diff --git a/curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/quoting-strings-with-single-quotes.md b/curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/quoting-strings-with-single-quotes.md
index e9b686d18b..0947fbe41a 100644
--- a/curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/quoting-strings-with-single-quotes.md
+++ b/curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/quoting-strings-with-single-quotes.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Right now, the `<a>` tag in the string uses double quotes everywhere. You will n
 
 # --hints--
 
-You should remove all the `backslashes` (<code>\\</code>).
+You should remove all the backslashes (`\`).
 
 ```js
 assert(
diff --git a/curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/use-the-conditional-ternary-operator.md b/curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/use-the-conditional-ternary-operator.md
index a224b63a0a..cd7ab8e504 100644
--- a/curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/use-the-conditional-ternary-operator.md
+++ b/curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/use-the-conditional-ternary-operator.md
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Use the conditional operator in the `checkEqual` function to check if two number
 
 # --hints--
 
-`checkEqual` should use the `conditional operator`
+`checkEqual` should use the conditional operator
 
 ```js
 assert(/.+?\s*?\?\s*?.+?\s*?:\s*?.+?/.test(code));