diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/awards.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/awards.scss
index b5f00cb20d421bed779b430ed775a144301e47a5..0db3ac1a60e0aeead785a6e14dd4ad90fba7b428 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/awards.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/awards.scss
@@ -237,7 +237,3 @@
     vertical-align: middle;
   }
 }
-
-.note-awards .award-control-icon-positive {
-  left: 6px;
-}
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/32486-fix-note-emoji-placement.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/32486-fix-note-emoji-placement.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..62c345895fca745e8087328d3b1edd4244817440
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/32486-fix-note-emoji-placement.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+title: Fix placement of note emoji on hover
+merge_request:
+author: