diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py b/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py
index dac9edd9a..17c40c8b1 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py
@@ -949,8 +949,8 @@ class CommandDispatcher:
 
         Args:
             userscript: Run the command as a userscript. Either store the
-                        userscript in ~/.local/share/qutebrowser/userscripts
-                        (or $XDG_DATA_DIR), or use an absolute path.
+                        userscript in `~/.local/share/qutebrowser/userscripts`
+                        (or `$XDG_DATA_DIR`), or use an absolute path.
             verbose: Show notifications when the command started/exited.
             detach: Whether the command should be detached from qutebrowser.
             cmdline: The commandline to execute.
diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/hints.py b/qutebrowser/browser/hints.py
index 46eca6b7e..e3b3592db 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/hints.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/hints.py
@@ -751,8 +751,9 @@ class HintManager(QObject):
                                 URL.
                 - With `userscript`: The userscript to execute. Either store
                                      the userscript in
-                                     ~/.local/share/qutebrowser/userscripts (or
-                                     $XDG_DATA_DIR), or use an absolute path.
+                                     `~/.local/share/qutebrowser/userscripts`
+                                     (or `$XDG_DATA_DIR`), or use an absolute
+                                     path.
                 - With `fill`: The command to fill the statusbar with.
                                 `{hint-url}` will get replaced by the selected
                                 URL.