diff --git a/docs/syntax.md b/docs/syntax.md
index 81fcec79..3ed998d5 100644
--- a/docs/syntax.md
+++ b/docs/syntax.md
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ end
 
 Note that future versions of Lua extend the Lua 5.1 syntax with the following features; with the exception of the string literals, these are **not** supported by Luau:
 
-- hexadecimal (\\0x), Unicode (\\u) and \\z escapes for string literals
+- hexadecimal (`\0x`), Unicode (`\u`) and `\z` escapes for string literals
 - goto statements and labels
 - bitwise operators
-- floor division operator (//)
-- \<toclose> and \<const> local attributes
+- floor division operator (`//`)
+- `<toclose>` and `<const>` local attributes
 
 > For details please refer to [compatibility section](compatibility.md).
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ The rest of this document documents additional syntax used in Luau.
 String literals
 ===============
 
-As noted above, Luau implements support for hexadecimal (\\0x), Unicode (\\u) and \\z escapes for string literals. This syntax follows [Lua 5.3 syntax](https://www.lua.org/manual/5.3/manual.html#3.1):
+As noted above, Luau implements support for hexadecimal (`\0x`), Unicode (`\u`) and `\z` escapes for string literals. This syntax follows [Lua 5.3 syntax](https://www.lua.org/manual/5.3/manual.html#3.1):
 
 - `\0xAB` inserts a character with the code 0xAB into the string
 - `\u{ABC}` inserts a UTF8 byte sequence that encodes U+0ABC character into the string (note that braces are mandatory)