diff --git a/src/components/loading-ellipsis/loading-ellipsis.module.css b/src/components/loading-ellipsis/loading-ellipsis.module.css
index 69049ce1..d840bd8e 100644
--- a/src/components/loading-ellipsis/loading-ellipsis.module.css
+++ b/src/components/loading-ellipsis/loading-ellipsis.module.css
@@ -1,24 +1,22 @@
-.ellipsis {
-  display: inline-block;
-}
-
 .ellipsis:after {
-  content: '...';
-  position: absolute;
-  -webkit-animation: ellipsis steps(4, end) 1200ms infinite;
-  animation: ellipsis steps(4, end) 1500ms infinite;
-  width: 0px;
   overflow: hidden;
+  display: inline-block;
+  position: absolute;
+  vertical-align: bottom;
+  -webkit-animation: ellipsis steps(4,end) 1500ms infinite;      
+  animation: ellipsis steps(4,end) 1500ms infinite;
+  content: "\2026"; /* ascii code for the ellipsis character */
+  width: 0px;
 }
 
 @keyframes ellipsis {
   to {
-    width: 1.3em;
+    width: 1.25em;    
   }
 }
 
 @-webkit-keyframes ellipsis {
   to {
-    width: 1.3em;
+    width: 1.25em;    
   }
 }
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