diff --git a/R/count.R b/R/count.R
index 0a47507d..b193decb 100644
--- a/R/count.R
+++ b/R/count.R
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #'   respects character matching rules for the specified locale.
 #'
 #'   Match character, word, line and sentence boundaries with
-#'   [boundary()]. The empty string, `""``, is equivalent to
+#'   [boundary()]. The empty string, `""`, is equivalent to
 #'   `boundary("character")`.
 #' @return An integer vector the same length as `string`/`pattern`.
 #' @seealso [stringi::stri_count()] which this function wraps.
diff --git a/man/str_count.Rd b/man/str_count.Rd
index 06c6d01e..3b83028d 100644
--- a/man/str_count.Rd
+++ b/man/str_count.Rd
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ for matching human text, you'll want \code{\link[=coll]{coll()}} which
 respects character matching rules for the specified locale.
 
 Match character, word, line and sentence boundaries with
-\code{\link[=boundary]{boundary()}}. The empty string, \verb{""``, is equivalent to }boundary("character")`.}
+\code{\link[=boundary]{boundary()}}. The empty string, \code{""}, is equivalent to
+\code{boundary("character")}.}
 }
 \value{
 An integer vector the same length as \code{string}/\code{pattern}.
diff --git a/man/str_extract.Rd b/man/str_extract.Rd
index 1c48856c..8006e40b 100644
--- a/man/str_extract.Rd
+++ b/man/str_extract.Rd
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ for matching human text, you'll want \code{\link[=coll]{coll()}} which
 respects character matching rules for the specified locale.
 
 Match character, word, line and sentence boundaries with
-\code{\link[=boundary]{boundary()}}. The empty string, \verb{""``, is equivalent to }boundary("character")`.}
+\code{\link[=boundary]{boundary()}}. The empty string, \code{""}, is equivalent to
+\code{boundary("character")}.}
 
 \item{group}{If supplied, instead of returning the complete match, will
 return the matched text from the specified capturing group.}
diff --git a/man/str_locate.Rd b/man/str_locate.Rd
index 862be894..a19dfb4f 100644
--- a/man/str_locate.Rd
+++ b/man/str_locate.Rd
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ for matching human text, you'll want \code{\link[=coll]{coll()}} which
 respects character matching rules for the specified locale.
 
 Match character, word, line and sentence boundaries with
-\code{\link[=boundary]{boundary()}}. The empty string, \verb{""``, is equivalent to }boundary("character")`.}
+\code{\link[=boundary]{boundary()}}. The empty string, \code{""}, is equivalent to
+\code{boundary("character")}.}
 }
 \value{
 \itemize{
diff --git a/man/str_split.Rd b/man/str_split.Rd
index 5d056a90..11352d59 100644
--- a/man/str_split.Rd
+++ b/man/str_split.Rd
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ for matching human text, you'll want \code{\link[=coll]{coll()}} which
 respects character matching rules for the specified locale.
 
 Match character, word, line and sentence boundaries with
-\code{\link[=boundary]{boundary()}}. The empty string, \verb{""``, is equivalent to }boundary("character")`.}
+\code{\link[=boundary]{boundary()}}. The empty string, \code{""}, is equivalent to
+\code{boundary("character")}.}
 
 \item{n}{Maximum number of pieces to return. Default (Inf) uses all
 possible split positions.