diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/issue_show/components/fields/description.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/issue_show/components/fields/description.vue
index d9fa2764d65..33110d27050 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/issue_show/components/fields/description.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/issue_show/components/fields/description.vue
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
         v-model="formState.description"
         ref="textarea"
         slot="textarea"
-        placeholder="Write a comment or drag your files here..."
+        placeholder="Write a comment or drag your files here…"
         @keydown.meta.enter="updateIssuable"
         @keydown.ctrl.enter="updateIssuable">
       </textarea>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/notes/components/comment_form.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/notes/components/comment_form.vue
index 72d7e22fba0..17943d7abfb 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/notes/components/comment_form.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/notes/components/comment_form.vue
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ js-gfm-input js-autosize markdown-area js-vue-textarea"
                   ref="textarea"
                   slot="textarea"
                   :disabled="isSubmitting"
-                  placeholder="Write a comment or drag your files here..."
+                  placeholder="Write a comment or drag your files here…"
                   @keydown.up="editCurrentUserLastNote()"
                   @keydown.meta.enter="handleSave()"
                   @keydown.ctrl.enter="handleSave()">
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/notes/components/note_form.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/notes/components/note_form.vue
index c59a2e7a406..93b66986958 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/notes/components/note_form.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/notes/components/note_form.vue
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ js-autosize markdown-area js-vue-issue-note-form js-vue-textarea"
           v-model="updatedNoteBody"
           ref="textarea"
           slot="textarea"
-          placeholder="Write a comment or drag your files here..."
+          placeholder="Write a comment or drag your files here…"
           @keydown.meta.enter="handleUpdate()"
           @keydown.ctrl.enter="handleUpdate()"
           @keydown.up="editMyLastNote()"
diff --git a/app/views/projects/releases/edit.html.haml b/app/views/projects/releases/edit.html.haml
index b4787032966..d6f758608a0 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/releases/edit.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/releases/edit.html.haml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
   = form_for(@release, method: :put, url: project_tag_release_path(@project, @tag.name), html: { class: 'common-note-form release-form js-quick-submit' }) do |f|
     = render layout: 'projects/md_preview', locals: { url: preview_markdown_path(@project), referenced_users: true } do
-      = render 'projects/zen', f: f, attr: :description, classes: 'note-textarea', placeholder: "Write your release notes or drag files here..."
+      = render 'projects/zen', f: f, attr: :description, classes: 'note-textarea', placeholder: "Write your release notes or drag files here…"
       = render 'shared/notes/hints'
     .error-alert
     .prepend-top-default
diff --git a/app/views/projects/tags/new.html.haml b/app/views/projects/tags/new.html.haml
index b596748ca5f..da822ac5675 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/tags/new.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/tags/new.html.haml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     = label_tag :release_description, s_('TagsPage|Release notes'), class: 'col-form-label col-sm-2'
     .col-sm-10
       = render layout: 'projects/md_preview', locals: { url: preview_markdown_path(@project), referenced_users: true } do
-        = render 'projects/zen', attr: :release_description, classes: 'note-textarea', placeholder: s_('TagsPage|Write your release notes or drag files here...'), current_text: @release_description
+        = render 'projects/zen', attr: :release_description, classes: 'note-textarea', placeholder: s_('TagsPage|Write your release notes or drag files here…'), current_text: @release_description
         = render 'shared/notes/hints'
       .form-text.text-muted
         = s_('TagsPage|Optionally, add release notes to the tag. They will be stored in the GitLab database and displayed on the tags page.')
diff --git a/app/views/projects/wikis/_form.html.haml b/app/views/projects/wikis/_form.html.haml
index bcceb69954a..26fe1de31fe 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/wikis/_form.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/wikis/_form.html.haml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     .col-sm-12= f.label :content, class: 'control-label-full-width'
     .col-sm-12
       = render layout: 'projects/md_preview', locals: { url: project_wiki_preview_markdown_path(@project, @page.slug) } do
-        = render 'projects/zen', f: f, attr: :content, classes: 'note-textarea', placeholder: s_("WikiPage|Write your content or drag files here...")
+        = render 'projects/zen', f: f, attr: :content, classes: 'note-textarea', placeholder: s_("WikiPage|Write your content or drag files here…")
         = render 'shared/notes/hints'
 
       .clearfix
diff --git a/app/views/shared/form_elements/_description.html.haml b/app/views/shared/form_elements/_description.html.haml
index e5dfa7dbf71..25df2fe5cd6 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/form_elements/_description.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/form_elements/_description.html.haml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     = render layout: 'projects/md_preview', locals: { url: preview_url, referenced_users: true } do
       = render 'projects/zen', f: form, attr: :description,
                                classes: 'note-textarea qa-issuable-form-description',
-                               placeholder: "Write a comment or drag your files here...",
+                               placeholder: "Write a comment or drag your files here…",
                                supports_quick_actions: supports_quick_actions
       = render 'shared/notes/hints', supports_quick_actions: supports_quick_actions
       .clearfix
diff --git a/app/views/shared/notes/_edit_form.html.haml b/app/views/shared/notes/_edit_form.html.haml
index 8923e5602a4..71a5b94e958 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/notes/_edit_form.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/notes/_edit_form.html.haml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     = hidden_field_tag :target_id, '', class: 'js-form-target-id'
     = hidden_field_tag :target_type, '', class: 'js-form-target-type'
     = render layout: 'projects/md_preview', locals: { url: preview_markdown_path(project), referenced_users: true } do
-      = render 'projects/zen', attr: 'note[note]', classes: 'note-textarea js-note-text js-task-list-field', placeholder: "Write a comment or drag your files here..."
+      = render 'projects/zen', attr: 'note[note]', classes: 'note-textarea js-note-text js-task-list-field', placeholder: "Write a comment or drag your files here…"
       = render 'shared/notes/hints'
 
     .note-form-actions.clearfix
diff --git a/app/views/shared/notes/_form.html.haml b/app/views/shared/notes/_form.html.haml
index 71c0d740bc8..c360f1ffe2a 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/notes/_form.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/notes/_form.html.haml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
       = render 'projects/zen', f: f,
         attr: :note,
         classes: 'note-textarea js-note-text',
-        placeholder: "Write a comment or drag your files here...",
+        placeholder: "Write a comment or drag your files here…",
         supports_quick_actions: supports_quick_actions,
         supports_autocomplete: supports_autocomplete
       = render 'shared/notes/hints', supports_quick_actions: supports_quick_actions
diff --git a/locale/gitlab.pot b/locale/gitlab.pot
index 946669068cd..ba3d8f8a1e3 100644
--- a/locale/gitlab.pot
+++ b/locale/gitlab.pot
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: gitlab 1.0.0\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2018-06-08 18:19+0200\n"
-"PO-Revision-Date: 2018-06-08 18:19+0200\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2018-06-11 09:18+0200\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: 2018-06-11 09:18+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
 "Language: \n"
@@ -4106,7 +4106,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "TagsPage|Use git tag command to add a new one:"
 msgstr ""
 
-msgid "TagsPage|Write your release notes or drag files here..."
+msgid "TagsPage|Write your release notes or drag files here…"
 msgstr ""
 
 msgid "TagsPage|protected"
@@ -4803,7 +4803,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "WikiPage|Page slug"
 msgstr ""
 
-msgid "WikiPage|Write your content or drag files here..."
+msgid "WikiPage|Write your content or drag files here…"
 msgstr ""
 
 msgid "Wiki|Create Page"
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/notes/components/comment_form_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/notes/components/comment_form_spec.js
index 224debbeff6..a7d1e4331eb 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/notes/components/comment_form_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/notes/components/comment_form_spec.js
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ describe('issue_comment_form component', () => {
       it('should render textarea with placeholder', () => {
         expect(
           vm.$el.querySelector('.js-main-target-form textarea').getAttribute('placeholder'),
-        ).toEqual('Write a comment or drag your files here...');
+        ).toEqual('Write a comment or drag your files here…');
       });
 
       it('should make textarea disabled while requesting', (done) => {
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/notes/components/note_app_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/notes/components/note_app_spec.js
index 0e792eee5e9..d494c63ff11 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/notes/components/note_app_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/notes/components/note_app_spec.js
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ describe('note_app', () => {
       expect(vm.$el.querySelector('.js-main-target-form').tagName).toEqual('FORM');
       expect(
         vm.$el.querySelector('.js-main-target-form textarea').getAttribute('placeholder'),
-      ).toEqual('Write a comment or drag your files here...');
+      ).toEqual('Write a comment or drag your files here…');
     });
 
     it('should render form comment button as disabled', () => {
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ describe('note_app', () => {
       expect(vm.$el.querySelector('.js-main-target-form').tagName).toEqual('FORM');
       expect(
         vm.$el.querySelector('.js-main-target-form textarea').getAttribute('placeholder'),
-      ).toEqual('Write a comment or drag your files here...');
+      ).toEqual('Write a comment or drag your files here…');
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/notes/components/note_form_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/notes/components/note_form_spec.js
index f841a408d09..413d4f69434 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/notes/components/note_form_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/notes/components/note_form_spec.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ describe('issue_note_form component', () => {
     it('should render text area with placeholder', () => {
       expect(
         vm.$el.querySelector('textarea').getAttribute('placeholder'),
-      ).toEqual('Write a comment or drag your files here...');
+      ).toEqual('Write a comment or drag your files here…');
     });
 
     it('should link to markdown docs', () => {