diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index d351e88..0329305 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ enum Conlang {
     Juteyuji = 'juteyuji',
 }
 
+enum SearchDirection {
+    ToConlang,
+    ToEnglish
+}
+
 const renderConlang = (conlang: Conlang): string => {
     if (conlang === Conlang.Saimiar) {
         return 'Saimiar';
@@ -107,7 +112,7 @@ const Results = (props) => {
         const num = props.searchResults.length;
 
         const renderedName = renderConlang(conlang);
-        const searchType = (props.direction === 'toConlang') ? `English -> ${renderedName}` : `${renderedName} -> English`;
+        const searchType = (props.direction === SearchDirection.ToConlang) ? `English -> ${renderedName}` : `${renderedName} -> English`;
         const header = (
             <div className="searchResultHeader" key="header">
         Searched for <b>{ props.searchTerm }</b>, { searchType }, found { num } result(s)
@@ -167,7 +172,7 @@ class App extends Component {
             this.setState({searchResults: null, searchTerm: null, direction: null});
         } else {
             makeRequest(request, (json) => {
-                this.setState({searchResults: json, searchTerm, direction: 'toEnglish'});
+                this.setState({searchResults: json, searchTerm, direction: SearchDirection.ToEnglish});
             });
         }
     }
@@ -178,7 +183,7 @@ class App extends Component {
             this.setState({searchResults: null, searchTerm: null, direction: null});
         } else {
             makeRequest(request, (json) => {
-                this.setState({searchResults: json, searchTerm, direction: 'toEnglish'});
+                this.setState({searchResults: json, searchTerm, direction: SearchDirection.ToEnglish});
             });
         }
     }
@@ -191,7 +196,7 @@ class App extends Component {
             this.setState({searchResults: null, searchTerm: null});
         } else {
             makeRequest(request, (json) => {
-                this.setState({searchResults: json, searchTerm, direction: 'toConlang'});
+                this.setState({searchResults: json, searchTerm, direction: SearchDirection.ToConlang});
             });
         }
     }