diff --git a/Documentation/targets/pcb.rst b/Documentation/targets/pcb.rst
index 68c886bbf..9e8a510e8 100644
--- a/Documentation/targets/pcb.rst
+++ b/Documentation/targets/pcb.rst
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Flags
 Attributes Summary
 ------------------
 
-Attributes are attached to various constructs using the Verilog "(* *)"
+Attributes are attached to various constructs using the Verilog "(\* \*)"
 attribute syntax.
 
 * ivl_black_box
diff --git a/Documentation/usage/verilog_attributes.rst b/Documentation/usage/verilog_attributes.rst
index 96fd95fd1..7bd66ccf8 100644
--- a/Documentation/usage/verilog_attributes.rst
+++ b/Documentation/usage/verilog_attributes.rst
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ Verilog Attributes
 ==================
 
 This is a description of the various attributes that the Icarus Verilog tools
-understand. The attributes are attached to objects using the "(* ... *)"
+understand. The attributes are attached to objects using the "(\* ... \*)"
 syntax, which is described by the Verilog LRM.
 
-Attributes that start with "ivl_" are Icarus Verilog specific are are probably
+Attributes that start with "ivl\_" are Icarus Verilog specific are are probably
 ignored by other tools.
 
 Optimizations