diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/abuse_report/components/notes/abuse_report_add_note.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/abuse_report/components/notes/abuse_report_add_note.vue
index 3c709fc565fd31cc4484c26a5abf876570badabe..68cd6fc706e0988f56be41ea9a553dd6b53ea83d 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/abuse_report/components/notes/abuse_report_add_note.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/abuse_report/components/notes/abuse_report_add_note.vue
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import AbuseReportCommentForm from './abuse_report_comment_form.vue';
 export default {
   name: 'AbuseReportAddNote',
   i18n: {
-    reply: __('Reply'),
+    reply: __('Reply…'),
     replyToComment: __('Reply to comment'),
     commentError: __('Your comment could not be submitted because %{reason}.'),
     genericError: __(
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ export default {
             v-else
             ref="textarea"
             rows="1"
-            class="reply-placeholder-text-field gl-font-regular!"
+            class="reply-placeholder-text-field"
             data-testid="abuse-report-note-reply-textarea"
             :placeholder="$options.i18n.reply"
             :aria-label="$options.i18n.replyToComment"
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/work_items/components/notes/work_item_add_note.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/work_items/components/notes/work_item_add_note.vue
index c3b7b7a2953f6f9d260ce5636578b0487317540f..3636f222c2df4c954af1f4f2ee403b16df02891b 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/work_items/components/notes/work_item_add_note.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/work_items/components/notes/work_item_add_note.vue
@@ -287,9 +287,9 @@ export default {
             v-else
             ref="textarea"
             rows="1"
-            class="reply-placeholder-text-field gl-font-regular!"
+            class="reply-placeholder-text-field"
             data-testid="note-reply-textarea"
-            :placeholder="__('Reply')"
+            :placeholder="__('Reply…')"
             :aria-label="__('Reply to comment')"
             @focus="showReplyForm"
             @click="showReplyForm"
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/note_form.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/note_form.scss
index e5808c71a6d69dd7eedc816aaad944dbd565bee2..5d644d636660addd6e97cce119caf57e01b087fa 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/note_form.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/note_form.scss
@@ -326,7 +326,6 @@ table {
 
 .discussion-reply-holder {
   .reply-placeholder-text-field {
-    @include gl-font-monospace;
     border-radius: $gl-border-radius-base;
     width: 100%;
     resize: none;
diff --git a/app/helpers/notes_helper.rb b/app/helpers/notes_helper.rb
index aad3e07ea2835e03762a1b7f4dee2c5b83d1d191..e67e6c22e1ae933b530bbe58a8ed2143c3eb73bb 100644
--- a/app/helpers/notes_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/notes_helper.rb
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def link_to_reply_discussion(discussion, line_type = nil)
     content_tag(
       :textarea,
       rows: 1,
-      placeholder: _('Reply...'),
+      placeholder: _('Reply…'),
       'aria-label': _('Reply to comment'),
       class: 'reply-placeholder-text-field js-discussion-reply-button',
       data: {
diff --git a/ee/app/assets/javascripts/vulnerabilities/components/history_comment.vue b/ee/app/assets/javascripts/vulnerabilities/components/history_comment.vue
index 7c84d82e115514086894aa760402a8356ccf4473..d075ed78492164c5c53ff48d3a39254e139e2f73 100644
--- a/ee/app/assets/javascripts/vulnerabilities/components/history_comment.vue
+++ b/ee/app/assets/javascripts/vulnerabilities/components/history_comment.vue
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ export default {
     <textarea
       rows="1"
       :placeholder="s__('vulnerability|Add a comment')"
-      class="reply-placeholder-text-field gl-font-regular!"
+      class="reply-placeholder-text-field"
       data-testid="add-comment-textarea"
       @focus="showCommentInput"
     ></textarea>
diff --git a/locale/gitlab.pot b/locale/gitlab.pot
index 6ad032d15b15a03f639691991e2df855a605e5aa..c563e837d504fcbfb8a3fe76367e3d70a9acd4af 100644
--- a/locale/gitlab.pot
+++ b/locale/gitlab.pot
@@ -40218,9 +40218,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Reply to this email directly or %{view_it_on_gitlab}."
 msgstr ""
 
-msgid "Reply..."
-msgstr ""
-
 msgid "Reply…"
 msgstr ""
 
diff --git a/spec/frontend/admin/abuse_report/components/notes/abuse_report_add_note_spec.js b/spec/frontend/admin/abuse_report/components/notes/abuse_report_add_note_spec.js
index dd9dcf304ae9afb3e1bb7e8632d0e796fcf934bb..f9d8ad93834f2df82097d4a3481dbaa53f40344c 100644
--- a/spec/frontend/admin/abuse_report/components/notes/abuse_report_add_note_spec.js
+++ b/spec/frontend/admin/abuse_report/components/notes/abuse_report_add_note_spec.js
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ describe('Abuse Report Add Note', () => {
       expect(findReplyTextarea().exists()).toBe(true);
       expect(findReplyTextarea().attributes()).toMatchObject({
         rows: '1',
-        placeholder: 'Reply',
+        placeholder: 'Reply…',
         'aria-label': 'Reply to comment',
       });
     });