diff --git a/Help/command/add_compile_options.rst b/Help/command/add_compile_options.rst
index a9329f4aa..49b38a25c 100644
--- a/Help/command/add_compile_options.rst
+++ b/Help/command/add_compile_options.rst
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ alternative commands exist to add preprocessor definitions or include
 directories.  See documentation of the directory and target
 COMPILE_OPTIONS properties for details.  Arguments to
 add_compile_options may use "generator expressions" with the syntax
-"$<...>".  See the :manual:`cmake-generator-expressions(7)` manual for
+``$<...>``.  See the :manual:`cmake-generator-expressions(7)` manual for
 available expressions.
diff --git a/Help/command/add_custom_command.rst b/Help/command/add_custom_command.rst
index 4de708fa2..b0c54460c 100644
--- a/Help/command/add_custom_command.rst
+++ b/Help/command/add_custom_command.rst
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ dependency that would cause the custom command to re-run whenever the
 executable is recompiled.
 
 Arguments to COMMAND may use "generator expressions" with the syntax
-"$<...>".  See the :manual:`cmake-generator-expressions(7)` manual for
+``$<...>``.  See the :manual:`cmake-generator-expressions(7)` manual for
 available expressions.
 
 Note that tgt is not added as a dependency of the target this
diff --git a/Help/command/add_test.rst b/Help/command/add_test.rst
index 7363d5fe0..57145598f 100644
--- a/Help/command/add_test.rst
+++ b/Help/command/add_test.rst
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ a WORKING_DIRECTORY option is given then the test will be executed in
 the given directory.
 
 Arguments after COMMAND may use "generator expressions" with the syntax
-"$<...>".  See the :manual:`cmake-generator-expressions(7)` manual for
+``$<...>``.  See the :manual:`cmake-generator-expressions(7)` manual for
 available expressions.
 
 Note that tgt is not added as a dependency of the target this
diff --git a/Help/command/target_compile_definitions.rst b/Help/command/target_compile_definitions.rst
index 5c223a2cd..d32cc1892 100644
--- a/Help/command/target_compile_definitions.rst
+++ b/Help/command/target_compile_definitions.rst
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ definitions.  Repeated calls for the same <target> append items in the
 order called.
 
 Arguments to target_compile_definitions may use "generator expressions" with
-the syntax "$<...>".  See the :manual:`cmake-generator-expressions(7)` manual
+the syntax ``$<...>``.  See the :manual:`cmake-generator-expressions(7)` manual
 for available expressions.
diff --git a/Help/command/target_compile_options.rst b/Help/command/target_compile_options.rst
index 71d57f9e8..3870abfdc 100644
--- a/Help/command/target_compile_options.rst
+++ b/Help/command/target_compile_options.rst
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@ of <target>.  The following arguments specify compile options.
 Repeated calls for the same <target> append items in the order called.
 
 Arguments to target_compile_options may use "generator expressions"
-with the syntax "$<...>".
+with the syntax ``$<...>``.
 See the :manual:`cmake-generator-expressions(7)` manual for available
 expressions.
diff --git a/Help/command/target_include_directories.rst b/Help/command/target_include_directories.rst
index 4835b967b..2fd7d7fbd 100644
--- a/Help/command/target_include_directories.rst
+++ b/Help/command/target_include_directories.rst
@@ -32,6 +32,6 @@ INTERFACE_SYSTEM_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES target property will be populated
 with the specified directories.
 
 Arguments to target_include_directories may use "generator
-expressions" with the syntax "$<...>".
+expressions" with the syntax ``$<...>``.
 See the :manual:`cmake-generator-expressions(7)` manual for available
 expressions.
diff --git a/Help/command/target_link_libraries.rst b/Help/command/target_link_libraries.rst
index c2d2dc694..eaecf210c 100644
--- a/Help/command/target_link_libraries.rst
+++ b/Help/command/target_link_libraries.rst
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ archives are really so interdependent they should probably be combined
 into a single archive.)
 
 Arguments to target_link_libraries may use "generator expressions"
-with the syntax "$<...>".  Note however, that generator expressions
+with the syntax ``$<...>``.  Note however, that generator expressions
 will not be used in OLD handling of CMP0003 or CMP0004.
 See the :manual:`cmake-generator-expressions(7)` manual for available
 expressions.
diff --git a/Help/prop_dir/COMPILE_OPTIONS.rst b/Help/prop_dir/COMPILE_OPTIONS.rst
index e8d1b8a1f..f0c3a4238 100644
--- a/Help/prop_dir/COMPILE_OPTIONS.rst
+++ b/Help/prop_dir/COMPILE_OPTIONS.rst
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ The target property values are used by the generators to set the
 options for the compiler.
 
 Contents of COMPILE_OPTIONS may use "generator expressions" with the syntax
-"$<...>".  See the :manual:`cmake-generator-expressions(7)` manual for
+``$<...>``.  See the :manual:`cmake-generator-expressions(7)` manual for
 available expressions.
diff --git a/Help/prop_tgt/AUTOUIC_OPTIONS.rst b/Help/prop_tgt/AUTOUIC_OPTIONS.rst
index d0f865c82..257163420 100644
--- a/Help/prop_tgt/AUTOUIC_OPTIONS.rst
+++ b/Help/prop_tgt/AUTOUIC_OPTIONS.rst
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ This property is initialized by the value of the variable
 The options set on the target may be overridden by :prop_sf:`AUTOUIC_OPTIONS` set
 on the ``.ui`` source file.
 
-This property may use "generator expressions" with the syntax "$<...>".
+This property may use "generator expressions" with the syntax ``$<...>``.
 See the :manual:`cmake-generator-expressions(7)` manual for available
 expressions.
diff --git a/Help/prop_tgt/COMPILE_DEFINITIONS.rst b/Help/prop_tgt/COMPILE_DEFINITIONS.rst
index 51bdb925f..81e73a4bd 100644
--- a/Help/prop_tgt/COMPILE_DEFINITIONS.rst
+++ b/Help/prop_tgt/COMPILE_DEFINITIONS.rst
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ by the native build tool.  The VS6 IDE does not support definition
 values with spaces (but NMake does).
 
 Contents of COMPILE_DEFINITIONS may use "generator expressions" with the
-syntax "$<...>".  See the :manual:`cmake-generator-expressions(7)` manual
+syntax ``$<...>``.  See the :manual:`cmake-generator-expressions(7)` manual
 for available expressions.
 
 .. include:: /include/COMPILE_DEFINITIONS_DISCLAIMER.txt
diff --git a/Help/prop_tgt/COMPILE_OPTIONS.rst b/Help/prop_tgt/COMPILE_OPTIONS.rst
index 80e0ccb93..9d5c8b930 100644
--- a/Help/prop_tgt/COMPILE_OPTIONS.rst
+++ b/Help/prop_tgt/COMPILE_OPTIONS.rst
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ The target property values are used by the generators to set the
 options for the compiler.
 
 Contents of COMPILE_OPTIONS may use "generator expressions" with the
-syntax "$<...>".  See the :manual:`cmake-generator-expressions(7)` manual for
+syntax ``$<...>``.  See the :manual:`cmake-generator-expressions(7)` manual for
 available expressions.
diff --git a/Help/prop_tgt/INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES.rst b/Help/prop_tgt/INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES.rst
index cf358b30f..1ab758379 100644
--- a/Help/prop_tgt/INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES.rst
+++ b/Help/prop_tgt/INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES.rst
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@ Relative paths should not be added to this property directly. Use one of
 the commands above instead to handle relative paths.
 
 Contents of INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES may use "generator expressions" with the
-syntax "$<...>".  See the :manual:`cmake-generator-expressions(7)` manual for
+syntax ``$<...>``.  See the :manual:`cmake-generator-expressions(7)` manual for
 available expressions.
diff --git a/Help/prop_tgt/LINK_LIBRARIES.rst b/Help/prop_tgt/LINK_LIBRARIES.rst
index b18fe3019..48f283054 100644
--- a/Help/prop_tgt/LINK_LIBRARIES.rst
+++ b/Help/prop_tgt/LINK_LIBRARIES.rst
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ libraries for the compiler.  See also the target_link_libraries
 command.
 
 Contents of LINK_LIBRARIES may use "generator expressions" with the syntax
-"$<...>".  See the :manual:`cmake-generator-expressions(7)` manual for
+``$<...>``.  See the :manual:`cmake-generator-expressions(7)` manual for
 available expressions.