diff --git a/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-aop.adoc b/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-aop.adoc
index ab63e349d1a..f9319e48c5f 100644
--- a/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-aop.adoc
+++ b/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-aop.adoc
@@ -1692,14 +1692,14 @@ you can use the `and`, `or`, and `not` keywords in place of `&&`, `||`, and `!`,
 respectively. For example, the previous pointcut can be better written as follows:
 
 [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"/>
 
@@ -3122,7 +3122,7 @@ 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 1b7b4c44025..78f61f3cb5b 100644
--- a/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-appendix.adoc
+++ b/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-appendix.adoc
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ 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 08e0decc4fd..c75bca3c978 100644
--- a/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-beans.adoc
+++ b/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-beans.adoc
@@ -2656,7 +2656,7 @@ to do so:
 [source,java,indent=0]
 [subs="verbatim,quotes"]
 ----
-	**@RequestScope**
+	@RequestScope
 	@Component
 	public class LoginAction {
 		// ...
@@ -2692,7 +2692,7 @@ 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 {
 		// ...
@@ -2727,7 +2727,7 @@ following example shows how to do so:
 [source,java,indent=0]
 [subs="verbatim,quotes"]
 ----
-	**@ApplicationScope**
+	@ApplicationScope
 	@Component
 	public class AppPreferences {
 		// ...
@@ -4615,7 +4615,7 @@ primary `MovieCatalog`:
 	public class MovieConfiguration {
 
 		@Bean
-		**@Primary**
+		@Primary
 		public MovieCatalog firstMovieCatalog() { ... }
 
 		@Bean
@@ -4656,7 +4656,7 @@ 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>
 
@@ -4687,7 +4687,7 @@ shown in the following example:
 	public class MovieRecommender {
 
 		@Autowired
-		**@Qualifier("main")**
+		@Qualifier("main")
 		private MovieCatalog movieCatalog;
 
 		// ...
@@ -4707,7 +4707,7 @@ 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;
@@ -4823,7 +4823,7 @@ 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();
@@ -4839,13 +4839,13 @@ 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;
 		}
 
@@ -4875,12 +4875,12 @@ 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>
 
@@ -5179,7 +5179,7 @@ named `movieFinder` injected into its setter method:
 
 		private MovieFinder movieFinder;
 
-		**@Resource**
+		@Resource
 		public void setMovieFinder(MovieFinder movieFinder) {
 			this.movieFinder = movieFinder;
 		}
@@ -5381,7 +5381,7 @@ You can then use `@SessionScope` without declaring the `proxyMode` as follows:
 [subs="verbatim,quotes"]
 ----
 	@Service
-	**@SessionScope**
+	@SessionScope
 	public class SessionScopedService {
 		// ...
 	}
@@ -5393,7 +5393,7 @@ 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 {
 		// ...
 	}
@@ -5896,7 +5896,7 @@ technique:
 [subs="verbatim,quotes"]
 ----
 	@Component
-	**@Qualifier("Action")**
+	@Qualifier("Action")
 	public class ActionMovieCatalog implements MovieCatalog {
 		// ...
 	}
@@ -5906,7 +5906,7 @@ technique:
 [subs="verbatim,quotes"]
 ----
 	@Component
-	**@Genre("Action")**
+	@Genre("Action")
 	public class ActionMovieCatalog implements MovieCatalog {
 		// ...
 	}
@@ -5916,7 +5916,7 @@ technique:
 [subs="verbatim,quotes"]
 ----
 	@Component
-	**@Offline**
+	@Offline
 	public class CachingMovieCatalog implements MovieCatalog {
 		// ...
 	}
@@ -6782,7 +6782,7 @@ as the following example shows:
 	public class MyConfiguration {
 
 		@Bean
-		**@Scope("prototype")**
+		@Scope("prototype")
 		public Encryptor encryptor() {
 			// ...
 		}
@@ -6808,7 +6808,7 @@ it resembles the following:
 ----
 	// an HTTP Session-scoped bean exposed as a proxy
 	@Bean
-	**@SessionScope**
+	@SessionScope
 	public UserPreferences userPreferences() {
 		return new UserPreferences();
 	}
@@ -6883,7 +6883,7 @@ 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();
 		}
@@ -7674,7 +7674,7 @@ can rewrite the `dataSource` configuration as follows:
 [subs="verbatim,quotes"]
 ----
 	@Configuration
-	**@Profile("development")**
+	@Profile("development")
 	public class StandaloneDataConfig {
 
 		@Bean
@@ -7692,7 +7692,7 @@ can rewrite the `dataSource` configuration as follows:
 [subs="verbatim,quotes"]
 ----
 	@Configuration
-	**@Profile("production")**
+	@Profile("production")
 	public class JndiDataConfig {
 
 		@Bean(destroyMethod="")
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ 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 {
 	}
 ----
@@ -7952,7 +7952,7 @@ following example:
 [subs="verbatim,quotes"]
 ----
 	@Configuration
-	**@Profile("default")**
+	@Profile("default")
 	public class DefaultDataConfig {
 
 		@Bean
@@ -8063,7 +8063,7 @@ 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 4ff5db36a2f..0afbf693480 100644
--- a/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-validation.adoc
+++ b/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-validation.adoc
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ 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 b4a9e1bd094..f761a678922 100644
--- a/src/docs/asciidoc/data-access.adoc
+++ b/src/docs/asciidoc/data-access.adoc
@@ -1039,7 +1039,7 @@ 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);
@@ -1502,7 +1502,7 @@ 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());
@@ -1757,7 +1757,7 @@ 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();
@@ -1778,7 +1778,7 @@ Code within the callback can roll the transaction back by calling the
 				updateOperation1();
 				updateOperation2();
 			} catch (SomeBusinessException ex) {
-				**status.setRollbackOnly();**
+				status.setRollbackOnly();
 			}
 		}
 	});
@@ -2505,7 +2505,7 @@ 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...
@@ -4828,7 +4828,7 @@ 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 f107b823bf3..d325b1cabc0 100644
--- a/src/docs/asciidoc/integration-appendix.adoc
+++ b/src/docs/asciidoc/integration-appendix.adoc
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@ 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>
 ----
 
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ 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 961b89bddd6..536d412a14b 100644
--- a/src/docs/asciidoc/integration.adoc
+++ b/src/docs/asciidoc/integration.adoc
@@ -2027,7 +2027,7 @@ 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>
 ----
 
@@ -2119,17 +2119,17 @@ 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>
 ----
 
@@ -2236,7 +2236,7 @@ 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>
 ----
 
@@ -2674,7 +2674,7 @@ 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 -->
 
@@ -6942,13 +6942,13 @@ 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)
 ----
 
@@ -6962,7 +6962,7 @@ 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)
 ----
 
@@ -7091,7 +7091,7 @@ 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)
 ----
 
@@ -7572,11 +7572,11 @@ 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)
 ----
 
 You can also specify the `CacheKeyResolver` on the operation, similar to how you can
@@ -7593,8 +7593,8 @@ 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 0782b542cd5..ecdd8ac384f 100644
--- a/src/docs/asciidoc/languages/dynamic-languages.adoc
+++ b/src/docs/asciidoc/languages/dynamic-languages.adoc
@@ -400,9 +400,9 @@ 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 24ef77934c5..4d266fd190e 100644
--- a/src/docs/asciidoc/testing.adoc
+++ b/src/docs/asciidoc/testing.adoc
@@ -3234,11 +3234,11 @@ 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
@@ -3257,13 +3257,13 @@ 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;
 		}
@@ -3290,7 +3290,7 @@ 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>
 
@@ -3317,8 +3317,8 @@ 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);
 		}
 
 	// ...
@@ -3694,11 +3694,11 @@ 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
 		}
@@ -3710,7 +3710,7 @@ 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
 		}
@@ -3720,7 +3720,7 @@ 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 dde1d41ad4f..2f2c75b7752 100644
--- a/src/docs/asciidoc/web/webflux-webclient.adoc
+++ b/src/docs/asciidoc/web/webflux-webclient.adoc
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ 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 bfa4a0ad434..d98dc27d7e6 100644
--- a/src/docs/asciidoc/web/webflux.adoc
+++ b/src/docs/asciidoc/web/webflux.adoc
@@ -1315,7 +1315,7 @@ 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) {
 		// ...
 	}
@@ -1342,7 +1342,7 @@ 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) {
 		// ...
@@ -1970,7 +1970,7 @@ 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 3a7dd7aaaf1..14e4b37d717 100644
--- a/src/docs/asciidoc/web/webmvc.adoc
+++ b/src/docs/asciidoc/web/webmvc.adoc
@@ -2018,7 +2018,7 @@ 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";
@@ -2550,8 +2550,8 @@ 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) {
 	// ...
 }
 ----
@@ -2567,8 +2567,8 @@ 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 6b59d01666a..f53c8f75f2c 100644
--- a/src/docs/asciidoc/web/websocket.adoc
+++ b/src/docs/asciidoc/web/websocket.adoc
@@ -1669,7 +1669,7 @@ 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");
 		}
@@ -1690,16 +1690,14 @@ 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>
 ----