diff --git a/intern/guardedalloc/intern/mallocn_intern.hh b/intern/guardedalloc/intern/mallocn_intern.hh
index 219dfe680de..3533cc1b236 100644
--- a/intern/guardedalloc/intern/mallocn_intern.hh
+++ b/intern/guardedalloc/intern/mallocn_intern.hh
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ size_t malloc_usable_size(void *ptr);
 #endif
 
 #if !defined(__APPLE__) && !defined(__FreeBSD__) && !defined(__NetBSD__) && !defined(__OpenBSD__)
-/* Needed for `memalign` on Linux and _aligned_alloc on Windows. */
+/* Needed for `memalign` on Linux and `_aligned_alloc` on Windows. */
 
 #  include <malloc.h>
 #else
-/* Apple's malloc is 16-byte aligned, and does not have malloc.h, so include stdilb instead. */
+/* Apple's malloc is 16-byte aligned, and does not have `malloc.h`, so include `stdilb` instead. */
 #  include <stdlib.h>
 #endif
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ size_t malloc_usable_size(void *ptr);
 #define MEMHEAD_ALIGN_PADDING(alignment) \
   ((size_t)alignment - (sizeof(MemHeadAligned) % (size_t)alignment))
 
-/* Real pointer returned by the malloc or aligned_alloc. */
+/* Real pointer returned by the `malloc` or `aligned_alloc`. */
 #define MEMHEAD_REAL_PTR(memh) ((char *)memh - MEMHEAD_ALIGN_PADDING(memh->alignment))
 
 #include "mallocn_inline.hh"
diff --git a/scripts/modules/addon_utils.py b/scripts/modules/addon_utils.py
index 6098cff56d5..8bf34c2ac08 100644
--- a/scripts/modules/addon_utils.py
+++ b/scripts/modules/addon_utils.py
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ def _stale_pending_check_and_remove_once():
         return
 
     # Some stale data needs to be removed, this is an exceptional case.
-    # Allow for slower logic that is typically accepted on startup.
+    # Allow for slower logic than is typically accepted on startup.
     from _bpy_internal.extensions.stale_file_manager import StaleFiles
     debug = _bpy.app.debug_python
 
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/include/UI_interface_c.hh b/source/blender/editors/include/UI_interface_c.hh
index 63446419300..27e500ecfd5 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/include/UI_interface_c.hh
+++ b/source/blender/editors/include/UI_interface_c.hh
@@ -2499,8 +2499,8 @@ void uiTemplateAnyID(uiLayout *layout,
 /**
  * Action selector.
  *
- * This is a specialisation of #uiTemplateID, hard-coded to assign Actions to the given ID.
- * Such a specialisation is necessary, as the RNA property (`id.animation_data.action`) does not
+ * This is a specialization of #uiTemplateID, hard-coded to assign Actions to the given ID.
+ * Such a specialization is necessary, as the RNA property (`id.animation_data.action`) does not
  * exist when the ID's `adt` pointer is `nullptr`. In that case uiTemplateID will not be able
  * to find the RNA type of that property, which in turn it needs to determine the type of IDs to
  * show.
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/interface/templates/interface_templates.cc b/source/blender/editors/interface/templates/interface_templates.cc
index 38a294667e7..f675cd7a032 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/interface/templates/interface_templates.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/interface/templates/interface_templates.cc
@@ -1838,7 +1838,7 @@ void uiTemplateAction(uiLayout *layout,
 
   /* Construct a pointer with the animated ID as owner, even when `adt` may be `nullptr`.
    * This way it is possible to use this RNA pointer to get/set `adt->action`, as that RNA property
-   * has a getter and setter that only need the owner ID and are null-safe regarding the `adt`
+   * has a `getter` & `setter` that only need the owner ID and are null-safe regarding the `adt`
    * itself. */
   AnimData *adt = BKE_animdata_from_id(id);
   PointerRNA adt_ptr = RNA_pointer_create(id, &RNA_AnimData, adt);
diff --git a/source/blender/makesdna/intern/dna_utils.h b/source/blender/makesdna/intern/dna_utils.h
index 53c2a5a7436..f5cd01749c2 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesdna/intern/dna_utils.h
+++ b/source/blender/makesdna/intern/dna_utils.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ uint DNA_member_id_offset_end(const char *member_full_trimmed);
 /**
  * Copy the member id part (the bare name) of the full source member into \a member_id_dst.
  *
- * \param member_id_dst destination char buffer, must be at least the size of \a member_src_full.
+ * \param member_id_dst: destination char buffer, must be at least the size of \a member_src_full.
  */
 uint DNA_member_id_strip_copy(char *member_id_dst, const char *member_full_src);
 /**
diff --git a/source/creator/creator.cc b/source/creator/creator.cc
index ceaaabb238c..37759183dca 100644
--- a/source/creator/creator.cc
+++ b/source/creator/creator.cc
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ static void main_callback_setup()
   MEM_set_error_callback(callback_mem_error);
 }
 
-/* free data on early exit (if Python calls 'sys.exit()' while parsing args for eg). */
+/** Free data on early exit (if Python calls `sys.exit()` while parsing args for eg). */
 struct CreatorAtExitData {
 #ifndef WITH_PYTHON_MODULE
   bArgs *ba;
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ static void callback_clg_fatal(void *fp)
 int main_python_enter(int argc, const char **argv);
 void main_python_exit();
 
-/* Rename the 'main' function, allowing Python initialization to call it. */
+/* Rename the `main(..)` function, allowing Python initialization to call it. */
 #  define main main_python_enter
 static void *evil_C = nullptr;
 
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ int main(int argc,
   main_args_setup(C, ba, false);
 
   /* Begin argument parsing, ignore leaks so arguments that call #exit
-   * (such as '--version' & '--help') don't report leaks. */
+   * (such as `--version` & `--help`) don't report leaks. */
   MEM_use_memleak_detection(false);
 
   /* Parse environment handling arguments. */
@@ -553,8 +553,8 @@ int main(int argc,
 #endif
 
   /* Explicitly free data allocated for argument parsing:
-   * - 'ba'
-   * - 'argv' on WIN32.
+   * - `ba`
+   * - `argv` on WIN32.
    */
   callback_main_atexit(&app_init_data);
   BKE_blender_atexit_unregister(callback_main_atexit, &app_init_data);