diff --git a/googlemock/include/gmock/internal/custom/README.md b/googlemock/include/gmock/internal/custom/README.md
index ef5f9bf4..76969a7e 100644
--- a/googlemock/include/gmock/internal/custom/README.md
+++ b/googlemock/include/gmock/internal/custom/README.md
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ The following macros can be defined:
 
 ### Flag related macros:
 
-*   GMOCK_DECLARE_bool_(name)
-*   GMOCK_DECLARE_int32_(name)
-*   GMOCK_DECLARE_string_(name)
-*   GMOCK_DEFINE_bool_(name, default_val, doc)
-*   GMOCK_DEFINE_int32_(name, default_val, doc)
-*   GMOCK_DEFINE_string_(name, default_val, doc)
+*   `GMOCK_DECLARE_bool_(name)`
+*   `GMOCK_DECLARE_int32_(name)`
+*   `GMOCK_DECLARE_string_(name)`
+*   `GMOCK_DEFINE_bool_(name, default_val, doc)`
+*   `GMOCK_DEFINE_int32_(name, default_val, doc)`
+*   `GMOCK_DEFINE_string_(name, default_val, doc)`
diff --git a/googletest/include/gtest/internal/custom/README.md b/googletest/include/gtest/internal/custom/README.md
index e39b7c6e..3a2b8855 100644
--- a/googletest/include/gtest/internal/custom/README.md
+++ b/googletest/include/gtest/internal/custom/README.md
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ The custom directory is an injection point for custom user configurations.
 
 ### The following macros can be defined:
 
-*   GTEST_OS_STACK_TRACE_GETTER_ - The name of an implementation of
+*   `GTEST_OS_STACK_TRACE_GETTER_` - The name of an implementation of
     OsStackTraceGetterInterface.
-*   GTEST_CUSTOM_TEMPDIR_FUNCTION_ - An override for testing::TempDir(). See
+*   `GTEST_CUSTOM_TEMPDIR_FUNCTION_` - An override for testing::TempDir(). See
     testing::TempDir for semantics and signature.
 
 ## Header gtest-port.h
@@ -17,38 +17,38 @@ The following macros can be defined:
 
 ### Flag related macros:
 
-*   GTEST_FLAG(flag_name)
-*   GTEST_USE_OWN_FLAGFILE_FLAG_ - Define to 0 when the system provides its own
-    flagfile flag parsing.
-*   GTEST_DECLARE_bool_(name)
-*   GTEST_DECLARE_int32_(name)
-*   GTEST_DECLARE_string_(name) *
-*   GTEST_DEFINE_bool_(name, default_val, doc)
-*   GTEST_DEFINE_int32_(name, default_val, doc)
-*   GTEST_DEFINE_string_(name, default_val, doc)
+*   `GTEST_FLAG(flag_name)`
+*   `GTEST_USE_OWN_FLAGFILE_FLAG_` - Define to 0 when the system provides its
+    own flagfile flag parsing.
+*   `GTEST_DECLARE_bool_(name)`
+*   `GTEST_DECLARE_int32_(name)`
+*   `GTEST_DECLARE_string_(name)`
+*   `GTEST_DEFINE_bool_(name, default_val, doc)`
+*   `GTEST_DEFINE_int32_(name, default_val, doc)`
+*   `GTEST_DEFINE_string_(name, default_val, doc)`
 
 ### Logging:
 
-*   GTEST_LOG_(severity)
-*   GTEST_CHECK_(condition)
-*   Functions LogToStderr() and FlushInfoLog() have to be provided too.
+*   `GTEST_LOG_(severity)`
+*   `GTEST_CHECK_(condition)`
+*   Functions `LogToStderr()` and `FlushInfoLog()` have to be provided too.
 
 ### Threading:
 
-*   GTEST_HAS_NOTIFICATION_ - Enabled if Notification is already provided.
-*   GTEST_HAS_MUTEX_AND_THREAD_LOCAL_ - Enabled if Mutex and ThreadLocal are
-    already provided. Must also provide GTEST_DECLARE_STATIC_MUTEX_(mutex) and
-    GTEST_DEFINE_STATIC_MUTEX_(mutex)
-*   GTEST_EXCLUSIVE_LOCK_REQUIRED_(locks)
-*   GTEST_LOCK_EXCLUDED_(locks)
+*   `GTEST_HAS_NOTIFICATION_` - Enabled if Notification is already provided.
+*   `GTEST_HAS_MUTEX_AND_THREAD_LOCAL_` - Enabled if Mutex and ThreadLocal are
+    already provided. Must also provide `GTEST_DECLARE_STATIC_MUTEX_(mutex)` and
+    `GTEST_DEFINE_STATIC_MUTEX_(mutex)`
+*   `GTEST_EXCLUSIVE_LOCK_REQUIRED_(locks)`
+*   `GTEST_LOCK_EXCLUDED_(locks)`
 
 ### Underlying library support features
 
-*   GTEST_HAS_CXXABI_H_
+*   `GTEST_HAS_CXXABI_H_`
 
 ### Exporting API symbols:
 
-*   GTEST_API_ - Specifier for exported symbols.
+*   `GTEST_API_` - Specifier for exported symbols.
 
 ## Header gtest-printers.h