diff --git a/crates/epaint/src/text/fonts.rs b/crates/epaint/src/text/fonts.rs
index dcfbbd7fe1d..42d74cdd2d2 100644
--- a/crates/epaint/src/text/fonts.rs
+++ b/crates/epaint/src/text/fonts.rs
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ impl Default for FontTweak {
             scale: 1.0,
             y_offset_factor: 0.0,
             y_offset: 0.0,
-            baseline_offset_factor: -0.0333, // makes the default fonts look more centered in buttons and such
+            baseline_offset_factor: 0.0,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -289,11 +289,8 @@ impl Default for FontDefinitions {
         font_data.insert(
             "emoji-icon-font".to_owned(),
             FontData::from_static(EMOJI_ICON).tweak(FontTweak {
-                scale: 0.88, // make it smaller
-
-                // probably not correct, but this does make texts look better (#2724 for details)
-                y_offset_factor: 0.11, // move glyphs down to better align with common fonts
-                baseline_offset_factor: -0.11, // ...now the entire row is a bit down so shift it back
+                scale: 0.88,           // Make it smaller
+                y_offset_factor: 0.04, // Move down slightly
                 ..Default::default()
             }),
         );