diff --git a/doc/STYLE_GUIDE.md b/doc/STYLE_GUIDE.md
index 3cc162f6dc8300..6f98ad1fc8fb4e 100644
--- a/doc/STYLE_GUIDE.md
+++ b/doc/STYLE_GUIDE.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 * Instances should use camelCase.
 * Denote methods with parentheses: `socket.end()` instead of `socket.end`.
 * Function arguments or object properties should use the following format:
-  * ``` * `name` {type|type2} Optional description. **Default:** `value`. ```
+  * ```* `name` {type|type2} Optional description. **Default:** `value`.```
   <!--lint disable maximum-line-length remark-lint-->
   * For example: <code>* `byteOffset` {integer} Index of first byte to expose. **Default:** `0`.</code>
   <!--lint enable maximum-line-length remark-lint-->
diff --git a/doc/api/buffer.md b/doc/api/buffer.md
index 2a254380f2b1f5..713024a21bd1ce 100644
--- a/doc/api/buffer.md
+++ b/doc/api/buffer.md
@@ -1458,7 +1458,7 @@ changes:
 * `value` {string|Buffer|Uint8Array|integer} What to search for.
 * `byteOffset` {integer} Where to begin searching in `buf`. If negative, then
   offset is calculated from the end of `buf`. **Default:**
-  [`buf.length`][]` - 1`.
+  [`buf.length`][] `- 1`.
 * `encoding` {string} If `value` is a string, this is the encoding used to
   determine the binary representation of the string that will be searched for in
   `buf`. **Default:** `'utf8'`.
diff --git a/doc/guides/contributing/pull-requests.md b/doc/guides/contributing/pull-requests.md
index a9ac6e42541b12..17257674a3b546 100644
--- a/doc/guides/contributing/pull-requests.md
+++ b/doc/guides/contributing/pull-requests.md
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ check with the contributor to see if they intend to continue the work before
 checking if they would mind if you took it over (especially if it just has
 nits left). When doing so, it is courteous to give the original contributor
 credit for the work they started (either by preserving their name and email
-address in the commit log, or by using an `Author: ` meta-data tag in the
+address in the commit log, or by using an `Author:` meta-data tag in the
 commit.
 
 ### Approving a change
diff --git a/doc/guides/writing-tests.md b/doc/guides/writing-tests.md
index f34c07cc151c59..584b1d2373ce1b 100644
--- a/doc/guides/writing-tests.md
+++ b/doc/guides/writing-tests.md
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ fs.readFile('test-file').then(
 ### Flags
 
 Some tests will require running Node.js with specific command line flags set. To
-accomplish this, add a `// Flags: ` comment in the preamble of the
+accomplish this, add a `// Flags:` comment in the preamble of the
 test followed by the flags. For example, to allow a test to require some of the
 `internal/*` modules, add the `--expose-internals` flag.
 A test that would require `internal/freelist` could start like this: