diff --git a/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-aop.adoc b/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-aop.adoc
index fbaf5c276a7..af738a18be9 100644
--- a/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-aop.adoc
+++ b/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-aop.adoc
@@ -1808,14 +1808,14 @@ respectively. For example, the previous pointcut can be better written as follow
 
 ====
 [source,xml,indent=0]
-[subs="verbatim,quotes"]
+[subs="verbatim"]
 ----
 	<aop:config>
 
 		<aop:aspect id="myAspect" ref="aBean">
 
 			<aop:pointcut id="businessService"
-				expression="execution(* com.xyz.myapp.service.*.*(..)) **and** this(service)"/>
+				expression="execution(* com.xyz.myapp.service.*.*(..)) and this(service)"/>
 
 			<aop:before pointcut-ref="businessService" method="monitor"/>
 
@@ -3331,7 +3331,7 @@ the following example:
 				class="foo.StubEntitlementCalculationService"/>
 
 		<!-- this switches on the load-time weaving -->
-		**<context:load-time-weaver/>**
+		<context:load-time-weaver/>
 	</beans>
 ----
 ====
diff --git a/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-appendix.adoc b/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-appendix.adoc
index 2909e4e9d0c..41b76d0e23c 100644
--- a/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-appendix.adoc
+++ b/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-appendix.adoc
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ use the `NamespaceHandlerSupport` class:
 	public class MyNamespaceHandler extends NamespaceHandlerSupport {
 
 		public void init() {
-			**registerBeanDefinitionParser("dateformat", new SimpleDateFormatBeanDefinitionParser());**
+			registerBeanDefinitionParser("dateformat", new SimpleDateFormatBeanDefinitionParser());
 		}
 
 	}
diff --git a/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-beans.adoc b/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-beans.adoc
index 728b1c47d01..e52ab3898b5 100644
--- a/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-beans.adoc
+++ b/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-beans.adoc
@@ -2806,7 +2806,7 @@ to do so:
 [source,java,indent=0]
 [subs="verbatim,quotes"]
 ----
-	**@RequestScope**
+	@RequestScope
 	@Component
 	public class LoginAction {
 		// ...
@@ -2846,7 +2846,7 @@ When using annotation-driven components or Java configuration, you can use the
 [source,java,indent=0]
 [subs="verbatim,quotes"]
 ----
-	**@SessionScope**
+	@SessionScope
 	@Component
 	public class UserPreferences {
 		// ...
@@ -2885,7 +2885,7 @@ following example shows how to do so:
 [source,java,indent=0]
 [subs="verbatim,quotes"]
 ----
-	**@ApplicationScope**
+	@ApplicationScope
 	@Component
 	public class AppPreferences {
 		// ...
@@ -4893,7 +4893,7 @@ primary `MovieCatalog`:
 	public class MovieConfiguration {
 
 		@Bean
-		**@Primary**
+		@Primary
 		public MovieCatalog firstMovieCatalog() { ... }
 
 		@Bean
@@ -4938,7 +4938,7 @@ The corresponding bean definitions follow:
 
 		<context:annotation-config/>
 
-		<bean class="example.SimpleMovieCatalog" **primary="true"**>
+		<bean class="example.SimpleMovieCatalog" primary="true">
 			<!-- inject any dependencies required by this bean -->
 		</bean>
 
@@ -4971,7 +4971,7 @@ shown in the following example:
 	public class MovieRecommender {
 
 		@Autowired
-		**@Qualifier("main")**
+		@Qualifier("main")
 		private MovieCatalog movieCatalog;
 
 		// ...
@@ -4993,7 +4993,7 @@ method parameters, as shown in the following example:
 		private CustomerPreferenceDao customerPreferenceDao;
 
 		@Autowired
-		public void prepare(**@Qualifier("main")**MovieCatalog movieCatalog,
+		public void prepare(@Qualifier("main") MovieCatalog movieCatalog,
 				CustomerPreferenceDao customerPreferenceDao) {
 			this.movieCatalog = movieCatalog;
 			this.customerPreferenceDao = customerPreferenceDao;
@@ -5113,7 +5113,7 @@ provide the `@Qualifier` annotation within your definition, as the following exa
 ----
 	@Target({ElementType.FIELD, ElementType.PARAMETER})
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-	**@Qualifier**
+	@Qualifier
 	public @interface Genre {
 
 		String value();
@@ -5131,13 +5131,13 @@ following example shows:
 	public class MovieRecommender {
 
 		@Autowired
-		**@Genre("Action")**
+		@Genre("Action")
 		private MovieCatalog actionCatalog;
 
 		private MovieCatalog comedyCatalog;
 
 		@Autowired
-		public void setComedyCatalog(**@Genre("Comedy")** MovieCatalog comedyCatalog) {
+		public void setComedyCatalog(@Genre("Comedy") MovieCatalog comedyCatalog) {
 			this.comedyCatalog = comedyCatalog;
 		}
 
@@ -5169,12 +5169,12 @@ demonstrates both approaches:
 		<context:annotation-config/>
 
 		<bean class="example.SimpleMovieCatalog">
-			**<qualifier type="Genre" value="Action"/>**
+			<qualifier type="Genre" value="Action"/>
 			<!-- inject any dependencies required by this bean -->
 		</bean>
 
 		<bean class="example.SimpleMovieCatalog">
-			**<qualifier type="example.Genre" value="Comedy"/>**
+			<qualifier type="example.Genre" value="Comedy"/>
 			<!-- inject any dependencies required by this bean -->
 		</bean>
 
@@ -5496,7 +5496,7 @@ named `movieFinder` injected into its setter method:
 
 		private MovieFinder movieFinder;
 
-		**@Resource**
+		@Resource
 		public void setMovieFinder(MovieFinder movieFinder) {
 			this.movieFinder = movieFinder;
 		}
@@ -5705,7 +5705,7 @@ You can then use `@SessionScope` without declaring the `proxyMode` as follows:
 [subs="verbatim,quotes"]
 ----
 	@Service
-	**@SessionScope**
+	@SessionScope
 	public class SessionScopedService {
 		// ...
 	}
@@ -5719,7 +5719,7 @@ You can also override the value for the `proxyMode`, as the following example sh
 [subs="verbatim,quotes"]
 ----
 	@Service
-	**@SessionScope(proxyMode = ScopedProxyMode.INTERFACES)**
+	@SessionScope(proxyMode = ScopedProxyMode.INTERFACES)
 	public class SessionScopedUserService implements UserService {
 		// ...
 	}
@@ -6248,7 +6248,7 @@ technique:
 [subs="verbatim,quotes"]
 ----
 	@Component
-	**@Qualifier("Action")**
+	@Qualifier("Action")
 	public class ActionMovieCatalog implements MovieCatalog {
 		// ...
 	}
@@ -6258,7 +6258,7 @@ technique:
 [subs="verbatim,quotes"]
 ----
 	@Component
-	**@Genre("Action")**
+	@Genre("Action")
 	public class ActionMovieCatalog implements MovieCatalog {
 		// ...
 	}
@@ -6268,7 +6268,7 @@ technique:
 [subs="verbatim,quotes"]
 ----
 	@Component
-	**@Offline**
+	@Offline
 	public class CachingMovieCatalog implements MovieCatalog {
 		// ...
 	}
@@ -7189,7 +7189,7 @@ as the following example shows:
 	public class MyConfiguration {
 
 		@Bean
-		**@Scope("prototype")**
+		@Scope("prototype")
 		public Encryptor encryptor() {
 			// ...
 		}
@@ -7217,7 +7217,7 @@ it resembles the following:
 ----
 	// an HTTP Session-scoped bean exposed as a proxy
 	@Bean
-	**@SessionScope**
+	@SessionScope
 	public UserPreferences userPreferences() {
 		return new UserPreferences();
 	}
@@ -7298,7 +7298,7 @@ annotation, as the following example shows:
 	public class AppConfig {
 
 		@Bean
-		**@Description("Provides a basic example of a bean")**
+		@Description("Provides a basic example of a bean")
 		public Thing thing() {
 			return new Thing();
 		}
@@ -8127,7 +8127,7 @@ can rewrite the `dataSource` configuration as follows:
 [subs="verbatim,quotes"]
 ----
 	@Configuration
-	**@Profile("development")**
+	@Profile("development")
 	public class StandaloneDataConfig {
 
 		@Bean
@@ -8145,7 +8145,7 @@ can rewrite the `dataSource` configuration as follows:
 [subs="verbatim,quotes"]
 ----
 	@Configuration
-	**@Profile("production")**
+	@Profile("production")
 	public class JndiDataConfig {
 
 		@Bean(destroyMethod="")
@@ -8186,7 +8186,7 @@ of creating a custom composed annotation. The following example defines a custom
 ----
 	@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-	**@Profile("production")**
+	@Profile("production")
 	public @interface Production {
 	}
 ----
@@ -8423,7 +8423,7 @@ following example:
 [subs="verbatim,quotes"]
 ----
 	@Configuration
-	**@Profile("default")**
+	@Profile("default")
 	public class DefaultDataConfig {
 
 		@Bean
@@ -8540,7 +8540,7 @@ a call to `testBean.getName()` returns `myTestBean`:
 [subs="verbatim,quotes"]
 ----
    @Configuration
-   **@PropertySource("classpath:/com/myco/app.properties")**
+   @PropertySource("classpath:/com/myco/app.properties")
    public class AppConfig {
 
 	   @Autowired
diff --git a/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-validation.adoc b/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-validation.adoc
index 8b749accf2e..7795ea2fac0 100644
--- a/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-validation.adoc
+++ b/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-validation.adoc
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ implementation of an `initBinder(..)` method:
 
 		protected void initBinder(HttpServletRequest request,
 				ServletRequestDataBinder binder) throws Exception {
-			**this.customPropertyEditorRegistrar.registerCustomEditors(binder);**
+			this.customPropertyEditorRegistrar.registerCustomEditors(binder);
 		}
 
 		// other methods to do with registering a User
diff --git a/src/docs/asciidoc/data-access.adoc b/src/docs/asciidoc/data-access.adoc
index 9583e6ea1b4..25ce53fa595 100644
--- a/src/docs/asciidoc/data-access.adoc
+++ b/src/docs/asciidoc/data-access.adoc
@@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@ Consider the following class definition:
 [subs="verbatim,quotes"]
 ----
 	// the service class that we want to make transactional
-	**@Transactional**
+	@Transactional
 	public class DefaultFooService implements FooService {
 
 		Foo getFoo(String fooName);
@@ -1553,7 +1553,7 @@ The following code shows the simple profiling aspect discussed earlier:
 			this.order = order;
 		}
 
-		// this method *is* the around advice
+		// this method is the around advice
 		public Object profile(ProceedingJoinPoint call) throws Throwable {
 			Object returnValue;
 			StopWatch clock = new StopWatch(getClass().getName());
@@ -1817,7 +1817,7 @@ with an anonymous class, as follows:
 [source,java,indent=0]
 [subs="verbatim,quotes"]
 ----
-	transactionTemplate.execute(new **TransactionCallbackWithoutResult**() {
+	transactionTemplate.execute(new TransactionCallbackWithoutResult() {
 		protected void doInTransactionWithoutResult(TransactionStatus status) {
 			updateOperation1();
 			updateOperation2();
@@ -1840,7 +1840,7 @@ Code within the callback can roll the transaction back by calling the
 				updateOperation1();
 				updateOperation2();
 			} catch (SomeBusinessException ex) {
-				**status.setRollbackOnly();**
+				status.setRollbackOnly();
 			}
 		}
 	});
@@ -2606,7 +2606,7 @@ the setter for the `DataSource`. This leads to DAOs that resemble the following:
 		private JdbcTemplate jdbcTemplate;
 
 		public void setDataSource(DataSource dataSource) {
-			**this.jdbcTemplate = new JdbcTemplate(dataSource);**
+			this.jdbcTemplate = new JdbcTemplate(dataSource);
 		}
 
 		// JDBC-backed implementations of the methods on the CorporateEventDao follow...
@@ -5044,7 +5044,7 @@ errors in the SQL it executes from the scripts, as the following example shows:
 [source,xml,indent=0]
 [subs="verbatim,quotes"]
 ----
-	<jdbc:initialize-database data-source="dataSource" **ignore-failures="DROPS"**>
+	<jdbc:initialize-database data-source="dataSource" ignore-failures="DROPS">
 		<jdbc:script location="..."/>
 	</jdbc:initialize-database>
 ----
diff --git a/src/docs/asciidoc/integration-appendix.adoc b/src/docs/asciidoc/integration-appendix.adoc
index 9f2883dc3be..067df57d7af 100644
--- a/src/docs/asciidoc/integration-appendix.adoc
+++ b/src/docs/asciidoc/integration-appendix.adoc
@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ The following example shows how to use JNDI to look up a data source without the
 [source,xml,indent=0]
 [subs="verbatim,quotes"]
 ----
-	<bean id="**dataSource**" class="org.springframework.jndi.JndiObjectFactoryBean">
+	<bean id="dataSource" class="org.springframework.jndi.JndiObjectFactoryBean">
 		<property name="jndiName" value="jdbc/MyDataSource"/>
 	</bean>
 	<bean id="userDao" class="com.foo.JdbcUserDao">
 		<!-- Spring will do the cast automatically (as usual) -->
-		<property name="dataSource" ref="**dataSource**"/>
+		<property name="dataSource" ref="dataSource"/>
 	</bean>
 ----
 ====
@@ -64,11 +64,11 @@ schema:
 [source,xml,indent=0]
 [subs="verbatim,quotes"]
 ----
-	<jee:jndi-lookup id="**dataSource**" jndi-name="jdbc/MyDataSource"/>
+	<jee:jndi-lookup id="dataSource" jndi-name="jdbc/MyDataSource"/>
 
 	<bean id="userDao" class="com.foo.JdbcUserDao">
 		<!-- Spring will do the cast automatically (as usual) -->
-		<property name="dataSource" ref="**dataSource**"/>
+		<property name="dataSource" ref="dataSource"/>
 	</bean>
 ----
 ====
diff --git a/src/docs/asciidoc/integration.adoc b/src/docs/asciidoc/integration.adoc
index be27bbf953f..b3946ece979 100644
--- a/src/docs/asciidoc/integration.adoc
+++ b/src/docs/asciidoc/integration.adoc
@@ -2119,7 +2119,7 @@ containers that ships with Spring (in this case, `DefaultMessageListenerContaine
 	<bean id="jmsContainer" class="org.springframework.jms.listener.DefaultMessageListenerContainer">
 		<property name="connectionFactory" ref="connectionFactory"/>
 		<property name="destination" ref="destination"/>
-		**<property name="messageListener" ref="messageListener"/>**
+		<property name="messageListener" ref="messageListener"/>
 	</bean>
 ----
 ====
@@ -2219,17 +2219,17 @@ POJO that we can make into an MDP through the following configuration:
 [subs="verbatim,quotes"]
 ----
 	<!-- this is the Message Driven POJO (MDP) -->
-	**<bean id="messageListener" class="org.springframework.jms.listener.adapter.MessageListenerAdapter">
+	<bean id="messageListener" class="org.springframework.jms.listener.adapter.MessageListenerAdapter">
 		<constructor-arg>
 			<bean class="jmsexample.DefaultMessageDelegate"/>
 		</constructor-arg>
-	</bean>**
+	</bean>
 
 	<!-- and this is the message listener container... -->
 	<bean id="jmsContainer" class="org.springframework.jms.listener.DefaultMessageListenerContainer">
 		<property name="connectionFactory" ref="connectionFactory"/>
 		<property name="destination" ref="destination"/>
-		**<property name="messageListener" ref="messageListener"/>**
+		<property name="messageListener" ref="messageListener"/>
 	</bean>
 ----
 ====
@@ -2346,7 +2346,7 @@ Consider the following bean definition:
 		<property name="connectionFactory" ref="connectionFactory"/>
 		<property name="destination" ref="destination"/>
 		<property name="messageListener" ref="messageListener"/>
-		**<property name="sessionTransacted" value="true"/>**
+		<property name="sessionTransacted" value="true"/>
 	</bean>
 ----
 ====
@@ -2818,7 +2818,7 @@ namespace elements, you need to reference the JMS schema, as the following examp
 			xmlns:jms="http://www.springframework.org/schema/jms" <1>
 			xsi:schemaLocation="
 				http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans.xsd
-				**http://www.springframework.org/schema/jms http://www.springframework.org/schema/jms/spring-jms.xsd**">
+				http://www.springframework.org/schema/jms http://www.springframework.org/schema/jms/spring-jms.xsd">
 
 		<!-- bean definitions here -->
 
@@ -7323,13 +7323,13 @@ do yourself a favor and read <<core.adoc#expressions, Spring Expression Language
 [source,java,indent=0]
 [subs="verbatim,quotes"]
 ----
-	@Cacheable(cacheNames="books", **key="#isbn"**)
+	@Cacheable(cacheNames="books", key="#isbn")
 	public Book findBook(ISBN isbn, boolean checkWarehouse, boolean includeUsed)
 
-	@Cacheable(cacheNames="books", **key="#isbn.rawNumber"**)
+	@Cacheable(cacheNames="books", key="#isbn.rawNumber")
 	public Book findBook(ISBN isbn, boolean checkWarehouse, boolean includeUsed)
 
-	@Cacheable(cacheNames="books", **key="T(someType).hash(#isbn)"**)
+	@Cacheable(cacheNames="books", key="T(someType).hash(#isbn)")
 	public Book findBook(ISBN isbn, boolean checkWarehouse, boolean includeUsed)
 ----
 ====
@@ -7345,7 +7345,7 @@ so, specify the name of the `KeyGenerator` bean implementation to use, as the fo
 [source,java,indent=0]
 [subs="verbatim,quotes"]
 ----
-	@Cacheable(cacheNames="books", **keyGenerator="myKeyGenerator"**)
+	@Cacheable(cacheNames="books", keyGenerator="myKeyGenerator")
 	public Book findBook(ISBN isbn, boolean checkWarehouse, boolean includeUsed)
 ----
 ====
@@ -7481,7 +7481,7 @@ supported wrapper, so the previous example can be rewritten as follows:
 [source,java,indent=0]
 [subs="verbatim,quotes"]
 ----
-	@Cacheable(cacheNames="book", condition="#name.length() < 32", **unless="#result?.hardback"**)
+	@Cacheable(cacheNames="book", condition="#name.length() < 32", unless="#result?.hardback")
 	public Optional<Book> findBook(String name)
 ----
 ====
@@ -7977,11 +7977,11 @@ Spring's abstraction and the other using JCache:
 [source,java,indent=0]
 [subs="verbatim,quotes"]
 ----
-	@Cacheable(cacheNames="books", **key="#isbn"**)
+	@Cacheable(cacheNames="books", key="#isbn")
 	public Book findBook(ISBN isbn, boolean checkWarehouse, boolean includeUsed)
 
 	@CacheResult(cacheName="books")
-	public Book findBook(**@CacheKey** ISBN isbn, boolean checkWarehouse, boolean includeUsed)
+	public Book findBook(@CacheKey ISBN isbn, boolean checkWarehouse, boolean includeUsed)
 ----
 ====
 
@@ -8000,8 +8000,8 @@ invoking the method again:
 [source,java,indent=0]
 [subs="verbatim,quotes"]
 ----
-	@CacheResult(cacheName="books", **exceptionCacheName="failures"**
-				**cachedExceptions = InvalidIsbnNotFoundException.class**)
+	@CacheResult(cacheName="books", exceptionCacheName="failures"
+				cachedExceptions = InvalidIsbnNotFoundException.class)
 	public Book findBook(ISBN isbn)
 ----
 ====
diff --git a/src/docs/asciidoc/languages/dynamic-languages.adoc b/src/docs/asciidoc/languages/dynamic-languages.adoc
index ebad1c630f5..db3092a7cbd 100644
--- a/src/docs/asciidoc/languages/dynamic-languages.adoc
+++ b/src/docs/asciidoc/languages/dynamic-languages.adoc
@@ -417,9 +417,9 @@ does not work:
 ----
 	<lang:groovy id="badMessenger"
 		script-source="classpath:Messenger.groovy">
-		<!-- this next constructor argument will *not* be injected into the GroovyMessenger -->
+		<!-- this next constructor argument will not be injected into the GroovyMessenger -->
 		<!-- in fact, this isn't even allowed according to the schema -->
-		<constructor-arg value="This will *not* work" />
+		<constructor-arg value="This will not work" />
 
 		<!-- only property values are injected into the dynamic-language-backed object -->
 		<lang:property name="anotherMessage" value="Passed straight through to the dynamic-language-backed object" />
diff --git a/src/docs/asciidoc/testing.adoc b/src/docs/asciidoc/testing.adoc
index 8afc4f7e23a..379bcc789ba 100644
--- a/src/docs/asciidoc/testing.adoc
+++ b/src/docs/asciidoc/testing.adoc
@@ -3346,11 +3346,11 @@ The first code listing shows a JUnit 4 based implementation of the test class th
 ----
 	@RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
 	// specifies the Spring configuration to load for this test fixture
-	**@ContextConfiguration("repository-config.xml")**
+	@ContextConfiguration("repository-config.xml")
 	public class HibernateTitleRepositoryTests {
 
 		// this instance will be dependency injected by type
-		**@Autowired**
+		@Autowired
 		private HibernateTitleRepository titleRepository;
 
 		@Test
@@ -3371,13 +3371,13 @@ follows:
 ----
 	@RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
 	// specifies the Spring configuration to load for this test fixture
-	**@ContextConfiguration("repository-config.xml")**
+	@ContextConfiguration("repository-config.xml")
 	public class HibernateTitleRepositoryTests {
 
 		// this instance will be dependency injected by type
 		private HibernateTitleRepository titleRepository;
 
-		**@Autowired**
+		@Autowired
 		public void setTitleRepository(HibernateTitleRepository titleRepository) {
 			this.titleRepository = titleRepository;
 		}
@@ -3406,7 +3406,7 @@ shows this configuration:
 			http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans.xsd">
 
 		<!-- this bean will be injected into the HibernateTitleRepositoryTests class -->
-		<bean id="**titleRepository**" class="**com.foo.repository.hibernate.HibernateTitleRepository**">
+		<bean id="titleRepository" class="com.foo.repository.hibernate.HibernateTitleRepository">
 			<property name="sessionFactory" ref="sessionFactory"/>
 		</bean>
 
@@ -3435,8 +3435,8 @@ method in the superclass as well):
 
 		@Autowired
 		@Override
-		public void setDataSource(**@Qualifier("myDataSource")** DataSource dataSource) {
-			**super**.setDataSource(dataSource);
+		public void setDataSource(@Qualifier("myDataSource") DataSource dataSource) {
+			super.setDataSource(dataSource);
 		}
 
 	// ...
@@ -3809,11 +3809,11 @@ following example shows the relevant annotations in bold:
 ----
 	@RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
 	@ContextConfiguration
-	**@Transactional(transactionManager = "txMgr")**
-	**@Commit**
+	@Transactional(transactionManager = "txMgr")
+	@Commit
 	public class FictitiousTransactionalTest {
 
-		**@BeforeTransaction**
+		@BeforeTransaction
 		void verifyInitialDatabaseState() {
 			// logic to verify the initial state before a transaction is started
 		}
@@ -3825,7 +3825,7 @@ following example shows the relevant annotations in bold:
 
 		@Test
 		// overrides the class-level @Commit setting
-		**@Rollback**
+		@Rollback
 		public void modifyDatabaseWithinTransaction() {
 			// logic which uses the test data and modifies database state
 		}
@@ -3835,7 +3835,7 @@ following example shows the relevant annotations in bold:
 			// execute "tear down" logic within the transaction
 		}
 
-		**@AfterTransaction**
+		@AfterTransaction
 		void verifyFinalDatabaseState() {
 			// logic to verify the final state after transaction has rolled back
 		}
diff --git a/src/docs/asciidoc/web/webflux-webclient.adoc b/src/docs/asciidoc/web/webflux-webclient.adoc
index 6964090f820..78c7045f507 100644
--- a/src/docs/asciidoc/web/webflux-webclient.adoc
+++ b/src/docs/asciidoc/web/webflux-webclient.adoc
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ through the `syncBody` method, as the following example shows:
 
 	Mono<Void> result = client.post()
 			.uri("/path", id)
-			.syncBody(**builder.build()**)
+			.syncBody(builder.build())
 			.retrieve()
 			.bodyToMono(Void.class);
 ----
diff --git a/src/docs/asciidoc/web/webflux.adoc b/src/docs/asciidoc/web/webflux.adoc
index 57a5bbc94c5..72d977482a9 100644
--- a/src/docs/asciidoc/web/webflux.adoc
+++ b/src/docs/asciidoc/web/webflux.adoc
@@ -1339,7 +1339,7 @@ as the following example shows:
 [source,java,indent=0]
 [subs="verbatim,quotes"]
 ----
-	@PostMapping(path = "/pets", **consumes = "application/json"**)
+	@PostMapping(path = "/pets", consumes = "application/json")
 	public void addPet(@RequestBody Pet pet) {
 		// ...
 	}
@@ -1368,7 +1368,7 @@ content types that a controller method produces, as the following example shows:
 [source,java,indent=0]
 [subs="verbatim,quotes"]
 ----
-	@GetMapping(path = "/pets/{petId}", **produces = "application/json;charset=UTF-8"**)
+	@GetMapping(path = "/pets/{petId}", produces = "application/json;charset=UTF-8")
 	@ResponseBody
 	public Pet getPet(@PathVariable String petId) {
 		// ...
@@ -2023,7 +2023,7 @@ You can automatically apply validation after data binding by adding the
 [subs="verbatim,quotes"]
 ----
 	@PostMapping("/owners/{ownerId}/pets/{petId}/edit")
-	public String processSubmit(**@Valid @ModelAttribute("pet") Pet pet**, BindingResult result) { <1>
+	public String processSubmit(@Valid @ModelAttribute("pet") Pet pet, BindingResult result) { <1>
 		if (result.hasErrors()) {
 			return "petForm";
 		}
diff --git a/src/docs/asciidoc/web/webmvc.adoc b/src/docs/asciidoc/web/webmvc.adoc
index bb67800b463..6d097493f45 100644
--- a/src/docs/asciidoc/web/webmvc.adoc
+++ b/src/docs/asciidoc/web/webmvc.adoc
@@ -2078,7 +2078,7 @@ The following example shows how to do so:
 		// ...
 
 		@GetMapping
-		public String setupForm(**@RequestParam("petId") int petId**, Model model) { <1>
+		public String setupForm(@RequestParam("petId") int petId, Model model) { <1>
 			Pet pet = this.clinic.loadPet(petId);
 			model.addAttribute("pet", pet);
 			return "petForm";
@@ -2633,8 +2633,8 @@ probably want it deserialized from JSON (similar to `@RequestBody`). Use the
 [subs="verbatim,quotes"]
 ----
 @PostMapping("/")
-public String handle(**@RequestPart("meta-data") MetaData metadata,
-		@RequestPart("file-data") MultipartFile file**) {
+public String handle(@RequestPart("meta-data") MetaData metadata,
+		@RequestPart("file-data") MultipartFile file) {
 	// ...
 }
 ----
@@ -2652,8 +2652,8 @@ as the following example shows:
 [subs="verbatim,quotes"]
 ----
 @PostMapping("/")
-public String handle(**@Valid** @RequestPart("meta-data") MetaData metadata,
-		**BindingResult result**) {
+public String handle(@Valid @RequestPart("meta-data") MetaData metadata,
+		BindingResult result) {
 	// ...
 }
 ----
diff --git a/src/docs/asciidoc/web/websocket.adoc b/src/docs/asciidoc/web/websocket.adoc
index b5683c7f624..7538b9ac929 100644
--- a/src/docs/asciidoc/web/websocket.adoc
+++ b/src/docs/asciidoc/web/websocket.adoc
@@ -1743,7 +1743,7 @@ The following example shows how to do so in Java configuration:
 
 		@Override
 		public void configureMessageBroker(MessageBrokerRegistry registry) {
-			registry.setPathMatcher(**new AntPathMatcher("."));**
+			registry.setPathMatcher(new AntPathMatcher("."));
 			registry.enableStompBrokerRelay("/queue", "/topic");
 			registry.setApplicationDestinationPrefixes("/app");
 		}
@@ -1766,16 +1766,14 @@ The following example shows the XML configuration equivalent of the preceding ex
 					http://www.springframework.org/schema/websocket
 					http://www.springframework.org/schema/websocket/spring-websocket.xsd">
 
-		<websocket:message-broker application-destination-prefix="/app" path-matcher="**pathMatcher**">
+		<websocket:message-broker application-destination-prefix="/app" path-matcher="pathMatcher">
 			<websocket:stomp-endpoint path="/stomp"/>
 			<websocket:stomp-broker-relay prefix="/topic,/queue" />
 		</websocket:message-broker>
 
-		**
 		<bean id="pathMatcher" class="org.springframework.util.AntPathMatcher">
 			<constructor-arg index="0" value="."/>
 		</bean>
-		**
 
 	</beans>
 ----