diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/components/compose_form.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/components/compose_form.jsx
index 71db8026b..4b26d09b2 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/components/compose_form.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/components/compose_form.jsx
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
   placeholder: { id: 'compose_form.placeholder', defaultMessage: 'What is on your mind?' },
   spoiler_placeholder: { id: 'compose_form.spoiler_placeholder', defaultMessage: 'Write your warning here' },
   publish: { id: 'compose_form.publish', defaultMessage: 'Toot' },
-  publishLoud: { id: 'compose_form.publish_loud', defaultMessage: '{publish}!' },
+  publishLoud: { id: 'compose_form.publish_loud', defaultMessage: 'TOOT!' },
   saveChanges: { id: 'compose_form.save_changes', defaultMessage: 'Save changes' },
 });
 
@@ -232,9 +232,9 @@ class ComposeForm extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     if (this.props.isEditing) {
       publishText = intl.formatMessage(messages.saveChanges);
     } else if (this.props.privacy === 'private' || this.props.privacy === 'direct') {
-      publishText = <span className='compose-form__publish-private'><Icon id='lock' /> {intl.formatMessage(messages.publish)}</span>;
+      publishText = <span className='compose-form__publish-private'><Icon id='lock' /> toot</span>;
     } else {
-      publishText = this.props.privacy !== 'unlisted' ? intl.formatMessage(messages.publishLoud, { publish: intl.formatMessage(messages.publish) }) : intl.formatMessage(messages.publish);
+      publishText = this.props.privacy !== 'unlisted' ? 'TOOT!' : 'toot';
     }
 
     return (