diff --git a/usr.bin/logger/logger.1 b/usr.bin/logger/logger.1
index 8785a590851e..e01bd65d04f8 100644
--- a/usr.bin/logger/logger.1
+++ b/usr.bin/logger/logger.1
@@ -116,14 +116,18 @@ If an unknown service name is used,
 prints a warning and falls back to port 514.
 .It Fl p Ar pri
 Enter the message with the specified priority.
-The priority may be specified numerically or as a ``facility.level''
+The priority may be specified numerically or as a
+.Li facility.level
 pair.
-For example, ``\-p local3.info'' logs the message(s) as
+For example,
+.Dq Fl p Li local3.info
+logs the message(s) as
 .Ar info Ns rmational
 level in the
 .Ar local3
 facility.
-The default is ``user.notice.''
+The default is
+.Dq Li user.notice .
 .It Fl S Ar addr Ns \&: Ns Ar port
 Specify source address and/or source port when using
 .Fl h
@@ -135,9 +139,9 @@ flag is enabled.
 Note that a numeric IPv6 address in
 .Ar addr
 must be enclosed with
-.Qq \&[
+.Dq \&[
 and
-.Qq \&] .
+.Dq \&] .
 .It Fl t Ar tag
 Mark every line in the log with the specified
 .Ar tag