thumbsup' }
+  let(:emoji_name) { AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP }
   let(:mutation) do
     variables = {
       awardable_id: GitlabSchema.id_from_object(awardable).to_s,
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/graphql/mutations/award_emojis/remove_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/graphql/mutations/award_emojis/remove_spec.rb
index eb0573559f4632b9c95bf44e4807fb4266a57e6c..69a3e24bd4d9d09110b13a28151f6723dd1275ff 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/graphql/mutations/award_emojis/remove_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/graphql/mutations/award_emojis/remove_spec.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   let_it_be(:project) { awardable.project }
   let_it_be(:current_user) { create(:user, guest_of: project) }
 
-  let(:emoji_name) { 'thumbsup' }
+  let(:emoji_name) { AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP }
   let(:input) { { awardable_id: GitlabSchema.id_from_object(awardable).to_s, name: emoji_name } }
 
   let(:mutation) do
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ def create_award_emoji(user)
     it 'returns an error' do
       post_graphql_mutation(mutation, current_user: current_user)
 
-      expect(mutation_response['errors']).to include('User has not awarded emoji of type thumbsup on the awardable')
+      expect(mutation_response['errors'])
+        .to include("User has not awarded emoji of type #{AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP} on the awardable")
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/graphql/mutations/award_emojis/toggle_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/graphql/mutations/award_emojis/toggle_spec.rb
index 1a94008358f93605969eff3db22c18f59ddb08fc..e6c2bf2386fc36778df384eb5ef7d98eaba9742c 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/graphql/mutations/award_emojis/toggle_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/graphql/mutations/award_emojis/toggle_spec.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   let_it_be(:issue_note) { create(:note, project: project) }
 
   let(:awardable) { issue_note }
-  let(:emoji_name) { 'thumbsup' }
+  let(:emoji_name) { AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP }
   let(:mutation) do
     variables = {
       awardable_id: GitlabSchema.id_from_object(awardable).to_s,
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/graphql/mutations/work_items/update_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/graphql/mutations/work_items/update_spec.rb
index b717869717a99fa46a109dded0a1a2034f454b8f..50f80c8a60be53c004431b70fec06408f1cae398 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/graphql/mutations/work_items/update_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/graphql/mutations/work_items/update_spec.rb
@@ -1511,7 +1511,7 @@
                 'upvotes' => 1,
                 'downvotes' => 0,
                 'awardEmoji' => { 'nodes' => [
-                  { 'name' => 'thumbsup', 'user' => { 'id' => current_user.to_gid.to_s } },
+                  { 'name' => AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, 'user' => { 'id' => current_user.to_gid.to_s } },
                   { 'name' => award_name, 'user' => { 'id' => current_user.to_gid.to_s } }
                 ] },
                 'type' => 'AWARD_EMOJI'
@@ -1534,7 +1534,7 @@
           let(:award_action) { 'REMOVE' }
 
           context 'when emoji was awarded by current user' do
-            let(:award_name) { 'thumbsup' }
+            let(:award_name) { AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP }
 
             it_behaves_like 'request that removes emoji'
           end
@@ -1547,7 +1547,7 @@
             end
 
             it_behaves_like 'request with error',
-              'User has not awarded emoji of type thumbsdown on the awardable'
+              "User has not awarded emoji of type #{AwardEmoji::THUMBS_DOWN} on the awardable"
           end
         end
 
@@ -1555,7 +1555,7 @@
           let(:award_action) { 'TOGGLE' }
 
           context 'when emoji award is present' do
-            let(:award_name) { 'thumbsup' }
+            let(:award_name) { AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP }
 
             it_behaves_like 'request that removes emoji'
           end
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/graphql/project/merge_requests_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/graphql/project/merge_requests_spec.rb
index 7f1a51afbfb7d9e0ec4ef143f14a349e4c6d831a..e222fdc7294f4b09fb8c709b383fe0c6a245f7be 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/graphql/project/merge_requests_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/graphql/project/merge_requests_spec.rb
@@ -371,8 +371,8 @@ def execute_query
       let(:requested_fields) { 'upvotes downvotes awardEmoji { nodes { name } }' }
 
       before do
-        create_list(:award_emoji, 2, name: 'thumbsup', awardable: merge_request_a)
-        create_list(:award_emoji, 2, name: 'thumbsdown', awardable: merge_request_b)
+        create_list(:award_emoji, 2, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, awardable: merge_request_a)
+        create_list(:award_emoji, 2, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_DOWN, awardable: merge_request_b)
       end
 
       include_examples 'N+1 query check'
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/graphql/project/work_items_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/graphql/project/work_items_spec.rb
index a94e8d6f2258ad07919c72814d2df069e1fca28d..f1303cd9513320b695b4f7f8954a80210cc8b461 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/graphql/project/work_items_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/graphql/project/work_items_spec.rb
@@ -772,14 +772,14 @@ def pagination_query(params)
         post_graphql(query, current_user: current_user)
       end
 
-      let(:item_filter_params) { { my_reaction_emoji: 'thumbsup' } }
+      let(:item_filter_params) { { my_reaction_emoji: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP } }
 
       it 'returns items with the reaction emoji' do
         expect(item_ids).to contain_exactly(item1.to_global_id.to_s)
       end
 
       context 'when using NOT' do
-        let(:item_filter_params) { { not: { my_reaction_emoji: 'thumbsup' } } }
+        let(:item_filter_params) { { not: { my_reaction_emoji: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP } } }
 
         it 'returns items without the reaction emoji' do
           expect(item_ids).to contain_exactly(item2.to_global_id.to_s, confidential_item.to_global_id.to_s)
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/issues/issues_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/issues/issues_spec.rb
index b72a5b9ef6c23bb7df563ce596ed979a3d85bae0..ed45ac06e4d47817bd281b524bea6a30a27139a6 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/issues/issues_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/issues/issues_spec.rb
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@
       it 'returns issues reacted by the authenticated user' do
         issue2 = create(:issue, project: project, author: user, assignees: [user])
         create(:award_emoji, awardable: issue2, user: user2, name: 'star')
-        create(:award_emoji, awardable: issue, user: user2, name: 'thumbsup')
+        create(:award_emoji, awardable: issue, user: user2, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP)
 
         get api('/issues', user2), params: { my_reaction_emoji: 'Any', scope: 'all' }
 
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/todos_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/todos_spec.rb
index a3bdbe8ec75197cef7508eb06ba495f375830936..d0a8f652dc8dac25e655279e44846746f028df55 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/todos_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/todos_spec.rb
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@
   let_it_be(:pending_4) { create(:on_commit_todo, project: project_1, author: author_2, user: john_doe, commit_id: 'invalid_id') }
   let_it_be(:pending_5) { create(:todo, :mentioned, project: project_1, author: author_1, user: john_doe, target: work_item, target_type: WorkItem.name) }
   let_it_be(:done) { create(:todo, :done, project: project_1, author: author_1, user: john_doe, target: issue) }
-  let_it_be(:award_emoji_1) { create(:award_emoji, awardable: merge_request, user: author_1, name: 'thumbsup') }
-  let_it_be(:award_emoji_2) { create(:award_emoji, awardable: pending_1.target, user: author_1, name: 'thumbsup') }
-  let_it_be(:award_emoji_3) { create(:award_emoji, awardable: pending_2.target, user: author_2, name: 'thumbsdown') }
+  let_it_be(:award_emoji_1) { create(:award_emoji, awardable: merge_request, user: author_1, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP) }
+  let_it_be(:award_emoji_2) { create(:award_emoji, awardable: pending_1.target, user: author_1, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP) }
+  let_it_be(:award_emoji_3) { create(:award_emoji, awardable: pending_2.target, user: author_2, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_DOWN) }
 
   describe 'GET /todos' do
     context 'when unauthenticated' do
diff --git a/spec/services/award_emojis/add_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/award_emojis/add_service_spec.rb
index e90ea284f29cb3489ee785352a99bfa7a8a8e7fb..297236df28864aa0d4288588d22bb93d6230c695 100644
--- a/spec/services/award_emojis/add_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/award_emojis/add_service_spec.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   let_it_be(:project) { create(:project) }
   let_it_be(:awardable) { create(:note, project: project) }
 
-  let(:name) { 'thumbsup' }
+  let(:name) { AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP }
 
   subject(:service) { described_class.new(awardable, name, user) }
 
diff --git a/spec/services/award_emojis/collect_user_emoji_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/award_emojis/collect_user_emoji_service_spec.rb
index d75d5804f93e967e6d170ab7e571b8d4107d6d79..54ea65fa7b49414872f802cc756f3c3b5e22ad41 100644
--- a/spec/services/award_emojis/collect_user_emoji_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/award_emojis/collect_user_emoji_service_spec.rb
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
     it 'returns an Array containing the awarded emoji names' do
       user = create(:user)
 
-      create(:award_emoji, user: user, name: 'thumbsup')
-      create(:award_emoji, user: user, name: 'thumbsup')
-      create(:award_emoji, user: user, name: 'thumbsdown')
+      create(:award_emoji, user: user, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP)
+      create(:award_emoji, user: user, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP)
+      create(:award_emoji, user: user, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_DOWN)
 
       awarded = described_class.new(user).execute
 
-      expect(awarded).to eq([{ name: 'thumbsup' }, { name: 'thumbsdown' }])
+      expect(awarded).to eq([{ name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP }, { name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_DOWN }])
     end
 
     it 'returns an empty Array when no user is given' do
diff --git a/spec/services/award_emojis/copy_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/award_emojis/copy_service_spec.rb
index 81ec49d774126042428456772f22fe818d3247b2..c7b9ea7e1c5191bbe40833c831ffbb38fe00fa41 100644
--- a/spec/services/award_emojis/copy_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/award_emojis/copy_service_spec.rb
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
     create(
       :issue,
       award_emoji: [
-        build(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsup'),
-        build(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsdown')
+        build(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP),
+        build(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_DOWN)
       ])
   end
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
     it 'copies AwardEmojis', :aggregate_failures do
       expect { execute_service }.to change { AwardEmoji.count }.by(2)
-      expect(to_awardable.award_emoji.map(&:name)).to match_array(%w[thumbsup thumbsdown])
+      expect(to_awardable.award_emoji.map(&:name)).to match_array([AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, AwardEmoji::THUMBS_DOWN])
     end
 
     it 'returns success', :aggregate_failures do
diff --git a/spec/services/award_emojis/destroy_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/award_emojis/destroy_service_spec.rb
index 51b8914c8f0f7ecb6a0887a94467f3a9d4639840..7f97491ae1d6464cc9ce54e44ab9625e2cc44082 100644
--- a/spec/services/award_emojis/destroy_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/award_emojis/destroy_service_spec.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   let_it_be(:awardable) { create(:note) }
   let_it_be(:project) { awardable.project }
 
-  let(:name) { 'thumbsup' }
+  let(:name) { AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP }
   let!(:award_from_other_user) do
     create(:award_emoji, name: name, awardable: awardable, user: create(:user))
   end
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
         let!(:award_from_user) { create(:award_emoji, name: name, user: user) }
 
         it_behaves_like 'a service that does not authorize the user',
-          error: 'User has not awarded emoji of type thumbsup on the awardable'
+          error: "User has not awarded emoji of type #{AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP} on the awardable"
       end
 
       context 'when user has awarded an emoji to the awardable' do
diff --git a/spec/services/award_emojis/toggle_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/award_emojis/toggle_service_spec.rb
index 61dcc22561f5abce17086bcdef7aa579dc69167f..57500dde70eeaae250c2e86100ac819e9679f8f5 100644
--- a/spec/services/award_emojis/toggle_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/award_emojis/toggle_service_spec.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   let_it_be(:project) { create(:project, :public) }
   let_it_be(:awardable) { create(:note, project: project) }
 
-  let(:name) { 'thumbsup' }
+  let(:name) { AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP }
 
   subject(:service) { described_class.new(awardable, name, user) }
 
diff --git a/spec/services/notes/copy_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/notes/copy_service_spec.rb
index ec8c5e305c2a39106327594536a2fe634c98523b..2029663924d9a39a69cb2e2e5ee427be6bc16813 100644
--- a/spec/services/notes/copy_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/notes/copy_service_spec.rb
@@ -68,13 +68,13 @@
         end
 
         it 'copies the award emojis' do
-          create(:award_emoji, awardable: notes.first, name: 'thumbsup')
+          create(:award_emoji, awardable: notes.first, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP)
 
           execute_service
 
           new_award_emoji = to_noteable.notes.first.award_emoji.first
 
-          expect(new_award_emoji.name).to eq('thumbsup')
+          expect(new_award_emoji.name).to eq(AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP)
         end
 
         it 'copies system_note_metadata for system note' do
diff --git a/spec/services/users/migrate_records_to_ghost_user_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/users/migrate_records_to_ghost_user_service_spec.rb
index 05a3a808916dca563dfd7bfc1325b1ecc8e0b83f..7b75fa8d20aed7e6acaf32a83d95fb8279ae1b73 100644
--- a/spec/services/users/migrate_records_to_ghost_user_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/users/migrate_records_to_ghost_user_service_spec.rb
@@ -104,10 +104,10 @@
           let(:awardable) { create(:issue) }
 
           let!(:existing_award_emoji) do
-            create(:award_emoji, user: Users::Internal.ghost, name: "thumbsup", awardable: awardable)
+            create(:award_emoji, user: Users::Internal.ghost, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, awardable: awardable)
           end
 
-          let!(:award_emoji) { create(:award_emoji, user: user, name: "thumbsup", awardable: awardable) }
+          let!(:award_emoji) { create(:award_emoji, user: user, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, awardable: awardable) }
 
           it "migrates the award emoji regardless" do
             service.execute
diff --git a/spec/services/work_items/callbacks/award_emoji_spec.rb b/spec/services/work_items/callbacks/award_emoji_spec.rb
index 3268e8159490b4678f0096ad3255c7e8d0a2da1f..135cbfb33dc851d589aa9f0540ce0dbd096b44c8 100644
--- a/spec/services/work_items/callbacks/award_emoji_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/work_items/callbacks/award_emoji_spec.rb
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     end
 
     context 'when removing emoji' do
-      let(:params) { { action: :remove, name: 'thumbsup' } }
+      let(:params) { { action: :remove, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP } }
 
       context 'when user has no access' do
         let(:current_user) { unauthorized_user }
diff --git a/spec/support/shared_contexts/finders/issues_finder_shared_contexts.rb b/spec/support/shared_contexts/finders/issues_finder_shared_contexts.rb
index 8b73001a97d241dca4080c0cbefec91ddcc8c7f3..63caf4566f5a01f611db61342b4bf3b7213da98b 100644
--- a/spec/support/shared_contexts/finders/issues_finder_shared_contexts.rb
+++ b/spec/support/shared_contexts/finders/issues_finder_shared_contexts.rb
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@
     )
   end
 
-  let_it_be(:award_emoji1) { create(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsup', user: user, awardable: item1) }
-  let_it_be(:award_emoji2) { create(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsup', user: user2, awardable: item2) }
-  let_it_be(:award_emoji3) { create(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsdown', user: user, awardable: item3) }
+  let_it_be(:award_emoji1) { create(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, user: user, awardable: item1) }
+  let_it_be(:award_emoji2) { create(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, user: user2, awardable: item2) }
+  let_it_be(:award_emoji3) { create(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_DOWN, user: user, awardable: item3) }
 
   let(:items_model) { factory.to_s.camelize.constantize }
 end
diff --git a/spec/support/shared_contexts/finders/work_items_finder_shared_contexts.rb b/spec/support/shared_contexts/finders/work_items_finder_shared_contexts.rb
index f72b0382c7cc24bab6c443536f2efacef05850e1..c280c8df488d28c089778ca3ea436b3a33a38c5a 100644
--- a/spec/support/shared_contexts/finders/work_items_finder_shared_contexts.rb
+++ b/spec/support/shared_contexts/finders/work_items_finder_shared_contexts.rb
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@
     )
   end
 
-  let_it_be(:award_emoji1) { create(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsup', user: user, awardable: item1) }
-  let_it_be(:award_emoji2) { create(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsup', user: user2, awardable: item2) }
-  let_it_be(:award_emoji3) { create(:award_emoji, name: 'thumbsdown', user: user, awardable: item3) }
+  let_it_be(:award_emoji1) { create(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, user: user, awardable: item1) }
+  let_it_be(:award_emoji2) { create(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, user: user2, awardable: item2) }
+  let_it_be(:award_emoji3) { create(:award_emoji, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_DOWN, user: user, awardable: item3) }
 
   let(:items_model) { WorkItem }
 end
diff --git a/spec/support/shared_examples/analytics/cycle_analytics/request_params_examples.rb b/spec/support/shared_examples/analytics/cycle_analytics/request_params_examples.rb
index ddf3b1d7d17bc4a976568a85f87d2ec549ab3298..39b3e0009fd9489a365d402aa2250f69ac09b919 100644
--- a/spec/support/shared_examples/analytics/cycle_analytics/request_params_examples.rb
+++ b/spec/support/shared_examples/analytics/cycle_analytics/request_params_examples.rb
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
           weight: 1,
           epic_id: 2,
           iteration_id: 3,
-          my_reaction_emoji: 'thumbsup',
+          my_reaction_emoji: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP,
           not: { assignee_username: 'test' }
         )
       end
diff --git a/spec/support/shared_examples/features/work_items_shared_examples.rb b/spec/support/shared_examples/features/work_items_shared_examples.rb
index 0c472dee0890731c042b433d2b62cb3aea4820e7..d8e53e28135d72d1ffa178b1cec08e9ada7ac0a7 100644
--- a/spec/support/shared_examples/features/work_items_shared_examples.rb
+++ b/spec/support/shared_examples/features/work_items_shared_examples.rb
@@ -479,17 +479,17 @@ def select_emoji
     within(award_section_selector) do
       expect(page).to have_selector(selected_award_button_selector)
 
-      # As the user2 has already awarded the `:thumbsup:` emoji, the emoji count will be 2
+      # As the user2 has already awarded the `:thumbs_up:` emoji, the emoji count will be 2
       expect(first(award_button_selector)).to have_content '2'
     end
-    expect(page.find(tooltip_selector)).to have_content("John and you reacted with :thumbsup:")
+    expect(page.find(tooltip_selector)).to have_content("John and you reacted with :#{AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP}:")
   end
 
   it 'removes award from work item for current user' do
     select_emoji
 
     page.within(award_section_selector) do
-      # As the user2 has already awarded the `:thumbsup:` emoji, the emoji count will be 2
+      # As the user2 has already awarded the `:thumbs_up:` emoji, the emoji count will be 2
       expect(first(award_button_selector)).to have_content '2'
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/support/shared_examples/finders/issues_finder_shared_examples.rb b/spec/support/shared_examples/finders/issues_finder_shared_examples.rb
index 3ae2d7838282f224071b3767e93f17aa94ce5b87..649f8997c9aadda711414ba62b07af0dce680ca0 100644
--- a/spec/support/shared_examples/finders/issues_finder_shared_examples.rb
+++ b/spec/support/shared_examples/finders/issues_finder_shared_examples.rb
@@ -744,51 +744,51 @@
           end
         end
 
-        context 'user searches by "thumbsup" reaction' do
-          let(:params) { { my_reaction_emoji: 'thumbsup' } }
+        context 'user searches by "thumbs_up" reaction' do
+          let(:params) { { my_reaction_emoji: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP } }
 
-          it 'returns items that the user thumbsup to' do
+          it 'returns items that the user thumbs_up to' do
             expect(items).to contain_exactly(item1)
           end
 
           context 'using NOT' do
-            let(:params) { { not: { my_reaction_emoji: 'thumbsup' } } }
+            let(:params) { { not: { my_reaction_emoji: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP } } }
 
-            it 'returns items that the user did not thumbsup to' do
+            it 'returns items that the user did not thumbs_up to' do
               expect(items).to contain_exactly(item2, item3, item4, item5)
             end
           end
         end
 
-        context 'user2 searches by "thumbsup" reaction' do
+        context 'user2 searches by "thumbs_up" reaction' do
           let(:search_user) { user2 }
 
-          let(:params) { { my_reaction_emoji: 'thumbsup' } }
+          let(:params) { { my_reaction_emoji: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP } }
 
-          it 'returns items that the user2 thumbsup to' do
+          it 'returns items that the user2 thumbs_up to' do
             expect(items).to contain_exactly(item2)
           end
 
           context 'using NOT' do
-            let(:params) { { not: { my_reaction_emoji: 'thumbsup' } } }
+            let(:params) { { not: { my_reaction_emoji: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP } } }
 
-            it 'returns items that the user2 thumbsup to' do
+            it 'returns items that the user2 thumbs_up to' do
               expect(items).to contain_exactly(item3)
             end
           end
         end
 
-        context 'user searches by "thumbsdown" reaction' do
-          let(:params) { { my_reaction_emoji: 'thumbsdown' } }
+        context 'user searches by "thumbs_down" reaction' do
+          let(:params) { { my_reaction_emoji: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_DOWN } }
 
-          it 'returns items that the user thumbsdown to' do
+          it 'returns items that the user thumbs_down to' do
             expect(items).to contain_exactly(item3)
           end
 
           context 'using NOT' do
-            let(:params) { { not: { my_reaction_emoji: 'thumbsdown' } } }
+            let(:params) { { not: { my_reaction_emoji: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_DOWN } } }
 
-            it 'returns items that the user thumbsdown to' do
+            it 'returns items that the user thumbs_down to' do
               expect(items).to contain_exactly(item1, item2, item4, item5)
             end
           end
diff --git a/spec/support/shared_examples/requests/api/graphql/issue_list_shared_examples.rb b/spec/support/shared_examples/requests/api/graphql/issue_list_shared_examples.rb
index 106a174fc827b029acf00a3d3ac0ad2c84fc4d85..b10fba8a4fd6f2efc2ba69d7b5c9e5487f33b34d 100644
--- a/spec/support/shared_examples/requests/api/graphql/issue_list_shared_examples.rb
+++ b/spec/support/shared_examples/requests/api/graphql/issue_list_shared_examples.rb
@@ -168,12 +168,12 @@
       using RSpec::Parameterized::TableSyntax
 
       where(:value, :issue_list) do
-        'thumbsup'   | lazy { voted_issues }
-        'ANY'        | lazy { voted_issues }
-        'any'        | lazy { voted_issues }
-        'AnY'        | lazy { voted_issues }
-        'NONE'       | lazy { no_award_issues }
-        'thumbsdown' | lazy { [] }
+        AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP   | lazy { voted_issues }
+        'ANY'                   | lazy { voted_issues }
+        'any'                   | lazy { voted_issues }
+        'AnY'                   | lazy { voted_issues }
+        'NONE'                  | lazy { no_award_issues }
+        AwardEmoji::THUMBS_DOWN | lazy { [] }
       end
 
       with_them do
@@ -458,8 +458,8 @@ def execute_query
       let(:requested_fields) { 'upvotes downvotes' }
 
       before do
-        create_list(:award_emoji, 2, name: 'thumbsup', awardable: issue_a)
-        create_list(:award_emoji, 2, name: 'thumbsdown', awardable: issue_b)
+        create_list(:award_emoji, 2, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_UP, awardable: issue_a)
+        create_list(:award_emoji, 2, name: AwardEmoji::THUMBS_DOWN, awardable: issue_b)
       end
 
       include_examples 'N+1 query check'