diff --git a/lib/libc/gen/scandir.3 b/lib/libc/gen/scandir.3
index e32b0d819e8c..b3e0a7e19554 100644
--- a/lib/libc/gen/scandir.3
+++ b/lib/libc/gen/scandir.3
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .In dirent.h
 .Ft int
-.Fn scandir "const char *dirname" "struct dirent ***namelist" "int \\*(lp*select\\*(rp\\*(lpconst struct dirent *\\*(rp" "int \\*(lp*compar\\*(rp\\*(lpconst struct dirent **, const struct dirent **\\*(rp"
+.Fn scandir "const char *dirname" "struct dirent ***namelist" "int \*(lp*select\*(rp\*(lpconst struct dirent *\*(rp" "int \*(lp*compar\*(rp\*(lpconst struct dirent **, const struct dirent **\*(rp"
 .Ft int
 .Fn alphasort "const struct dirent **d1" "const struct dirent **d2"
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
diff --git a/lib/msun/man/atan2.3 b/lib/msun/man/atan2.3
index 06ac06890372..69a0f3d01a88 100644
--- a/lib/msun/man/atan2.3
+++ b/lib/msun/man/atan2.3
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ if
 .Ar x
 > 0,
 .It Ta sign( Ns Ar y Ns )*(\*(Pi -
-.Fn atan "\\*(Bay/x\\*(Ba" ) Ta
+.Fn atan "\*(Bay/x\*(Ba" ) Ta
 if
 .Ar x
 < 0,
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ if
 .No 0 Ta
 if x = y = 0, or
 .It Ta
-.Pf sign( Ar y Ns )*\\*(Pi/2 Ta
+.Pf sign( Ar y Ns )*\*(Pi/2 Ta
 if
 .Ar x
 = 0 \(!=
diff --git a/lib/msun/man/remainder.3 b/lib/msun/man/remainder.3
index e04cdf7251dd..0778878181e0 100644
--- a/lib/msun/man/remainder.3
+++ b/lib/msun/man/remainder.3
@@ -76,10 +76,10 @@ is the integer nearest the exact value of
 .Fa x Ns / Ns Fa y ;
 .Ek
 moreover if
-.Pf \\*(Ba Fa n
+.Pf \*(Ba Fa n
 \-
 .Sm off
-.Fa x No / Fa y No \\*(Ba
+.Fa x No / Fa y No \*(Ba
 .Sm on
 =
 1/2
@@ -89,11 +89,11 @@ is even.
 Consequently
 the remainder is computed exactly and
 .Sm off
-.Pf \\*(Ba Fa r No \\*(Ba
+.Pf \*(Ba Fa r No \*(Ba
 .Sm on
 \*(Le
 .Sm off
-.Pf \\*(Ba Fa y No \\*(Ba/2 .
+.Pf \*(Ba Fa y No \*(Ba/2 .
 .Sm on
 But attempting to take the remainder when
 .Fa y