diff --git a/curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript-rpg-game/part-026.md b/curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript-rpg-game/part-026.md
index 12e2aec44b..ee955fc993 100644
--- a/curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript-rpg-game/part-026.md
+++ b/curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript-rpg-game/part-026.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ dashedName: part-26
# --description--
-Add double quote marks around the word "Store" in the line "You see a sign that says Store." Before each quotation mark add a \\
to signal that the following quote is not the end of the string, but should instead appear inside the string. This is called escaping.
+Add double quote marks around the word "Store" in the line "You see a sign that says Store." Before each quotation mark add a `\` to signal that the following quote is not the end of the string, but should instead appear inside the string. This is called escaping.
# --hints--
diff --git a/curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/escape-sequences-in-strings.md b/curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/escape-sequences-in-strings.md
index 700cf22c26..9906fc03da 100644
--- a/curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/escape-sequences-in-strings.md
+++ b/curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/escape-sequences-in-strings.md
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ assert(/FirstLine\n/.test(myStr));
assert(/\n\t/.test(myStr));
```
-`SecondLine` should be preceded by the backslash character \\
+`SecondLine` should be preceded by the backslash character `\`
```js
assert(/\\SecondLine/.test(myStr));
diff --git a/curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/escaping-literal-quotes-in-strings.md b/curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/escaping-literal-quotes-in-strings.md
index ce8571d5fd..9fb92af9b5 100644
--- a/curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/escaping-literal-quotes-in-strings.md
+++ b/curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/escaping-literal-quotes-in-strings.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dashedName: escaping-literal-quotes-in-strings
When you are defining a string you must start and end with a single or double quote. What happens when you need a literal quote: `"` or `'` inside of your string?
-In JavaScript, you can escape a quote from considering it as an end of string quote by placing a backslash (\\
) in front of the quote.
+In JavaScript, you can escape a quote from considering it as an end of string quote by placing a backslash (`\`) in front of the quote.
`var sampleStr = "Alan said, \"Peter is learning JavaScript\".";`
diff --git a/curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/debugging/catch-mixed-usage-of-single-and-double-quotes.md b/curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/debugging/catch-mixed-usage-of-single-and-double-quotes.md
index 0d11a95773..90d6fcd958 100644
--- a/curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/debugging/catch-mixed-usage-of-single-and-double-quotes.md
+++ b/curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/debugging/catch-mixed-usage-of-single-and-double-quotes.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const uhOhGroucho = 'I've had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn't it.
The first two are correct, but the third is incorrect.
-Of course, it is okay to use only one style of quotes. You can escape the quotes inside the string by using the backslash (\\
) escape character:
+Of course, it is okay to use only one style of quotes. You can escape the quotes inside the string by using the backslash (`\`) escape character:
```js
const allSameQuotes = 'I\'ve had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn\'t it.';
diff --git a/curriculum/challenges/english/10-coding-interview-prep/rosetta-code/s-expressions.md b/curriculum/challenges/english/10-coding-interview-prep/rosetta-code/s-expressions.md
index 2fe01bce1c..19304897ae 100644
--- a/curriculum/challenges/english/10-coding-interview-prep/rosetta-code/s-expressions.md
+++ b/curriculum/challenges/english/10-coding-interview-prep/rosetta-code/s-expressions.md
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ Newlines and other whitespace may be ignored unless contained within a quoted st
Handling escaped quotes inside a string is optional; thus "`(foo"bar)`" may be treated as a string "`foo"bar`", or as an error.
-For this, the reader need not recognize "\\
" for escaping, but should, in addition, recognize numbers if the language has appropriate data types.
+For this, the reader need not recognize `\` for escaping, but should, in addition, recognize numbers if the language has appropriate data types.
-Note that with the exception of "`()"`" ("\\
" if escaping is supported) and whitespace there are no special characters. Anything else is allowed without quotes.
+Note that with the exception of `()"` (`\` if escaping is supported) and whitespace, there are no special characters. Anything else is allowed without quotes.
The reader should be able to read the following input