diff --git a/l3kernel/l3box.dtx b/l3kernel/l3box.dtx
index 7fd072d5ad..58f6c50fdc 100644
--- a/l3kernel/l3box.dtx
+++ b/l3kernel/l3box.dtx
@@ -162,13 +162,13 @@
 %     \group_end:
 %     \box_show:N \l_tmpa_box
 %   \end{verbatim}
-%   the first use of |\box_show:N| will show an entirely cleared (void) box, and the
+%   the first use of \cs{box_show:N} will show an entirely cleared (void) box, and the
 %   second will show the letter |A| in the box.
 %
 %   This function is useful as boxes can contain an open-ended amount of material. As
 %   such, they can have a significant memory impact on \TeX{}. At the same time, it is
 %   often the case that once a box has been inserted, it is no longer needed at all.
-%   Using |\box_use_drop:N| in these circumstances therefore offers improved memory
+%   Using \cs{box_use_drop:N} in these circumstances therefore offers improved memory
 %   use and performance. It should therefore be preferred over \cs{box_use:N} where
 %   it is clear that the content is no longer needed in the variable.
 %   \begin{texnote}
@@ -185,8 +185,8 @@
 %   such that its reference point is displaced horizontally by the given
 %   \meta{dimexpr} from the reference point for typesetting, to the right
 %   or left as appropriate. The \meta{box function} should be
-%   a box operation such as |\box_use:N \<box>| or a \enquote{raw}
-%   box specification such as |\vbox:n { xyz }|.
+%   a box operation such as \cs{box_use:N} |\<box>| or a \enquote{raw}
+%   box specification such as \cs{vbox:n} |{ xyz }|.
 % \end{function}
 %
 % \begin{function}{\box_move_up:nn, \box_move_down:nn}
@@ -198,8 +198,8 @@
 %   such that its reference point is displaced vertically by the given
 %   \meta{dimexpr} from the reference point for typesetting, up
 %   or down as appropriate. The \meta{box function} should be
-%   a box operation such as |\box_use:N \<box>| or a \enquote{raw}
-%   box specification such as |\vbox:n { xyz }|.
+%   a box operation such as \cs{box_use:N} |\<box>| or a \enquote{raw}
+%   box specification such as \cs{vbox:n} |{ xyz }|.
 % \end{function}
 %
 % \section{Measuring and setting box dimensions}