diff --git a/src/asciidoc/web-mvc.adoc b/src/asciidoc/web-mvc.adoc
index 743890a176..fa99a13d52 100644
--- a/src/asciidoc/web-mvc.adoc
+++ b/src/asciidoc/web-mvc.adoc
@@ -4528,11 +4528,11 @@ It also enables the following:
 in addition to the JavaBeans PropertyEditors used for Data Binding.
 . Support for <<format,formatting>> Number fields using the `@NumberFormat` annotation
 through the `ConversionService`.
-. Support for <<format,formatting>> Date, Calendar, Long, and Joda Time fields using the
+. Support for <<format,formatting>> `Date`, `Calendar`, `Long`, and Joda Time fields using the
 `@DateTimeFormat` annotation.
 . Support for <<mvc-config-validation,validating>> `@Controller` inputs with `@Valid`, if
 a JSR-303 Provider is present on the classpath.
-. HttpMessageConverter support for `@RequestBody` method parameters and `@ResponseBody`
+. `HttpMessageConverter` support for `@RequestBody` method parameters and `@ResponseBody`
 method return values from `@RequestMapping` or `@ExceptionHandler` methods.
 
 +