diff --git a/devel/ftoption.h b/devel/ftoption.h
index 5382d8f8f..3719bfc33 100644
--- a/devel/ftoption.h
+++ b/devel/ftoption.h
@@ -299,13 +299,13 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *   By default, FreeType 2 is compiled with the 'psnames' module.  This
    *   module is in charge of converting a glyph name string into a Unicode
    *   value, or return a Macintosh standard glyph name for the use with the
-   *   TrueType `post` table.
+   *   TrueType 'post' table.
    *
    *   Undefine this macro if you do not want 'psnames' compiled in your
    *   build of FreeType.  This has the following effects:
    *
    *   - The TrueType driver will provide its own set of glyph names, if you
-   *     build it to support postscript names in the TrueType `post` table,
+   *     build it to support postscript names in the TrueType 'post' table,
    *     but will not synthesize a missing Unicode charmap.
    *
    *   - The Type~1 driver will not be able to synthesize a Unicode charmap
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *   (mac dfont, mac resource, macbinary containing a mac resource) on
    *   non-Mac platforms.
    *
-   *   Note that the `FOND` resource isn't checked.
+   *   Note that the 'FOND' resource isn't checked.
    */
 #define FT_CONFIG_OPTION_MAC_FONTS
 
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
   /**************************************************************************
    *
    * Define `TT_CONFIG_OPTION_COLOR_LAYERS` if you want to support coloured
-   * outlines (from the `COLR`/`CPAL` tables) in all formats using the 'sfnt'
+   * outlines (from the 'COLR'/'CPAL' tables) in all formats using the 'sfnt'
    * module (namely TrueType~& OpenType).
    */
 #define TT_CONFIG_OPTION_COLOR_LAYERS
@@ -684,8 +684,8 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
   /**************************************************************************
    *
    * Define `TT_CONFIG_OPTION_GX_VAR_SUPPORT` if you want to include support
-   * for Apple's distortable font technology (`fvar`, `gvar`, `cvar`, and
-   * `avar` tables).  Tagged 'Font Variations', this is now part of OpenType
+   * for Apple's distortable font technology ('fvar', 'gvar', 'cvar', and
+   * 'avar' tables).  Tagged 'Font Variations', this is now part of OpenType
    * also.  This has many similarities to Type~1 Multiple Masters support.
    */
 #define TT_CONFIG_OPTION_GX_VAR_SUPPORT
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
   /**************************************************************************
    *
    * Define `TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BDF` if you want to include support for an
-   * embedded `BDF ` table within SFNT-based bitmap formats.
+   * embedded 'BDF~' table within SFNT-based bitmap formats.
    */
 #define TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BDF
 
diff --git a/include/freetype/config/ftheader.h b/include/freetype/config/ftheader.h
index 7e69d6f64..fec2e0624 100644
--- a/include/freetype/config/ftheader.h
+++ b/include/freetype/config/ftheader.h
@@ -624,8 +624,8 @@
    *
    * @description:
    *   A macro used in `#include` statements to name the file containing the
-   *   optional FreeType~2 API which validates OpenType tables (`BASE`,
-   *   `GDEF`, `GPOS`, `GSUB`, `JSTF`).
+   *   optional FreeType~2 API which validates OpenType tables ('BASE',
+   *   'GDEF', 'GPOS', 'GSUB', 'JSTF').
    *
    */
 #define FT_OPENTYPE_VALIDATE_H  <freetype/ftotval.h>
@@ -638,8 +638,8 @@
    *
    * @description:
    *   A macro used in `#include` statements to name the file containing the
-   *   optional FreeType~2 API which validates TrueTypeGX/AAT tables (`feat`,
-   *   `mort`, `morx`, `bsln`, `just`, `kern`, `opbd`, `trak`, `prop`).
+   *   optional FreeType~2 API which validates TrueTypeGX/AAT tables ('feat',
+   *   'mort', 'morx', 'bsln', 'just', 'kern', 'opbd', 'trak', 'prop').
    *
    */
 #define FT_GX_VALIDATE_H  <freetype/ftgxval.h>
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@
    *
    * @description:
    *   A macro used in `#include` statements to name the file containing the
-   *   FreeType~2 API which handles the OpenType `CPAL` table.
+   *   FreeType~2 API which handles the OpenType 'CPAL' table.
    */
 #define FT_COLOR_H  <freetype/ftcolor.h>
 
diff --git a/include/freetype/config/ftoption.h b/include/freetype/config/ftoption.h
index e32cc753e..4d498ba2d 100644
--- a/include/freetype/config/ftoption.h
+++ b/include/freetype/config/ftoption.h
@@ -299,13 +299,13 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *   By default, FreeType 2 is compiled with the 'psnames' module.  This
    *   module is in charge of converting a glyph name string into a Unicode
    *   value, or return a Macintosh standard glyph name for the use with the
-   *   TrueType `post` table.
+   *   TrueType 'post' table.
    *
    *   Undefine this macro if you do not want 'psnames' compiled in your
    *   build of FreeType.  This has the following effects:
    *
    *   - The TrueType driver will provide its own set of glyph names, if you
-   *     build it to support postscript names in the TrueType `post` table,
+   *     build it to support postscript names in the TrueType 'post' table,
    *     but will not synthesize a missing Unicode charmap.
    *
    *   - The Type~1 driver will not be able to synthesize a Unicode charmap
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *   (mac dfont, mac resource, macbinary containing a mac resource) on
    *   non-Mac platforms.
    *
-   *   Note that the `FOND` resource isn't checked.
+   *   Note that the 'FOND' resource isn't checked.
    */
 #define FT_CONFIG_OPTION_MAC_FONTS
 
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
   /**************************************************************************
    *
    * Define `TT_CONFIG_OPTION_COLOR_LAYERS` if you want to support coloured
-   * outlines (from the `COLR`/`CPAL` tables) in all formats using the 'sfnt'
+   * outlines (from the 'COLR'/'CPAL' tables) in all formats using the 'sfnt'
    * module (namely TrueType~& OpenType).
    */
 #define TT_CONFIG_OPTION_COLOR_LAYERS
@@ -684,8 +684,8 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
   /**************************************************************************
    *
    * Define `TT_CONFIG_OPTION_GX_VAR_SUPPORT` if you want to include support
-   * for Apple's distortable font technology (`fvar`, `gvar`, `cvar`, and
-   * `avar` tables).  Tagged 'Font Variations', this is now part of OpenType
+   * for Apple's distortable font technology ('fvar', 'gvar', 'cvar', and
+   * 'avar' tables).  Tagged 'Font Variations', this is now part of OpenType
    * also.  This has many similarities to Type~1 Multiple Masters support.
    */
 #define TT_CONFIG_OPTION_GX_VAR_SUPPORT
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
   /**************************************************************************
    *
    * Define `TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BDF` if you want to include support for an
-   * embedded `BDF ` table within SFNT-based bitmap formats.
+   * embedded 'BDF~' table within SFNT-based bitmap formats.
    */
 #define TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BDF
 
diff --git a/include/freetype/freetype.h b/include/freetype/freetype.h
index f7d469ffe..ab3a10454 100644
--- a/include/freetype/freetype.h
+++ b/include/freetype/freetype.h
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *   `horiAdvance` or `vertAdvance`; you have to manually adjust these
    *   values to account for the added width and height.
    *
-   *   FreeType doesn't use the `VORG` table data for CFF fonts because it
+   *   FreeType doesn't use the 'VORG' table data for CFF fonts because it
    *   doesn't have an interface to quickly retrieve the glyph height.  The
    *   y~coordinate of the vertical origin can be simply computed as
    *   `vertBearingY + height` after loading a glyph.
@@ -1032,7 +1032,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *
    *   For an OpenType variation font, the values of the following fields can
    *   change after a call to @FT_Set_Var_Design_Coordinates (and friends) if
-   *   the font contains an `MVAR` table: `ascender`, `descender`, `height`,
+   *   the font contains an 'MVAR' table: `ascender`, `descender`, `height`,
    *   `underline_position`, and `underline_thickness`.
    *
    *   Especially for TrueType fonts see also the documentation for
@@ -1137,7 +1137,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *     The face contains kerning information.  If set, the kerning distance
    *     can be retrieved using the function @FT_Get_Kerning.  Otherwise the
    *     function always return the vector (0,0).  Note that FreeType doesn't
-   *     handle kerning data from the SFNT `GPOS` table (as present in many
+   *     handle kerning data from the SFNT 'GPOS' table (as present in many
    *     OpenType fonts).
    *
    *   FT_FACE_FLAG_FAST_GLYPHS ::
@@ -1163,7 +1163,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *
    *   FT_FACE_FLAG_HINTER ::
    *     The font driver has a hinting machine of its own.  For example, with
-   *     TrueType fonts, it makes sense to use data from the SFNT `gasp`
+   *     TrueType fonts, it makes sense to use data from the SFNT 'gasp'
    *     table only if the native TrueType hinting engine (with the bytecode
    *     interpreter) is available and active.
    *
@@ -1482,7 +1482,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    * @note:
    *   The style information as provided by FreeType is very basic.  More
    *   details are beyond the scope and should be done on a higher level (for
-   *   example, by analyzing various fields of the `OS/2` table in SFNT based
+   *   example, by analyzing various fields of the 'OS/2' table in SFNT based
    *   fonts).
    */
 #define FT_STYLE_FLAG_ITALIC  ( 1 << 0 )
@@ -2969,7 +2969,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *     bitmaps, using the @FT_PIXEL_MODE_GRAY format.
    *
    *     [Since 2.10] If the glyph index contains an entry in the face's
-   *     `COLR` table with a `CPAL` palette table (as defined in the OpenType
+   *     'COLR' table with a 'CPAL' palette table (as defined in the OpenType
    *     specification), make @FT_Render_Glyph provide a default blending of
    *     the color glyph layers associated with the glyph index, using the
    *     same bitmap format as embedded color bitmap images.  This is mainly
@@ -2980,7 +2980,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *
    *   FT_LOAD_COMPUTE_METRICS ::
    *     [Since 2.6.1] Compute glyph metrics from the glyph data, without the
-   *     use of bundled metrics tables (for example, the `hdmx` table in
+   *     use of bundled metrics tables (for example, the 'hdmx' table in
    *     TrueType fonts).  This flag is mainly used by font validating or
    *     font editing applications, which need to ignore, verify, or edit
    *     those tables.
@@ -3460,7 +3460,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *   out of the scope of this API function -- they can be implemented
    *   through format-specific interfaces.
    *
-   *   Kerning for OpenType fonts implemented in a `GPOS` table is not
+   *   Kerning for OpenType fonts implemented in a 'GPOS' table is not
    *   supported; use @FT_HAS_KERNING to find out whether a font has data
    *   that can be extracted with `FT_Get_Kerning`.
    */
@@ -3590,7 +3590,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *
    *   [Since 2.9] Special PostScript names for named instances are only
    *   returned if the named instance is set with @FT_Set_Named_Instance (and
-   *   the font has corresponding entries in its `fvar` table).  If
+   *   the font has corresponding entries in its 'fvar' table).  If
    *   @FT_IS_VARIATION returns true, the algorithmically derived PostScript
    *   name is provided, not looking up special entries for named instances.
    */
@@ -3941,7 +3941,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *   FT_SUBGLYPH_FLAG_XXX
    *
    * @description:
-   *   A list of constants describing subglyphs.  Please refer to the `glyf`
+   *   A list of constants describing subglyphs.  Please refer to the 'glyf'
    *   table description in the OpenType specification for the meaning of the
    *   various flags (which get synthesized for non-OpenType subglyphs).
    *
@@ -4030,11 +4030,11 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *   Glyph Layer Management
    *
    * @abstract:
-   *   Retrieving and manipulating OpenType's `COLR` table data.
+   *   Retrieving and manipulating OpenType's 'COLR' table data.
    *
    * @description:
    *   The functions described here allow access of colored glyph layer data
-   *   in OpenType's `COLR` tables.
+   *   in OpenType's 'COLR' tables.
    */
 
 
@@ -4055,7 +4055,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *     The current layer.  Will be set by @FT_Get_Color_Glyph_Layer.
    *
    *   p ::
-   *     An opaque pointer into `COLR` table data.  The caller must set this
+   *     An opaque pointer into 'COLR' table data.  The caller must set this
    *     to `NULL` before the first call of @FT_Get_Color_Glyph_Layer.
    */
   typedef struct  FT_LayerIterator_
@@ -4073,7 +4073,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *   FT_Get_Color_Glyph_Layer
    *
    * @description:
-   *   This is an interface to the `COLR` table in OpenType fonts to
+   *   This is an interface to the 'COLR' table in OpenType fonts to
    *   iteratively retrieve the colored glyph layers associated with the
    *   current glyph slot.
    *
diff --git a/include/freetype/ftcolor.h b/include/freetype/ftcolor.h
index f88eb1827..2d863c31a 100644
--- a/include/freetype/ftcolor.h
+++ b/include/freetype/ftcolor.h
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *   Glyph Color Management
    *
    * @abstract:
-   *   Retrieving and manipulating OpenType's `CPAL` table data.
+   *   Retrieving and manipulating OpenType's 'CPAL' table data.
    *
    * @description:
    *   The functions described here allow access and manipulation of color
-   *   palette entries in OpenType's `CPAL` tables.
+   *   palette entries in OpenType's 'CPAL' tables.
    */
 
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *   FT_Color
    *
    * @description:
-   *   This structure models a BGRA color value of a `CPAL` palette entry.
+   *   This structure models a BGRA color value of a 'CPAL' palette entry.
    *
    *   The used color space is sRGB; the colors are not pre-multiplied, and
    *   alpha values must be explicitly set.
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *   FT_Palette_Data
    *
    * @description:
-   *   This structure holds the data of the `CPAL` table.
+   *   This structure holds the data of the 'CPAL' table.
    *
    * @fields:
    *   num_palettes ::
@@ -126,13 +126,13 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *
    *   palette_name_ids ::
    *     A read-only array of palette name IDs with `num_palettes` elements,
-   *     corresponding to entries like 'dark' or 'light' in the font's `name`
+   *     corresponding to entries like 'dark' or 'light' in the font's 'name'
    *     table.
    *
-   *     An empty name ID in the `CPAL` table gets represented as value
+   *     An empty name ID in the 'CPAL' table gets represented as value
    *     0xFFFF.
    *
-   *     `NULL` if the font's `CPAL` table doesn't contain appropriate data.
+   *     `NULL` if the font's 'CPAL' table doesn't contain appropriate data.
    *
    *   palette_flags ::
    *     A read-only array of palette flags with `num_palettes` elements.
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *     @FT_PALETTE_FOR_LIGHT_BACKGROUND and
    *     @FT_PALETTE_FOR_DARK_BACKGROUND.
    *
-   *     `NULL` if the font's `CPAL` table doesn't contain appropriate data.
+   *     `NULL` if the font's 'CPAL' table doesn't contain appropriate data.
    *
    *   num_palette_entries ::
    *     The number of entries in a single palette.  All palettes have the
@@ -150,14 +150,14 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *     A read-only array of palette entry name IDs with
    *     `num_palette_entries`.  In each palette, entries with the same index
    *     have the same function.  For example, index~0 might correspond to
-   *     string 'outline' in the font's `name` table to indicate that this
+   *     string 'outline' in the font's 'name' table to indicate that this
    *     palette entry is used for outlines, index~1 might correspond to
    *     'fill' to indicate the filling color palette entry, etc.
    *
-   *     An empty entry name ID in the `CPAL` table gets represented as value
+   *     An empty entry name ID in the 'CPAL' table gets represented as value
    *     0xFFFF.
    *
-   *     `NULL` if the font's `CPAL` table doesn't contain appropriate data.
+   *     `NULL` if the font's 'CPAL' table doesn't contain appropriate data.
    *
    * @note:
    *   Use function @FT_Get_Sfnt_Name to map name IDs and entry name IDs to
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *
    * A corollary of (2) is that calling the function, then modifying some
    * values, then calling the function again with the same arguments resets
-   * all color entries to the original `CPAL` values; all user modifications
+   * all color entries to the original 'CPAL' values; all user modifications
    * are lost.
    *
    * @input:
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *   FT_Palette_Set_Foreground_Color
    *
    * @description:
-   *   `COLR` uses palette index 0xFFFF to indicate a 'text foreground
+   *   'COLR' uses palette index 0xFFFF to indicate a 'text foreground
    *   color'.  This function sets this value.
    *
    * @input:
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *   white opaque (BGRA value 0xFFFFFFFF) if
    *   @FT_PALETTE_FOR_DARK_BACKGROUND is present for the current palette,
    *   and black opaque (BGRA value 0x000000FF) otherwise, including the case
-   *   that no palette types are available in the `CPAL` table.
+   *   that no palette types are available in the 'CPAL' table.
    *
    *   This function always returns an error if the config macro
    *   `TT_CONFIG_OPTION_COLOR_LAYERS` is not defined in `ftoption.h`.
diff --git a/include/freetype/ftdriver.h b/include/freetype/ftdriver.h
index a08d88e73..94a97498c 100644
--- a/include/freetype/ftdriver.h
+++ b/include/freetype/ftdriver.h
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *   achieve some level of glyph symmetry.  To enable reasonable
    *   performance (e.g., not having to run hinting on all glyphs just to get
    *   the widths) there was a bit in the head table indicating if the side
-   *   bearing was hinted, and additional tables, `hdmx` and `LTSH`, to cache
+   *   bearing was hinted, and additional tables, 'hdmx' and 'LTSH', to cache
    *   hinting widths across multiple sizes and device aspect ratios.
    *
    *   _Font Smoothing_
@@ -1070,7 +1070,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *   coverages, this property sets the (auto-fitter) script to be used for
    *   the default (OpenType) script data of a font's GSUB table.  Features
    *   for the default script are intended for all scripts not explicitly
-   *   handled in GSUB; an example is a `dlig` feature, containing the
+   *   handled in GSUB; an example is a 'dlig' feature, containing the
    *   combination of the characters 'T', 'E', and 'L' to form a 'TEL'
    *   ligature.
    *
diff --git a/include/freetype/ftgasp.h b/include/freetype/ftgasp.h
index 307c2c099..29e6c92bc 100644
--- a/include/freetype/ftgasp.h
+++ b/include/freetype/ftgasp.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  *
  * ftgasp.h
  *
- *   Access of TrueType's `gasp` table (specification).
+ *   Access of TrueType's 'gasp' table (specification).
  *
  * Copyright 2007-2019 by
  * David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, and Werner Lemberg.
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *   Gasp Table
    *
    * @abstract:
-   *   Retrieving TrueType `gasp` table entries.
+   *   Retrieving TrueType 'gasp' table entries.
    *
    * @description:
    *   The function @FT_Get_Gasp can be used to query a TrueType or OpenType
-   *   font for specific entries in its `gasp` table, if any.  This is mainly
+   *   font for specific entries in its 'gasp' table, if any.  This is mainly
    *   useful when implementing native TrueType hinting with the bytecode
    *   interpreter to duplicate the Windows text rendering results.
    */
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *
    * @description:
    *   For a TrueType or OpenType font file, return the rasterizer behaviour
-   *   flags from the font's `gasp` table corresponding to a given character
+   *   flags from the font's 'gasp' table corresponding to a given character
    *   pixel size.
    *
    * @input:
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *
    * @return:
    *   Bit flags (see @FT_GASP_XXX), or @FT_GASP_NO_TABLE if there is no
-   *   `gasp` table in the face.
+   *   'gasp' table in the face.
    *
    * @note:
    *   If you want to use the MM functionality of OpenType variation fonts
diff --git a/include/freetype/ftgxval.h b/include/freetype/ftgxval.h
index 5aa606d41..35207849e 100644
--- a/include/freetype/ftgxval.h
+++ b/include/freetype/ftgxval.h
@@ -123,34 +123,34 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *
    * @values:
    *    FT_VALIDATE_feat ::
-   *      Validate `feat` table.
+   *      Validate 'feat' table.
    *
    *    FT_VALIDATE_mort ::
-   *      Validate `mort` table.
+   *      Validate 'mort' table.
    *
    *    FT_VALIDATE_morx ::
-   *      Validate `morx` table.
+   *      Validate 'morx' table.
    *
    *    FT_VALIDATE_bsln ::
-   *      Validate `bsln` table.
+   *      Validate 'bsln' table.
    *
    *    FT_VALIDATE_just ::
-   *      Validate `just` table.
+   *      Validate 'just' table.
    *
    *    FT_VALIDATE_kern ::
-   *      Validate `kern` table.
+   *      Validate 'kern' table.
    *
    *    FT_VALIDATE_opbd ::
-   *      Validate `opbd` table.
+   *      Validate 'opbd' table.
    *
    *    FT_VALIDATE_trak ::
-   *      Validate `trak` table.
+   *      Validate 'trak' table.
    *
    *    FT_VALIDATE_prop ::
-   *      Validate `prop` table.
+   *      Validate 'prop' table.
    *
    *    FT_VALIDATE_lcar ::
-   *      Validate `lcar` table.
+   *      Validate 'lcar' table.
    *
    *    FT_VALIDATE_GX ::
    *      Validate all TrueTypeGX tables (feat, mort, morx, bsln, just, kern,
@@ -265,13 +265,13 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *
    * @values:
    *    FT_VALIDATE_MS ::
-   *      Handle the `kern` table as a classic Microsoft kern table.
+   *      Handle the 'kern' table as a classic Microsoft kern table.
    *
    *    FT_VALIDATE_APPLE ::
-   *      Handle the `kern` table as a classic Apple kern table.
+   *      Handle the 'kern' table as a classic Apple kern table.
    *
    *    FT_VALIDATE_CKERN ::
-   *      Handle the `kern` as either classic Apple or Microsoft kern table.
+   *      Handle the 'kern' as either classic Apple or Microsoft kern table.
    */
 #define FT_VALIDATE_MS     ( FT_VALIDATE_GX_START << 0 )
 #define FT_VALIDATE_APPLE  ( FT_VALIDATE_GX_START << 1 )
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *    library that actually does the text layout can access those tables
    *    without error checking (which can be quite time consuming).
    *
-   *    The `kern` table validator in @FT_TrueTypeGX_Validate deals with both
+   *    The 'kern' table validator in @FT_TrueTypeGX_Validate deals with both
    *    the new 32-bit format and the classic 16-bit format, while
    *    FT_ClassicKern_Validate only supports the classic 16-bit format.
    *
diff --git a/include/freetype/ftincrem.h b/include/freetype/ftincrem.h
index 8d2aeac11..aea9fc906 100644
--- a/include/freetype/ftincrem.h
+++ b/include/freetype/ftincrem.h
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *
    *   Note that the format of the glyph's data bytes depends on the font
    *   file format.  For TrueType, it must correspond to the raw bytes within
-   *   the `glyf` table.  For PostScript formats, it must correspond to the
+   *   the 'glyf' table.  For PostScript formats, it must correspond to the
    *   **unencrypted** charstring bytes, without any `lenIV` header.  It is
    *   undefined for any other format.
    *
diff --git a/include/freetype/ftmm.h b/include/freetype/ftmm.h
index db99ef88b..4486a5158 100644
--- a/include/freetype/ftmm.h
+++ b/include/freetype/ftmm.h
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *     Adobe MM fonts if possible.
    *
    *   strid ::
-   *     The axis name entry in the font's `name` table.  This is another
+   *     The axis name entry in the font's 'name' table.  This is another
    *     (and often better) version of the 'name' field for TrueType GX or
    *     OpenType variation fonts.  Not meaningful for Adobe MM fonts.
    *
@@ -184,10 +184,10 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *     entry for each axis.
    *
    *   strid ::
-   *     The entry in `name` table identifying this instance.
+   *     The entry in 'name' table identifying this instance.
    *
    *   psid ::
-   *     The entry in `name` table identifying a PostScript name for this
+   *     The entry in 'name' table identifying a PostScript name for this
    *     instance.  Value 0xFFFF indicates a missing entry.
    */
   typedef struct  FT_Var_Named_Style_
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *
    *   num_namedstyles ::
    *     The number of named styles; a 'named style' is a tuple of design
-   *     coordinates that has a string ID (in the `name` table) associated
+   *     coordinates that has a string ID (in the 'name' table) associated
    *     with it.  The font can tell the user that, for example,
    *     [Weight=1.5,Width=1.1] is 'Bold'.  Another name for 'named style' is
    *     'named instance'.
diff --git a/include/freetype/ftparams.h b/include/freetype/ftparams.h
index a11d5466c..304882427 100644
--- a/include/freetype/ftparams.h
+++ b/include/freetype/ftparams.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *
    * @description:
    *   A tag for @FT_Parameter to make @FT_Open_Face ignore typographic
-   *   family names in the `name` table (introduced in OpenType version 1.4).
+   *   family names in the 'name' table (introduced in OpenType version 1.4).
    *   Use this for backward compatibility with legacy systems that have a
    *   four-faces-per-family restriction.
    *
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *
    * @description:
    *   A tag for @FT_Parameter to make @FT_Open_Face ignore typographic
-   *   subfamily names in the `name` table (introduced in OpenType version
+   *   subfamily names in the 'name' table (introduced in OpenType version
    *   1.4).  Use this for backward compatibility with legacy systems that
    *   have a four-faces-per-family restriction.
    *
diff --git a/include/freetype/ftsnames.h b/include/freetype/ftsnames.h
index de6858b06..2322844a5 100644
--- a/include/freetype/ftsnames.h
+++ b/include/freetype/ftsnames.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  *
  * ftsnames.h
  *
- *   Simple interface to access SFNT `name` tables (which are used
+ *   Simple interface to access SFNT 'name' tables (which are used
  *   to hold font names, copyright info, notices, etc.) (specification).
  *
  *   This is _not_ used to retrieve glyph names!
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *
    * @description:
    *   The TrueType and OpenType specifications allow the inclusion of a
-   *   special names table (`name`) in font files.  This table contains
+   *   special names table ('name') in font files.  This table contains
    *   textual (and internationalized) information regarding the font, like
    *   family name, copyright, version, etc.
    *
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *   FT_SfntName
    *
    * @description:
-   *   A structure used to model an SFNT `name` table entry.
+   *   A structure used to model an SFNT 'name' table entry.
    *
    * @fields:
    *   platform_id ::
@@ -124,14 +124,14 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *   FT_Get_Sfnt_Name_Count
    *
    * @description:
-   *   Retrieve the number of name strings in the SFNT `name` table.
+   *   Retrieve the number of name strings in the SFNT 'name' table.
    *
    * @input:
    *   face ::
    *     A handle to the source face.
    *
    * @return:
-   *   The number of strings in the `name` table.
+   *   The number of strings in the 'name' table.
    *
    * @note:
    *   This function always returns an error if the config macro
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *   FT_Get_Sfnt_Name
    *
    * @description:
-   *   Retrieve a string of the SFNT `name` table for a given index.
+   *   Retrieve a string of the SFNT 'name' table for a given index.
    *
    * @input:
    *   face ::
@@ -169,10 +169,10 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *   yourself; FreeType takes care of it if you call @FT_Done_Face.
    *
    *   Use @FT_Get_Sfnt_Name_Count to get the total number of available
-   *   `name` table entries, then do a loop until you get the right platform,
+   *   'name' table entries, then do a loop until you get the right platform,
    *   encoding, and name ID.
    *
-   *   `name` table format~1 entries can use language tags also, see
+   *   'name' table format~1 entries can use language tags also, see
    *   @FT_Get_Sfnt_LangTag.
    *
    *   This function always returns an error if the config macro
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *   FT_SfntLangTag
    *
    * @description:
-   *   A structure to model a language tag entry from an SFNT `name` table.
+   *   A structure to model a language tag entry from an SFNT 'name' table.
    *
    * @fields:
    *   string ::
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *
    * @description:
    *   Retrieve the language tag associated with a language ID of an SFNT
-   *   `name` table entry.
+   *   'name' table entry.
    *
    * @input:
    *   face ::
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *
    * @output:
    *   alangTag ::
-   *     The language tag associated with the `name` table entry's language
+   *     The language tag associated with the 'name' table entry's language
    *     ID.
    *
    * @return:
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *   null-terminated.  Note that you don't have to deallocate `string` by
    *   yourself; FreeType takes care of it if you call @FT_Done_Face.
    *
-   *   Only `name` table format~1 supports language tags.  For format~0
+   *   Only 'name' table format~1 supports language tags.  For format~0
    *   tables, this function always returns FT_Err_Invalid_Table.  For
    *   invalid format~1 language ID values, FT_Err_Invalid_Argument is
    *   returned.
diff --git a/include/freetype/internal/tttypes.h b/include/freetype/internal/tttypes.h
index 24f2e46a8..7dcc782b9 100644
--- a/include/freetype/internal/tttypes.h
+++ b/include/freetype/internal/tttypes.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *
    * @fields:
    *   tag ::
-   *     Must be 'ttc ' to indicate a TrueType collection.
+   *     Must be 'ttc~' to indicate a TrueType collection.
    *
    *   version ::
    *     The version number.
@@ -1395,7 +1395,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *
    *   cvt ::
    *     The face's original control value table.  Coordinates are expressed
-   *     in unscaled font units.  Comes from the 'cvt ' table.  Ignored for
+   *     in unscaled font units.  Comes from the 'cvt~' table.  Ignored for
    *     Type 2 fonts.
    *
    *   interpreter ::
diff --git a/include/freetype/ttnameid.h b/include/freetype/ttnameid.h
index 4a667baab..b82e9fda6 100644
--- a/include/freetype/ttnameid.h
+++ b/include/freetype/ttnameid.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
   /**************************************************************************
    *
    * Possible values for the 'platform' identifier code in the name records
-   * of an SFNT `name` table.
+   * of an SFNT 'name' table.
    *
    */
 
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *
    * @description:
    *   Possible values of the language identifier field in the name records
-   *   of the SFNT `name` table if the 'platform' identifier code is
+   *   of the SFNT 'name' table if the 'platform' identifier code is
    *   @TT_PLATFORM_MACINTOSH.  These values are also used as return values
    *   for function @FT_Get_CMap_Language_ID.
    *
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *
    * @description:
    *   Possible values of the language identifier field in the name records
-   *   of the SFNT `name` table if the 'platform' identifier code is
+   *   of the SFNT 'name' table if the 'platform' identifier code is
    *   @TT_PLATFORM_MICROSOFT.  These values are also used as return values
    *   for function @FT_Get_CMap_Language_ID.
    *
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *
    *   however, we only provide macros for language identifiers present in
    *   the OpenType specification: Microsoft has abandoned the concept of
-   *   LCIDs (language code identifiers), and format~1 of the `name` table
+   *   LCIDs (language code identifiers), and format~1 of the 'name' table
    *   provides a better mechanism for languages not covered here.
    *
    *   More legacy values not listed in the reference can be found in the
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *
    * @description:
    *   Possible values of the 'name' identifier field in the name records of
-   *   an SFNT `name` table.  These values are platform independent.
+   *   an SFNT 'name' table.  These values are platform independent.
    */
 
 #define TT_NAME_ID_COPYRIGHT              0
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *
    * @description:
    *   Possible bit mask values for the `ulUnicodeRangeX` fields in an SFNT
-   *   `OS/2` table.
+   *   'OS/2' table.
    */
 
   /* ulUnicodeRange1 */
diff --git a/include/freetype/tttables.h b/include/freetype/tttables.h
index 20b8c8884..d085b5800 100644
--- a/include/freetype/tttables.h
+++ b/include/freetype/tttables.h
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *   TT_HoriHeader
    *
    * @description:
-   *   A structure to model a TrueType horizontal header, the `hhea` table,
-   *   as well as the corresponding horizontal metrics table, `hmtx`.
+   *   A structure to model a TrueType horizontal header, the 'hhea' table,
+   *   as well as the corresponding horizontal metrics table, 'hmtx'.
    *
    * @fields:
    *   Version ::
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *     font designer, and often reflects only a portion of the glyphs found
    *     in the font (maybe ASCII).
    *
-   *     You should use the `sTypoAscender` field of the `OS/2` table instead
+   *     You should use the `sTypoAscender` field of the 'OS/2' table instead
    *     if you want the correct one.
    *
    *   Descender ::
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *     font designer, and often reflects only a portion of the glyphs found
    *     in the font (maybe ASCII).
    *
-   *     You should use the `sTypoDescender` field of the `OS/2` table
+   *     You should use the `sTypoDescender` field of the 'OS/2' table
    *     instead if you want the correct one.
    *
    *   Line_Gap ::
@@ -183,19 +183,19 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *     Always~0.
    *
    *   number_Of_HMetrics ::
-   *     Number of HMetrics entries in the `hmtx` table -- this value can be
+   *     Number of HMetrics entries in the 'hmtx' table -- this value can be
    *     smaller than the total number of glyphs in the font.
    *
    *   long_metrics ::
-   *     A pointer into the `hmtx` table.
+   *     A pointer into the 'hmtx' table.
    *
    *   short_metrics ::
-   *     A pointer into the `hmtx` table.
+   *     A pointer into the 'hmtx' table.
    *
    * @note:
    *   For an OpenType variation font, the values of the following fields can
    *   change after a call to @FT_Set_Var_Design_Coordinates (and friends) if
-   *   the font contains an `MVAR` table: `caret_Slope_Rise`,
+   *   the font contains an 'MVAR' table: `caret_Slope_Rise`,
    *   `caret_Slope_Run`, and `caret_Offset`.
    */
   typedef struct  TT_HoriHeader_
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
 
     /* The following fields are not defined by the OpenType specification */
     /* but they are used to connect the metrics header to the relevant    */
-    /* `hmtx` table.                                                      */
+    /* 'hmtx' table.                                                      */
 
     void*      long_metrics;
     void*      short_metrics;
@@ -235,8 +235,8 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *   TT_VertHeader
    *
    * @description:
-   *   A structure used to model a TrueType vertical header, the `vhea`
-   *   table, as well as the corresponding vertical metrics table, `vmtx`.
+   *   A structure used to model a TrueType vertical header, the 'vhea'
+   *   table, as well as the corresponding vertical metrics table, 'vmtx'.
    *
    * @fields:
    *   Version ::
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *     font designer, and often reflects only a portion of the glyphs found
    *     in the font (maybe ASCII).
    *
-   *     You should use the `sTypoAscender` field of the `OS/2` table instead
+   *     You should use the `sTypoAscender` field of the 'OS/2' table instead
    *     if you want the correct one.
    *
    *   Descender ::
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *     font designer, and often reflects only a portion of the glyphs found
    *     in the font (maybe ASCII).
    *
-   *     You should use the `sTypoDescender` field of the `OS/2` table
+   *     You should use the `sTypoDescender` field of the 'OS/2' table
    *     instead if you want the correct one.
    *
    *   Line_Gap ::
@@ -301,19 +301,19 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *     Always~0.
    *
    *   number_Of_VMetrics ::
-   *     Number of VMetrics entries in the `vmtx` table -- this value can be
+   *     Number of VMetrics entries in the 'vmtx' table -- this value can be
    *     smaller than the total number of glyphs in the font.
    *
    *   long_metrics ::
-   *     A pointer into the `vmtx` table.
+   *     A pointer into the 'vmtx' table.
    *
    *   short_metrics ::
-   *     A pointer into the `vmtx` table.
+   *     A pointer into the 'vmtx' table.
    *
    * @note:
    *   For an OpenType variation font, the values of the following fields can
    *   change after a call to @FT_Set_Var_Design_Coordinates (and friends) if
-   *   the font contains an `MVAR` table: `Ascender`, `Descender`,
+   *   the font contains an 'MVAR' table: `Ascender`, `Descender`,
    *   `Line_Gap`, `caret_Slope_Rise`, `caret_Slope_Run`, and `caret_Offset`.
    */
   typedef struct  TT_VertHeader_
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
 
     /* The following fields are not defined by the OpenType specification */
     /* but they are used to connect the metrics header to the relevant    */
-    /* `vmtx` table.                                                      */
+    /* 'vmtx' table.                                                      */
 
     void*      long_metrics;
     void*      short_metrics;
@@ -353,16 +353,16 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *   TT_OS2
    *
    * @description:
-   *   A structure to model a TrueType `OS/2` table.  All fields comply to
+   *   A structure to model a TrueType 'OS/2' table.  All fields comply to
    *   the OpenType specification.
    *
-   *   Note that we now support old Mac fonts that do not include an `OS/2`
+   *   Note that we now support old Mac fonts that do not include an 'OS/2'
    *   table.  In this case, the `version` field is always set to 0xFFFF.
    *
    * @note:
    *   For an OpenType variation font, the values of the following fields can
    *   change after a call to @FT_Set_Var_Design_Coordinates (and friends) if
-   *   the font contains an `MVAR` table: `sCapHeight`, `sTypoAscender`,
+   *   the font contains an 'MVAR' table: `sCapHeight`, `sTypoAscender`,
    *   `sTypoDescender`, `sTypoLineGap`, `sxHeight`, `usWinAscent`,
    *   `usWinDescent`, `yStrikeoutPosition`, `yStrikeoutSize`,
    *   `ySubscriptXOffset`, `ySubScriptXSize`, `ySubscriptYOffset`,
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *   TT_Postscript
    *
    * @description:
-   *   A structure to model a TrueType `post` table.  All fields comply to
+   *   A structure to model a TrueType 'post' table.  All fields comply to
    *   the OpenType specification.  This structure does not reference a
    *   font's PostScript glyph names; use @FT_Get_Glyph_Name to retrieve
    *   them.
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    * @note:
    *   For an OpenType variation font, the values of the following fields can
    *   change after a call to @FT_Set_Var_Design_Coordinates (and friends) if
-   *   the font contains an `MVAR` table: `underlinePosition` and
+   *   the font contains an 'MVAR' table: `underlinePosition` and
    *   `underlineThickness`.
    */
   typedef struct  TT_Postscript_
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
     FT_ULong  minMemType1;
     FT_ULong  maxMemType1;
 
-    /* Glyph names follow in the `post` table, but we don't */
+    /* Glyph names follow in the 'post' table, but we don't */
     /* load them by default.                                */
 
   } TT_Postscript;
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *   TT_PCLT
    *
    * @description:
-   *   A structure to model a TrueType `PCLT` table.  All fields comply to
+   *   A structure to model a TrueType 'PCLT' table.  All fields comply to
    *   the OpenType specification.
    */
   typedef struct  TT_PCLT_
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *   TT_MaxProfile
    *
    * @description:
-   *   The maximum profile (`maxp`) table contains many max values, which can
+   *   The maximum profile ('maxp') table contains many max values, which can
    *   be used to pre-allocate arrays for speeding up glyph loading and
    *   hinting.
    *
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *   list.
    *
    * @example:
-   *   Here an example how to access the `vhea` table.
+   *   Here an example how to access the 'vhea' table.
    *
    *   ```
    *     TT_VertHeader*  vert_header;
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    *   FT_Get_CMap_Format
    *
    * @description:
-   *   Return the format of an SFNT `cmap` table.
+   *   Return the format of an SFNT 'cmap' table.
    *
    * @input:
    *   charmap ::