diff --git a/messages/deploy.metadata.md b/messages/deploy.metadata.md
index c07dd952..638801f9 100644
--- a/messages/deploy.metadata.md
+++ b/messages/deploy.metadata.md
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ Overrides your default org.
 
 # flags.metadata.summary
 
-Metadata component names to deploy. Wildcards ("*" ) supported as long as you use quotes, such as `ApexClass:MyClass*`.
+Metadata component names to deploy. Wildcards (`*` ) supported as long as you use quotes, such as `ApexClass:MyClass*`.
 
 # flags.test-level.summary
 
diff --git a/messages/retrieve.start.md b/messages/retrieve.start.md
index 3a669fb6..514a1538 100644
--- a/messages/retrieve.start.md
+++ b/messages/retrieve.start.md
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ If you specify this parameter, don’t specify --metadata or --source-dir.
 
 # flags.metadata.summary
 
-Metadata component names to retrieve. Wildcards ("*") supported as long as you use quotes, such as `ApexClass:MyClass*`.
+Metadata component names to retrieve. Wildcards (`*`) supported as long as you use quotes, such as `ApexClass:MyClass*`.
 
 # flags.package-name.summary