diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/PatternMatchUtils.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/PatternMatchUtils.java
index 67871015cae..f533c301599 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/PatternMatchUtils.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/PatternMatchUtils.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2021 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ package org.springframework.util;
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 
 /**
- * Utility methods for simple pattern matching, in particular for
- * Spring's typical "xxx*", "*xxx" and "*xxx*" pattern styles.
+ * Utility methods for simple pattern matching, in particular for Spring's typical
+ * {@code xxx*}, {@code *xxx}, {@code *xxx*}, and {@code xxx*yyy} pattern styles.
  *
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
  * @since 2.0
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ public abstract class PatternMatchUtils {
 
 	/**
 	 * Match a String against the given pattern, supporting the following simple
-	 * pattern styles: "xxx*", "*xxx", "*xxx*" and "xxx*yyy" matches (with an
-	 * arbitrary number of pattern parts), as well as direct equality.
+	 * pattern styles: {@code xxx*}, {@code *xxx}, {@code *xxx*}, and {@code xxx*yyy}
+	 * matches (with an arbitrary number of pattern parts), as well as direct equality.
 	 * @param pattern the pattern to match against
 	 * @param str the String to match
 	 * @return whether the String matches the given pattern
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ public abstract class PatternMatchUtils {
 
 	/**
 	 * Match a String against the given patterns, supporting the following simple
-	 * pattern styles: "xxx*", "*xxx", "*xxx*" and "xxx*yyy" matches (with an
-	 * arbitrary number of pattern parts), as well as direct equality.
+	 * pattern styles: {@code xxx*}, {@code *xxx}, {@code *xxx*}, and {@code xxx*yyy}
+	 * matches (with an arbitrary number of pattern parts), as well as direct equality.
 	 * @param patterns the patterns to match against
 	 * @param str the String to match
 	 * @return whether the String matches any of the given patterns