diff --git a/contrib/opie/opiekey.1 b/contrib/opie/opiekey.1
index 92a73ea61f93..4adf0ef793ef 100644
--- a/contrib/opie/opiekey.1
+++ b/contrib/opie/opiekey.1
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ build of OPIE.
 .TP
 .B \-a
 Allows you to input an arbitrary secret pass phrase, instead of running checks
-against it. Arbitrary currently does not include '\0' or '\n' characters. This
+against it. Arbitrary currently does not include '\\0' or '\\n' characters. This
 can be used for backwards compatibility with key generators that do not check
 passwords.
 .TP
diff --git a/usr.bin/lex/lex.1 b/usr.bin/lex/lex.1
index d501eb518278..5237cc7f182e 100644
--- a/usr.bin/lex/lex.1
+++ b/usr.bin/lex/lex.1
@@ -1919,7 +1919,7 @@ The macro
 can be used to control whether the current buffer's scanning
 context for the next token match is done as though at the
 beginning of a line.  A non-zero macro argument makes rules anchored with
-'^' active, while a zero argument makes '^' rules inactive.
+\&'^' active, while a zero argument makes '^' rules inactive.
 .PP
 The macro
 .B YY_AT_BOL()
@@ -3712,8 +3712,7 @@ scanners;
 ignores them.
 .IP -
 The name
-.bd
-FLEX_SCANNER
+.B FLEX_SCANNER
 is #define'd so scanners may be written for use with either
 .I flex
 or