diff --git a/docs/topics/accessing-cells.md b/docs/topics/accessing-cells.md
index c85fb0fb..f14e2bde 100644
--- a/docs/topics/accessing-cells.md
+++ b/docs/topics/accessing-cells.md
@@ -426,9 +426,9 @@ for ($row = 1; $row <= $highestRow; ++$row) {
 echo '</table>' . PHP_EOL;
 ```
 
-Note that we can't use a &lt;= comparison here, because 'AA' would match
-as &lt;= 'B', so we increment the highest column letter and then loop
-while \$col != the incremented highest column.
+Note that we can't use a `<=` comparison here, because `'AA'` would match
+as `<= 'B'`, so we increment the highest column letter and then loop
+while `$col !=` the incremented highest column.
 
 ## Using value binders to facilitate data entry
 
diff --git a/docs/topics/autofilters.md b/docs/topics/autofilters.md
index f7c9421e..66321ee9 100644
--- a/docs/topics/autofilters.md
+++ b/docs/topics/autofilters.md
@@ -285,8 +285,8 @@ $columnFilter->createRule()
 
 We also set the rule type to CUSTOMFILTER.
 
-This defined two rules, filtering numbers that are &gt;= -20 OR &lt;=
-20, so we also need to modify the join condition to reflect AND rather
+This defined two rules, filtering numbers that are `>= -20` OR `<=
+20`, so we also need to modify the join condition to reflect AND rather
 than OR.
 
 ``` php
diff --git a/docs/topics/recipes.md b/docs/topics/recipes.md
index a70411cb..0b40cf34 100644
--- a/docs/topics/recipes.md
+++ b/docs/topics/recipes.md
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ will take care of displaying the formula according the applications
 language. Translation is taken care of by the application!
 
 The following line of code writes the formula
-`=IF(C4&gt;500,"profit","loss")` into the cell B8. Note that the
+`=IF(C4>500,"profit","loss")` into the cell B8. Note that the
 formula must start with `=` to make PhpSpreadsheet recognise this as a
 formula.
 
diff --git a/docs/topics/worksheets.md b/docs/topics/worksheets.md
index d3d7a7ee..f97a0066 100644
--- a/docs/topics/worksheets.md
+++ b/docs/topics/worksheets.md
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ $spreadsheet->createSheet();
 ```
 
 A new worksheet created using this method will be called
-"Worksheet&lt;n&gt;" where "&lt;n&gt;" is the lowest number possible to
+`Worksheet<n>` where `<n>` is the lowest number possible to
 guarantee that the title is unique.
 
 Alternatively, you can instantiate a new worksheet (setting the title to