diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/dataset_request.yaml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/dataset_request.yaml
index 1396149e..992a2232 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/dataset_request.yaml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/dataset_request.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Dataset request
+name: 📊 Dataset request
 description: Request that a new dataset is added to EpigraphHub
 title: "[DATASET] <title>"
 labels: data capture
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ body:
 - type: textarea
   attributes:
     label: Available API
-    description: If there is an API available to download this dataset, please dscribe it succintly here, with links to its documentation.
+    description: If there is an API available to download this dataset, please describe it succinctly here, with links to its documentation.
   validations:
     required: false
 - type: textarea