diff --git a/modules/ROOT/pages/backup-restore/aggregate.adoc b/modules/ROOT/pages/backup-restore/aggregate.adoc
index 7f85a220b..c8469cbd4 100644
--- a/modules/ROOT/pages/backup-restore/aggregate.adoc
+++ b/modules/ROOT/pages/backup-restore/aggregate.adoc
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Aggregates a chain of backup artifacts into a single artifact.
 | Description
 
 |[<database>]
-|Name of the database for which to aggregate the artifacts. Can contain `*` and `?` for globbing.
+|Name of the database for which to aggregate the artifacts. Can contain * and ? for globbing.
 |===
 
 
diff --git a/modules/ROOT/pages/backup-restore/offline-backup.adoc b/modules/ROOT/pages/backup-restore/offline-backup.adoc
index 6f67fc67a..89bfb78b1 100644
--- a/modules/ROOT/pages/backup-restore/offline-backup.adoc
+++ b/modules/ROOT/pages/backup-restore/offline-backup.adoc
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ It is not possible to dump a database that is mounted in a running Neo4j server.
 | Description
 
 |<database>
-|Name of the database to dump. Can contain `\*` and `?` for globbing.
- Note that `*` and `?` have special meaning in some shells and might need to be escaped or used with quotes.
+|Name of the database to dump. Can contain * and ? for globbing.
+ Note that * and ? have special meaning in some shells and might need to be escaped or used with quotes.
 |===
 
 [[offline-backup-command-options]]
diff --git a/modules/ROOT/pages/tools/neo4j-admin/migrate-database.adoc b/modules/ROOT/pages/tools/neo4j-admin/migrate-database.adoc
index b36a82fee..3c5390db4 100644
--- a/modules/ROOT/pages/tools/neo4j-admin/migrate-database.adoc
+++ b/modules/ROOT/pages/tools/neo4j-admin/migrate-database.adoc
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ The `neo4j-admin database migrate` command is run only on a stopped database.
 | Description
 
 |<database>
-|Name of the database to migrate. Can contain `\*` and `?` for globbing. Note that `*` and `?` have special meaning in some shells and might need to be escaped or used with quotes.
+|Name of the database to migrate. Can contain * and ? for globbing. Note that * and ? have special meaning in some shells and might need to be escaped or used with quotes.
 |===
 
 === Options