diff --git a/osu.Game/Localisation/EditorStrings.cs b/osu.Game/Localisation/EditorStrings.cs
index beddcfd44e..7c9b52275d 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Localisation/EditorStrings.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Localisation/EditorStrings.cs
@@ -100,14 +100,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Localisation
         public static LocalisableString TimelineTicks => new TranslatableString(getKey(@"timeline_ticks"), @"Ticks");
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// "0.0°"
+        /// "{0:0.0}&#176;"
         /// </summary>
-        public static LocalisableString RotationFormatUnsnapped => new TranslatableString(getKey(@"rotation_format_unsnapped"), @"0.0°");
+        public static LocalisableString RotationUnsnapped(float newRotation) => new TranslatableString(getKey(@"rotation_unsnapped"), @"{0:0.0}°", newRotation);
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// "0.0° (snapped)"
+        /// "{0:0.0}&#176; (snapped)"
         /// </summary>
-        public static LocalisableString RotationFormatSnapped => new TranslatableString(getKey(@"rotation_format_snapped"), @"0.0° (snapped)");
+        public static LocalisableString RotationSnapped(float newRotation) => new TranslatableString(getKey(@"rotation_snapped"), @"{0:0.0}° (snapped)", newRotation);
 
         private static string getKey(string key) => $@"{prefix}:{key}";
     }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/SelectionBoxRotationHandle.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/SelectionBoxRotationHandle.cs
index bee768ad50..305f5bf3c4 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/SelectionBoxRotationHandle.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/SelectionBoxRotationHandle.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ using System;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Extensions.EnumExtensions;
-using osu.Framework.Extensions.LocalisationExtensions;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Cursor;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
@@ -125,8 +124,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
             cumulativeRotation.Value = newRotation;
 
             HandleRotate?.Invoke(newRotation - oldRotation);
-            string tooltipFormat = shouldSnap ? EditorStrings.RotationFormatSnapped.ToString() : EditorStrings.RotationFormatUnsnapped.ToString();
-            TooltipText = newRotation.ToLocalisableString(tooltipFormat);
+            TooltipText = shouldSnap ? EditorStrings.RotationSnapped(newRotation) : EditorStrings.RotationUnsnapped(newRotation);
         }
 
         private float snap(float value, float step) => MathF.Round(value / step) * step;