diff --git a/docs/getting-started.md b/docs/getting-started.md
index 35945f4dd..1a9d55d37 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started.md
+++ b/docs/getting-started.md
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ those packages separately.
 !!! tip "Installation in a virtual environment"
 
     The best way to make sure that you end up with the correct versions and
-    without any incompatibility problems between packages it to use a __virtual
-    environment__. Don't know what this is or how to set it up? We recommend
+    without any incompatibility problems between packages it to use a **virtual
+    environment**. Don't know what this is or how to set it up? We recommend
     to start by reading a [tutorial on virtual environments][6] for Python.
 
 !!! warning "Installation on macOS"
diff --git a/docs/releases/changelog.md b/docs/releases/changelog.md
index 2a721d63f..a6c0c9dc7 100644
--- a/docs/releases/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/releases/changelog.md
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ pip show mkdocs-material
 * Added background on hover for table rows
 * Removed Google Tag Manager and reverted to Google Analytics
 * Removed blocks in partials - Jinja doesn't support them
-* Fixed #911: Chrome breaks layout if system language is Chinese (__BREAKING__)
+* Fixed #911: Chrome breaks layout if system language is Chinese (**BREAKING**)
 * Fixed #976: Removed FastClick
 
 ### 3.3.0 <small>_ January 29, 2019</small>
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ pip show mkdocs-material
 
 ### 3.0.0 <small>_ August 5, 2018</small>
 
-* Upgraded MkDocs to 1.0 (__BREAKING__)
+* Upgraded MkDocs to 1.0 (**BREAKING**)
 * Upgraded Python in official Docker image to 3.6
 * Added Serbian and Serbo-Croatian translations