diff --git a/docs/source/quickstart.rst b/docs/source/quickstart.rst
index 0105dc6..f85eb9b 100644
--- a/docs/source/quickstart.rst
+++ b/docs/source/quickstart.rst
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ a FIFO is
 
 In hardware we can create such a construct by providing two addresses into a
 register file.  This tutorial will use an example implementation provided in
-`fifo.sv`. 
+``fifo.sv``. 
 
 First, the address generator module:  
 
diff --git a/docs/source/usage.rst b/docs/source/usage.rst
index bc8e4e9..2394ce3 100644
--- a/docs/source/usage.rst
+++ b/docs/source/usage.rst
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-Using `sby`
-===========
+Using ``sby``
+=============
 
-Once SBY is installed and available on the command line as `sby`, either built from source or using
+Once SBY is installed and available on the command line as ``sby``, either built from source or using
 one of the available CAD suites, it can be called as follows.  Note that this information is also
-available via `sby --help`.  For more information on installation, see :ref:`install-doc`.
+available via ``sby --help``.  For more information on installation, see :ref:`install-doc`.
 
 .. argparse::
     :module: sby_cmdline