diff --git a/library/alloc/src/fmt.rs b/library/alloc/src/fmt.rs
index 8c5125d208263..878d8dc5502df 100644
--- a/library/alloc/src/fmt.rs
+++ b/library/alloc/src/fmt.rs
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@
 //! provides some helper methods.
 //!
 //! Additionally, the return value of this function is [`fmt::Result`] which is a
-//! type alias of [`Result`]`<(), `[`std::fmt::Error`]`>`. Formatting implementations
+//! type alias of <code>[Result]<(), [std::fmt::Error]></code>. Formatting implementations
 //! should ensure that they propagate errors from the [`Formatter`] (e.g., when
 //! calling [`write!`]). However, they should never return errors spuriously. That
 //! is, a formatting implementation must and may only return an error if the
@@ -505,23 +505,19 @@
 //! it would internally pass around this structure until it has been determined
 //! where output should go to.
 //!
-//! [`fmt::Result`]: Result
-//! [`Result`]: core::result::Result
-//! [`std::fmt::Error`]: Error
-//! [`write!`]: core::write
-//! [`write`]: core::write
-//! [`format!`]: crate::format
-//! [`to_string`]: crate::string::ToString
-//! [`writeln!`]: core::writeln
+//! [`fmt::Result`]: Result "fmt::Result"
+//! [Result]: core::result::Result "std::result::Result"
+//! [std::fmt::Error]: Error "fmt::Error"
+//! [`write`]: write() "fmt::write"
+//! [`to_string`]: crate::string::ToString::to_string "ToString::to_string"
 //! [`write_fmt`]: ../../std/io/trait.Write.html#method.write_fmt
 //! [`std::io::Write`]: ../../std/io/trait.Write.html
-//! [`print!`]: ../../std/macro.print.html
-//! [`println!`]: ../../std/macro.println.html
-//! [`eprint!`]: ../../std/macro.eprint.html
-//! [`eprintln!`]: ../../std/macro.eprintln.html
-//! [`format_args!`]: core::format_args
-//! [`fmt::Arguments`]: Arguments
-//! [`format`]: crate::format
+//! [`print!`]: ../../std/macro.print.html "print!"
+//! [`println!`]: ../../std/macro.println.html "println!"
+//! [`eprint!`]: ../../std/macro.eprint.html "eprint!"
+//! [`eprintln!`]: ../../std/macro.eprintln.html "eprintln!"
+//! [`fmt::Arguments`]: Arguments "fmt::Arguments"
+//! [`format`]: format() "fmt::format"
 
 #![stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 
diff --git a/library/alloc/src/rc.rs b/library/alloc/src/rc.rs
index 0814652a5d47d..3648271c6205b 100644
--- a/library/alloc/src/rc.rs
+++ b/library/alloc/src/rc.rs
@@ -781,9 +781,7 @@ impl<T: ?Sized> Rc<T> {
     /// Consumes the `Rc`, returning the wrapped pointer.
     ///
     /// To avoid a memory leak the pointer must be converted back to an `Rc` using
-    /// [`Rc::from_raw`][from_raw].
-    ///
-    /// [from_raw]: Rc::from_raw
+    /// [`Rc::from_raw`].
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
@@ -834,7 +832,7 @@ impl<T: ?Sized> Rc<T> {
     /// and alignment as `T`. This is trivially true if `U` is `T`.
     /// Note that if `U` is not `T` but has the same size and alignment, this is
     /// basically like transmuting references of different types. See
-    /// [`mem::transmute`][transmute] for more information on what
+    /// [`mem::transmute`] for more information on what
     /// restrictions apply in this case.
     ///
     /// The user of `from_raw` has to make sure a specific value of `T` is only
@@ -844,7 +842,6 @@ impl<T: ?Sized> Rc<T> {
     /// even if the returned `Rc<T>` is never accessed.
     ///
     /// [into_raw]: Rc::into_raw
-    /// [transmute]: core::mem::transmute
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
@@ -1086,8 +1083,6 @@ impl<T: ?Sized> Rc<T> {
     /// assert!(Rc::ptr_eq(&five, &same_five));
     /// assert!(!Rc::ptr_eq(&five, &other_five));
     /// ```
-    ///
-    /// [`ptr::eq`]: core::ptr::eq
     pub fn ptr_eq(this: &Self, other: &Self) -> bool {
         this.ptr.as_ptr() == other.ptr.as_ptr()
     }
@@ -1993,7 +1988,7 @@ impl<T, I: iter::TrustedLen<Item = T>> ToRcSlice<T> for I {
 
 /// `Weak` is a version of [`Rc`] that holds a non-owning reference to the
 /// managed allocation. The allocation is accessed by calling [`upgrade`] on the `Weak`
-/// pointer, which returns an [`Option`]`<`[`Rc`]`<T>>`.
+/// pointer, which returns an <code>[Option]<[Rc]\<T>></code>.
 ///
 /// Since a `Weak` reference does not count towards ownership, it will not
 /// prevent the value stored in the allocation from being dropped, and `Weak` itself makes no
@@ -2090,7 +2085,7 @@ impl<T: ?Sized> Weak<T> {
     /// // assert_eq!("hello", unsafe { &*weak.as_ptr() });
     /// ```
     ///
-    /// [`null`]: core::ptr::null
+    /// [`null`]: ptr::null
     #[stable(feature = "rc_as_ptr", since = "1.45.0")]
     pub fn as_ptr(&self) -> *const T {
         let ptr: *mut RcBox<T> = NonNull::as_ptr(self.ptr);
@@ -2317,8 +2312,6 @@ impl<T: ?Sized> Weak<T> {
     /// let third = Rc::downgrade(&third_rc);
     /// assert!(!first.ptr_eq(&third));
     /// ```
-    ///
-    /// [`ptr::eq`]: core::ptr::eq
     #[inline]
     #[stable(feature = "weak_ptr_eq", since = "1.39.0")]
     pub fn ptr_eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
@@ -2400,7 +2393,6 @@ impl<T> Default for Weak<T> {
     /// Constructs a new `Weak<T>`, without allocating any memory.
     /// Calling [`upgrade`] on the return value always gives [`None`].
     ///
-    /// [`None`]: Option
     /// [`upgrade`]: Weak::upgrade
     ///
     /// # Examples
diff --git a/library/alloc/src/string.rs b/library/alloc/src/string.rs
index 6568d9f9907b9..57c38f2c0a9c5 100644
--- a/library/alloc/src/string.rs
+++ b/library/alloc/src/string.rs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ use crate::vec::Vec;
 ///
 /// # Examples
 ///
-/// You can create a `String` from [a literal string][`str`] with [`String::from`]:
+/// You can create a `String` from [a literal string][`&str`] with [`String::from`]:
 ///
 /// [`String::from`]: From::from
 ///
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ use crate::vec::Vec;
 /// println!("The first letter of s is {}", s[0]); // ERROR!!!
 /// ```
 ///
-/// [`OsString`]: ../../std/ffi/struct.OsString.html
+/// [`OsString`]: ../../std/ffi/struct.OsString.html "ffi::OsString"
 ///
 /// Indexing is intended to be a constant-time operation, but UTF-8 encoding
 /// does not allow us to do this. Furthermore, it's not clear what sort of
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ use crate::vec::Vec;
 ///
 /// # Deref
 ///
-/// `String`s implement [`Deref`]`<Target=str>`, and so inherit all of [`str`]'s
+/// `String` implements <code>[Deref]<Target = [str]></code>, and so inherits all of [`str`]'s
 /// methods. In addition, this means that you can pass a `String` to a
 /// function which takes a [`&str`] by using an ampersand (`&`):
 ///
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ use crate::vec::Vec;
 /// to explicitly extract the string slice containing the string. The second
 /// way changes `example_func(&example_string);` to
 /// `example_func(&*example_string);`. In this case we are dereferencing a
-/// `String` to a [`str`][`&str`], then referencing the [`str`][`&str`] back to
+/// `String` to a [`str`], then referencing the [`str`] back to
 /// [`&str`]. The second way is more idiomatic, however both work to do the
 /// conversion explicitly rather than relying on the implicit conversion.
 ///
@@ -282,9 +282,11 @@ use crate::vec::Vec;
 ///
 /// Here, there's no need to allocate more memory inside the loop.
 ///
-/// [`str`]: prim@str
-/// [`&str`]: prim@str
-/// [`Deref`]: core::ops::Deref
+/// [str]: prim@str "str"
+/// [`str`]: prim@str "str"
+/// [`&str`]: prim@str "&str"
+/// [Deref]: core::ops::Deref "ops::Deref"
+/// [`Deref`]: core::ops::Deref "ops::Deref"
 /// [`as_str()`]: String::as_str
 #[derive(PartialOrd, Eq, Ord)]
 #[cfg_attr(not(test), rustc_diagnostic_item = "string_type")]
@@ -308,10 +310,10 @@ pub struct String {
 /// an analogue to `FromUtf8Error`, and you can get one from a `FromUtf8Error`
 /// through the [`utf8_error`] method.
 ///
-/// [`Utf8Error`]: core::str::Utf8Error
-/// [`std::str`]: core::str
-/// [`&str`]: prim@str
-/// [`utf8_error`]: Self::utf8_error
+/// [`Utf8Error`]: str::Utf8Error "std::str::Utf8Error"
+/// [`std::str`]: core::str "std::str"
+/// [`&str`]: prim@str "&str"
+/// [`utf8_error`]: FromUtf8Error::utf8_error
 ///
 /// # Examples
 ///
@@ -487,8 +489,8 @@ impl String {
     /// with this error.
     ///
     /// [`from_utf8_unchecked`]: String::from_utf8_unchecked
-    /// [`Vec<u8>`]: crate::vec::Vec
-    /// [`&str`]: prim@str
+    /// [`Vec<u8>`]: crate::vec::Vec "Vec"
+    /// [`&str`]: prim@str "&str"
     /// [`into_bytes`]: String::into_bytes
     #[inline]
     #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
@@ -524,7 +526,7 @@ impl String {
     /// it's already valid UTF-8, we don't need a new allocation. This return
     /// type allows us to handle both cases.
     ///
-    /// [`Cow<'a, str>`]: crate::borrow::Cow
+    /// [`Cow<'a, str>`]: crate::borrow::Cow "borrow::Cow"
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
@@ -625,7 +627,7 @@ impl String {
     /// conversion requires a memory allocation.
     ///
     /// [`from_utf8_lossy`]: String::from_utf8_lossy
-    /// [`Cow<'a, str>`]: crate::borrow::Cow
+    /// [`Cow<'a, str>`]: crate::borrow::Cow "borrow::Cow"
     /// [U+FFFD]: core::char::REPLACEMENT_CHARACTER
     ///
     /// # Examples
@@ -1721,11 +1723,11 @@ impl String {
         unsafe { self.as_mut_vec() }.splice((start, end), replace_with.bytes());
     }
 
-    /// Converts this `String` into a [`Box`]`<`[`str`]`>`.
+    /// Converts this `String` into a <code>[Box]<[str]></code>.
     ///
     /// This will drop any excess capacity.
     ///
-    /// [`str`]: prim@str
+    /// [str]: prim@str "str"
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
@@ -1795,8 +1797,8 @@ impl FromUtf8Error {
     /// an analogue to `FromUtf8Error`. See its documentation for more details
     /// on using it.
     ///
-    /// [`std::str`]: core::str
-    /// [`&str`]: prim@str
+    /// [`std::str`]: core::str "std::str"
+    /// [`&str`]: prim@str "&str"
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
@@ -2319,7 +2321,7 @@ impl ops::DerefMut for String {
 ///
 /// This alias exists for backwards compatibility, and may be eventually deprecated.
 ///
-/// [`Infallible`]: core::convert::Infallible
+/// [`Infallible`]: core::convert::Infallible "convert::Infallible"
 #[stable(feature = "str_parse_error", since = "1.5.0")]
 pub type ParseError = core::convert::Infallible;
 
@@ -2606,7 +2608,7 @@ impl<'a> From<&'a str> for Cow<'a, str> {
     /// assert_eq!(Cow::from("eggplant"), Cow::Borrowed("eggplant"));
     /// ```
     ///
-    /// [`Borrowed`]: crate::borrow::Cow::Borrowed
+    /// [`Borrowed`]: crate::borrow::Cow::Borrowed "borrow::Cow::Borrowed"
     #[inline]
     fn from(s: &'a str) -> Cow<'a, str> {
         Cow::Borrowed(s)
@@ -2629,7 +2631,7 @@ impl<'a> From<String> for Cow<'a, str> {
     /// assert_eq!(Cow::from(s), Cow::<'static, str>::Owned(s2));
     /// ```
     ///
-    /// [`Owned`]: crate::borrow::Cow::Owned
+    /// [`Owned`]: crate::borrow::Cow::Owned "borrow::Cow::Owned"
     #[inline]
     fn from(s: String) -> Cow<'a, str> {
         Cow::Owned(s)
@@ -2651,7 +2653,7 @@ impl<'a> From<&'a String> for Cow<'a, str> {
     /// assert_eq!(Cow::from(&s), Cow::Borrowed("eggplant"));
     /// ```
     ///
-    /// [`Borrowed`]: crate::borrow::Cow::Borrowed
+    /// [`Borrowed`]: crate::borrow::Cow::Borrowed "borrow::Cow::Borrowed"
     #[inline]
     fn from(s: &'a String) -> Cow<'a, str> {
         Cow::Borrowed(s.as_str())
diff --git a/library/alloc/src/sync.rs b/library/alloc/src/sync.rs
index a066e0b49e25c..6e8da849e64cd 100644
--- a/library/alloc/src/sync.rs
+++ b/library/alloc/src/sync.rs
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ macro_rules! acquire {
 /// first: after all, isn't the point of `Arc<T>` thread safety? The key is
 /// this: `Arc<T>` makes it thread safe to have multiple ownership of the same
 /// data, but it  doesn't add thread safety to its data. Consider
-/// `Arc<`[`RefCell<T>`]`>`. [`RefCell<T>`] isn't [`Sync`], and if `Arc<T>` was always
-/// [`Send`], `Arc<`[`RefCell<T>`]`>` would be as well. But then we'd have a problem:
+/// <code>Arc<[RefCell\<T>]></code>. [`RefCell<T>`] isn't [`Sync`], and if `Arc<T>` was always
+/// [`Send`], <code>Arc<[RefCell\<T>]></code> would be as well. But then we'd have a problem:
 /// [`RefCell<T>`] is not thread safe; it keeps track of the borrowing count using
 /// non-atomic operations.
 ///
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ macro_rules! acquire {
 /// [deref]: core::ops::Deref
 /// [downgrade]: Arc::downgrade
 /// [upgrade]: Weak::upgrade
+/// [RefCell\<T>]: core::cell::RefCell
 /// [`RefCell<T>`]: core::cell::RefCell
 /// [`std::sync`]: ../../std/sync/index.html
 /// [`Arc::clone(&from)`]: Arc::clone
@@ -206,7 +207,7 @@ macro_rules! acquire {
 ///
 /// Sharing a mutable [`AtomicUsize`]:
 ///
-/// [`AtomicUsize`]: core::sync::atomic::AtomicUsize
+/// [`AtomicUsize`]: core::sync::atomic::AtomicUsize "sync::atomic::AtomicUsize"
 ///
 /// ```no_run
 /// use std::sync::Arc;
@@ -262,7 +263,7 @@ impl<T: ?Sized> Arc<T> {
 
 /// `Weak` is a version of [`Arc`] that holds a non-owning reference to the
 /// managed allocation. The allocation is accessed by calling [`upgrade`] on the `Weak`
-/// pointer, which returns an [`Option`]`<`[`Arc`]`<T>>`.
+/// pointer, which returns an <code>[Option]<[Arc]\<T>></code>.
 ///
 /// Since a `Weak` reference does not count towards ownership, it will not
 /// prevent the value stored in the allocation from being dropped, and `Weak` itself makes no
@@ -476,7 +477,7 @@ impl<T> Arc<T> {
     /// assert_eq!(*zero, 0)
     /// ```
     ///
-    /// [zeroed]: ../../std/mem/union.MaybeUninit.html#method.zeroed
+    /// [zeroed]: mem::MaybeUninit::zeroed
     #[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
     #[unstable(feature = "new_uninit", issue = "63291")]
     pub fn new_zeroed() -> Arc<mem::MaybeUninit<T>> {
@@ -684,7 +685,7 @@ impl<T> Arc<[T]> {
     /// assert_eq!(*values, [0, 0, 0])
     /// ```
     ///
-    /// [zeroed]: ../../std/mem/union.MaybeUninit.html#method.zeroed
+    /// [zeroed]: mem::MaybeUninit::zeroed
     #[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
     #[unstable(feature = "new_uninit", issue = "63291")]
     pub fn new_zeroed_slice(len: usize) -> Arc<[mem::MaybeUninit<T>]> {
@@ -712,7 +713,7 @@ impl<T> Arc<mem::MaybeUninit<T>> {
     /// Calling this when the content is not yet fully initialized
     /// causes immediate undefined behavior.
     ///
-    /// [`MaybeUninit::assume_init`]: ../../std/mem/union.MaybeUninit.html#method.assume_init
+    /// [`MaybeUninit::assume_init`]: mem::MaybeUninit::assume_init
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
@@ -751,7 +752,7 @@ impl<T> Arc<[mem::MaybeUninit<T>]> {
     /// Calling this when the content is not yet fully initialized
     /// causes immediate undefined behavior.
     ///
-    /// [`MaybeUninit::assume_init`]: ../../std/mem/union.MaybeUninit.html#method.assume_init
+    /// [`MaybeUninit::assume_init`]: mem::MaybeUninit::assume_init
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
@@ -1086,7 +1087,7 @@ impl<T: ?Sized> Arc<T> {
     /// assert!(!Arc::ptr_eq(&five, &other_five));
     /// ```
     ///
-    /// [`ptr::eq`]: core::ptr::eq
+    /// [`ptr::eq`]: core::ptr::eq "ptr::eq"
     pub fn ptr_eq(this: &Self, other: &Self) -> bool {
         this.ptr.as_ptr() == other.ptr.as_ptr()
     }
@@ -1714,7 +1715,7 @@ impl<T: ?Sized> Weak<T> {
     /// // assert_eq!("hello", unsafe { &*weak.as_ptr() });
     /// ```
     ///
-    /// [`null`]: core::ptr::null
+    /// [`null`]: core::ptr::null "ptr::null"
     #[stable(feature = "weak_into_raw", since = "1.45.0")]
     pub fn as_ptr(&self) -> *const T {
         let ptr: *mut ArcInner<T> = NonNull::as_ptr(self.ptr);
@@ -1806,7 +1807,6 @@ impl<T: ?Sized> Weak<T> {
     /// [`new`]: Weak::new
     /// [`into_raw`]: Weak::into_raw
     /// [`upgrade`]: Weak::upgrade
-    /// [`forget`]: std::mem::forget
     #[stable(feature = "weak_into_raw", since = "1.45.0")]
     pub unsafe fn from_raw(ptr: *const T) -> Self {
         // See Weak::as_ptr for context on how the input pointer is derived.
@@ -1982,7 +1982,7 @@ impl<T: ?Sized> Weak<T> {
     /// assert!(!first.ptr_eq(&third));
     /// ```
     ///
-    /// [`ptr::eq`]: core::ptr::eq
+    /// [`ptr::eq`]: core::ptr::eq "ptr::eq"
     #[inline]
     #[stable(feature = "weak_ptr_eq", since = "1.39.0")]
     pub fn ptr_eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
diff --git a/library/alloc/src/vec/mod.rs b/library/alloc/src/vec/mod.rs
index 87a0d37181562..347750cc1645d 100644
--- a/library/alloc/src/vec/mod.rs
+++ b/library/alloc/src/vec/mod.rs
@@ -296,8 +296,8 @@ mod spec_extend;
 /// on an empty Vec, it will not allocate memory. Similarly, if you store zero-sized
 /// types inside a `Vec`, it will not allocate space for them. *Note that in this case
 /// the `Vec` might not report a [`capacity`] of 0*. `Vec` will allocate if and only
-/// if [`mem::size_of::<T>`]`() * capacity() > 0`. In general, `Vec`'s allocation
-/// details are very subtle &mdash; if you intend to allocate memory using a `Vec`
+/// if <code>[mem::size_of::\<T>]\() * [capacity]\() > 0</code>. In general, `Vec`'s allocation
+/// details are very subtle --- if you intend to allocate memory using a `Vec`
 /// and use it for something else (either to pass to unsafe code, or to build your
 /// own memory-backed collection), be sure to deallocate this memory by using
 /// `from_raw_parts` to recover the `Vec` and then dropping it.
@@ -305,8 +305,8 @@ mod spec_extend;
 /// If a `Vec` *has* allocated memory, then the memory it points to is on the heap
 /// (as defined by the allocator Rust is configured to use by default), and its
 /// pointer points to [`len`] initialized, contiguous elements in order (what
-/// you would see if you coerced it to a slice), followed by [`capacity`]` -
-/// `[`len`] logically uninitialized, contiguous elements.
+/// you would see if you coerced it to a slice), followed by <code>[capacity] - [len]</code>
+/// logically uninitialized, contiguous elements.
 ///
 /// A vector containing the elements `'a'` and `'b'` with capacity 4 can be
 /// visualized as below. The top part is the `Vec` struct, it contains a
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ mod spec_extend;
 ///
 /// [`push`] and [`insert`] will never (re)allocate if the reported capacity is
 /// sufficient. [`push`] and [`insert`] *will* (re)allocate if
-/// [`len`]` == `[`capacity`]. That is, the reported capacity is completely
+/// <code>[len] == [capacity]</code>. That is, the reported capacity is completely
 /// accurate, and can be relied on. It can even be used to manually free the memory
 /// allocated by a `Vec` if desired. Bulk insertion methods *may* reallocate, even
 /// when not necessary.
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ mod spec_extend;
 ///
 /// `vec![x; n]`, `vec![a, b, c, d]`, and
 /// [`Vec::with_capacity(n)`][`Vec::with_capacity`], will all produce a `Vec`
-/// with exactly the requested capacity. If [`len`]` == `[`capacity`],
+/// with exactly the requested capacity. If <code>[len] == [capacity]</code>,
 /// (as is the case for the [`vec!`] macro), then a `Vec<T>` can be converted to
 /// and from a [`Box<[T]>`][owned slice] without reallocating or moving the elements.
 ///
@@ -384,8 +384,10 @@ mod spec_extend;
 /// [`&str`]: type@str
 /// [`shrink_to_fit`]: Vec::shrink_to_fit
 /// [`shrink_to`]: Vec::shrink_to
+/// [capacity]: Vec::capacity
 /// [`capacity`]: Vec::capacity
-/// [`mem::size_of::<T>`]: core::mem::size_of
+/// [mem::size_of::\<T>]: core::mem::size_of
+/// [len]: Vec::len
 /// [`len`]: Vec::len
 /// [`push`]: Vec::push
 /// [`insert`]: Vec::insert
diff --git a/library/core/src/iter/mod.rs b/library/core/src/iter/mod.rs
index 7fb80f954ff40..19fb182568903 100644
--- a/library/core/src/iter/mod.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/iter/mod.rs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 //! ```
 //!
 //! An iterator has a method, [`next`], which when called, returns an
-//! [`Option`]`<Item>`. [`next`] will return [`Some(Item)`] as long as there
+//! <code>[Option]\<Item></code>. Calling [`next`] will return [`Some(Item)`] as long as there
 //! are elements, and once they've all been exhausted, will return `None` to
 //! indicate that iteration is finished. Individual iterators may choose to
 //! resume iteration, and so calling [`next`] again may or may not eventually
diff --git a/library/core/src/iter/traits/iterator.rs b/library/core/src/iter/traits/iterator.rs
index 850435b53cc7e..d1f4b9b194279 100644
--- a/library/core/src/iter/traits/iterator.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/iter/traits/iterator.rs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ pub trait Iterator {
     /// Specifically, `size_hint()` returns a tuple where the first element
     /// is the lower bound, and the second element is the upper bound.
     ///
-    /// The second half of the tuple that is returned is an [`Option`]`<`[`usize`]`>`.
+    /// The second half of the tuple that is returned is an <code>[Option]<[usize]></code>.
     /// A [`None`] here means that either there is no known upper bound, or the
     /// upper bound is larger than [`usize`].
     ///
@@ -115,11 +115,9 @@ pub trait Iterator {
     /// That said, the implementation should provide a correct estimation,
     /// because otherwise it would be a violation of the trait's protocol.
     ///
-    /// The default implementation returns `(0, `[`None`]`)` which is correct for any
+    /// The default implementation returns <code>(0, [None])</code> which is correct for any
     /// iterator.
     ///
-    /// [`usize`]: type@usize
-    ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
     /// Basic usage:
@@ -870,7 +868,6 @@ pub trait Iterator {
     /// The returned iterator might panic if the to-be-returned index would
     /// overflow a [`usize`].
     ///
-    /// [`usize`]: type@usize
     /// [`zip`]: Iterator::zip
     ///
     /// # Examples
diff --git a/library/core/src/option.rs b/library/core/src/option.rs
index 47865240f6a6f..b7dae02d6233a 100644
--- a/library/core/src/option.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/option.rs
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@
 //!
 //! Rust's pointer types must always point to a valid location; there are
 //! no "null" references. Instead, Rust has *optional* pointers, like
-//! the optional owned box, [`Option`]`<`[`Box<T>`]`>`.
+//! the optional owned box, <code>[Option]<[Box\<T>]></code>.
 //!
-//! [`Box<T>`]: ../../std/boxed/struct.Box.html
+//! [Box\<T>]: ../../std/boxed/struct.Box.html
 //!
 //! The following example uses [`Option`] to create an optional box of
 //! [`i32`]. Notice that in order to use the inner [`i32`] value, the
@@ -111,16 +111,20 @@
 //!
 //! ## Adapters for working with references
 //!
-//! * [`as_ref`] converts from `&Option<T>` to `Option<&T>`
-//! * [`as_mut`] converts from `&mut Option<T>` to `Option<&mut T>`
-//! * [`as_deref`] converts from `&Option<T>` to `Option<&T::Target>`
-//! * [`as_deref_mut`] converts from `&mut Option<T>` to
-//!   `Option<&mut T::Target>`
-//! * [`as_pin_ref`] converts from [`Pin`]`<&Option<T>>` to
-//!   `Option<`[`Pin`]`<&T>>`
-//! * [`as_pin_mut`] converts from [`Pin`]`<&mut Option<T>>` to
-//!   `Option<`[`Pin`]`<&mut T>>`
-//!
+//! * [`as_ref`] converts from <code>[&][][Option]\<T></code> to <code>[Option]<[&]T></code>
+//! * [`as_mut`] converts from <code>[&mut] [Option]\<T></code> to <code>[Option]<[&mut] T></code>
+//! * [`as_deref`] converts from <code>[&][][Option]\<T></code> to
+//!   <code>[Option]<[&]T::[Target]></code>
+//! * [`as_deref_mut`] converts from <code>[&mut] [Option]\<T></code> to
+//!   <code>[Option]<[&mut] T::[Target]></code>
+//! * [`as_pin_ref`] converts from <code>[Pin]<[&][][Option]\<T>></code> to
+//!   <code>[Option]<[Pin]<[&]T>></code>
+//! * [`as_pin_mut`] converts from <code>[Pin]<[&mut] [Option]\<T>></code> to
+//!   <code>[Option]<[Pin]<[&mut] T>></code>
+//!
+//! [&]: reference "shared reference"
+//! [&mut]: reference "mutable reference"
+//! [Target]: Deref::Target "ops::Deref::Target"
 //! [`as_deref`]: Option::as_deref
 //! [`as_deref_mut`]: Option::as_deref_mut
 //! [`as_mut`]: Option::as_mut
@@ -603,13 +607,13 @@ impl<T> Option<T> {
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
-    /// Converts an `Option<`[`String`]`>` into an `Option<`[`usize`]`>`, preserving the original.
-    /// The [`map`] method takes the `self` argument by value, consuming the original,
+    /// Converts an <code>Option<[String]></code> into an <code>Option<[usize]></code>, preserving
+    /// the original. The [`map`] method takes the `self` argument by value, consuming the original,
     /// so this technique uses `as_ref` to first take an `Option` to a reference
     /// to the value inside the original.
     ///
     /// [`map`]: Option::map
-    /// [`String`]: ../../std/string/struct.String.html
+    /// [String]: ../../std/string/struct.String.html "String"
     ///
     /// ```
     /// let text: Option<String> = Some("Hello, world!".to_string());
@@ -649,7 +653,9 @@ impl<T> Option<T> {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Converts from [`Pin`]`<&Option<T>>` to `Option<`[`Pin`]`<&T>>`.
+    /// Converts from <code>[Pin]<[&]Option\<T>></code> to <code>Option<[Pin]<[&]T>></code>.
+    ///
+    /// [&]: reference "shared reference"
     #[inline]
     #[stable(feature = "pin", since = "1.33.0")]
     pub fn as_pin_ref(self: Pin<&Self>) -> Option<Pin<&T>> {
@@ -658,7 +664,9 @@ impl<T> Option<T> {
         unsafe { Pin::get_ref(self).as_ref().map(|x| Pin::new_unchecked(x)) }
     }
 
-    /// Converts from [`Pin`]`<&mut Option<T>>` to `Option<`[`Pin`]`<&mut T>>`.
+    /// Converts from <code>[Pin]<[&mut] Option\<T>></code> to <code>Option<[Pin]<[&mut] T>></code>.
+    ///
+    /// [&mut]: reference "mutable reference"
     #[inline]
     #[stable(feature = "pin", since = "1.33.0")]
     pub fn as_pin_mut(self: Pin<&mut Self>) -> Option<Pin<&mut T>> {
@@ -819,9 +827,10 @@ impl<T> Option<T> {
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
-    /// Converts an `Option<`[`String`]`>` into an `Option<`[`usize`]`>`, consuming the original:
+    /// Converts an <code>Option<[String]></code> into an <code>Option<[usize]></code>, consuming
+    /// the original:
     ///
-    /// [`String`]: ../../std/string/struct.String.html
+    /// [String]: ../../std/string/struct.String.html "String"
     /// ```
     /// let maybe_some_string = Some(String::from("Hello, World!"));
     /// // `Option::map` takes self *by value*, consuming `maybe_some_string`
@@ -1584,9 +1593,9 @@ impl<T: DerefMut> Option<T> {
 impl<T, E> Option<Result<T, E>> {
     /// Transposes an `Option` of a [`Result`] into a [`Result`] of an `Option`.
     ///
-    /// [`None`] will be mapped to [`Ok`]`(`[`None`]`)`.
-    /// [`Some`]`(`[`Ok`]`(_))` and [`Some`]`(`[`Err`]`(_))` will be mapped to
-    /// [`Ok`]`(`[`Some`]`(_))` and [`Err`]`(_)`.
+    /// [`None`] will be mapped to <code>[Ok]\([None])</code>.
+    /// <code>[Some]\([Ok]\(\_))</code> and <code>[Some]\([Err]\(\_))</code> will be mapped to
+    /// <code>[Ok]\([Some]\(\_))</code> and <code>[Err]\(\_)</code>.
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
@@ -1724,13 +1733,13 @@ impl<'a, T> From<&'a Option<T>> for Option<&'a T> {
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
-    /// Converts an `Option<`[`String`]`>` into an `Option<`[`usize`]`>`, preserving the original.
-    /// The [`map`] method takes the `self` argument by value, consuming the original,
-    /// so this technique uses `from` to first take an `Option` to a reference
+    /// Converts an <code>[Option]<[String]></code> into an <code>[Option]<[usize]></code>, preserving
+    /// the original. The [`map`] method takes the `self` argument by value, consuming the original,
+    /// so this technique uses `from` to first take an [`Option`] to a reference
     /// to the value inside the original.
     ///
     /// [`map`]: Option::map
-    /// [`String`]: ../../std/string/struct.String.html
+    /// [String]: ../../std/string/struct.String.html "String"
     ///
     /// ```
     /// let s: Option<String> = Some(String::from("Hello, Rustaceans!"));
diff --git a/library/core/src/pin.rs b/library/core/src/pin.rs
index 6a1a84bafa330..8b64579216915 100644
--- a/library/core/src/pin.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/pin.rs
@@ -368,15 +368,15 @@
 //! [Vec::push]: ../../std/vec/struct.Vec.html#method.push "Vec::push"
 //! [Rc]: ../../std/rc/struct.Rc.html "rc::Rc"
 //! [RefCell]: crate::cell::RefCell "cell::RefCell"
-//! [`drop`]: Drop::drop "Drop::drop"
+//! [`drop`]: Drop::drop
 //! [VecDeque]: ../../std/collections/struct.VecDeque.html "collections::VecDeque"
 //! [`ptr::write`]: crate::ptr::write "ptr::write"
 //! [`Future`]: crate::future::Future "future::Future"
 //! [drop-impl]: #drop-implementation
 //! [drop-guarantee]: #drop-guarantee
 //! [`poll`]: crate::future::Future::poll "future::Future::poll"
-//! [&]: ../../std/primitive.reference.html "shared reference"
-//! [&mut]: ../../std/primitive.reference.html "mutable reference"
+//! [&]: reference "shared reference"
+//! [&mut]: reference "mutable reference"
 //! [`unsafe`]: ../../std/keyword.unsafe.html "keyword unsafe"
 
 #![stable(feature = "pin", since = "1.33.0")]
diff --git a/library/core/src/result.rs b/library/core/src/result.rs
index 092e6544342b7..4a300f857e9ed 100644
--- a/library/core/src/result.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/result.rs
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 //! ```
 //!
 //! *Note: The actual definition of [`Write`] uses [`io::Result`], which
-//! is just a synonym for [`Result`]`<T, `[`io::Error`]`>`.*
+//! is just a synonym for <code>[Result]<T, [io::Error]></code>.*
 //!
 //! This method doesn't produce a value, but the write may
 //! fail. It's crucial to handle the error case, and *not* write
@@ -217,13 +217,13 @@
 //! early return of [`Err`] that it provides.
 //!
 //! [`expect`]: Result::expect
-//! [`Write`]: ../../std/io/trait.Write.html
-//! [`write_all`]: ../../std/io/trait.Write.html#method.write_all
-//! [`io::Result`]: ../../std/io/type.Result.html
+//! [`Write`]: ../../std/io/trait.Write.html "io::Write"
+//! [`write_all`]: ../../std/io/trait.Write.html#method.write_all "io::Write::write_all"
+//! [`io::Result`]: ../../std/io/type.Result.html "io::Result"
 //! [`?`]: crate::ops::Try
 //! [`Ok(T)`]: Ok
 //! [`Err(E)`]: Err
-//! [`io::Error`]: ../../std/io/struct.Error.html
+//! [io::Error]: ../../std/io/struct.Error.html "io::Error"
 //!
 //! # Method overview
 //!
diff --git a/library/core/src/stream/stream/mod.rs b/library/core/src/stream/stream/mod.rs
index e37902dae1f2d..d102619b8e5ec 100644
--- a/library/core/src/stream/stream/mod.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/stream/stream/mod.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ pub trait Stream {
     /// Specifically, `size_hint()` returns a tuple where the first element
     /// is the lower bound, and the second element is the upper bound.
     ///
-    /// The second half of the tuple that is returned is an [`Option`]`<`[`usize`]`>`.
+    /// The second half of the tuple that is returned is an <code>[Option]<[usize]></code>.
     /// A [`None`] here means that either there is no known upper bound, or the
     /// upper bound is larger than [`usize`].
     ///
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ pub trait Stream {
     /// That said, the implementation should provide a correct estimation,
     /// because otherwise it would be a violation of the trait's protocol.
     ///
-    /// The default implementation returns `(0, `[`None`]`)` which is correct for any
+    /// The default implementation returns <code>(0, [None])</code> which is correct for any
     /// stream.
     #[inline]
     fn size_hint(&self) -> (usize, Option<usize>) {
diff --git a/library/core/src/task/poll.rs b/library/core/src/task/poll.rs
index 2507046099632..57416aeb7018f 100644
--- a/library/core/src/task/poll.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/task/poll.rs
@@ -30,9 +30,10 @@ impl<T> Poll<T> {
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
-    /// Converts a `Poll<`[`String`]`>` into an `Poll<`[`usize`]`>`, consuming the original:
+    /// Converts a <code>Poll<[String]></code> into a <code>Poll<[usize]></code>, consuming
+    /// the original:
     ///
-    /// [`String`]: ../../std/string/struct.String.html
+    /// [String]: ../../std/string/struct.String.html "String"
     /// ```
     /// # use core::task::Poll;
     /// let poll_some_string = Poll::Ready(String::from("Hello, World!"));
diff --git a/library/std/src/collections/mod.rs b/library/std/src/collections/mod.rs
index 130bb5cb2b3c2..71ee0af28d426 100644
--- a/library/std/src/collections/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/collections/mod.rs
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
 //! contents by-value. This is great when the collection itself is no longer
 //! needed, and the values are needed elsewhere. Using `extend` with `into_iter`
 //! is the main way that contents of one collection are moved into another.
-//! `extend` automatically calls `into_iter`, and takes any `T: `[`IntoIterator`].
+//! `extend` automatically calls `into_iter`, and takes any <code>T: [IntoIterator]</code>.
 //! Calling `collect` on an iterator itself is also a great way to convert one
 //! collection into another. Both of these methods should internally use the
 //! capacity management tools discussed in the previous section to do this as
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@
 //! assert_eq!(map.keys().next().unwrap().b, "baz");
 //! ```
 //!
-//! [`IntoIterator`]: crate::iter::IntoIterator
+//! [IntoIterator]: crate::iter::IntoIterator "iter::IntoIterator"
 
 #![stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 
diff --git a/library/std/src/ffi/c_str.rs b/library/std/src/ffi/c_str.rs
index de05c37785295..4c5965e2666c3 100644
--- a/library/std/src/ffi/c_str.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/ffi/c_str.rs
@@ -29,18 +29,18 @@ use crate::sys_common::memchr;
 /// type is a static guarantee that the underlying bytes contain no interior 0
 /// bytes ("nul characters") and that the final byte is 0 ("nul terminator").
 ///
-/// `CString` is to [`&CStr`] as [`String`] is to [`&str`]: the former
+/// `CString` is to <code>&[CStr]</code> as [`String`] is to <code>&[str]</code>: the former
 /// in each pair are owned strings; the latter are borrowed
 /// references.
 ///
 /// # Creating a `CString`
 ///
 /// A `CString` is created from either a byte slice or a byte vector,
-/// or anything that implements [`Into`]`<`[`Vec`]`<`[`u8`]`>>` (for
+/// or anything that implements <code>[Into]<[Vec]<[u8]>></code> (for
 /// example, you can build a `CString` straight out of a [`String`] or
-/// a [`&str`], since both implement that trait).
+/// a <code>&[str]</code>, since both implement that trait).
 ///
-/// The [`CString::new`] method will actually check that the provided `&[u8]`
+/// The [`CString::new`] method will actually check that the provided <code>&[[u8]]</code>
 /// does not have 0 bytes in the middle, and return an error if it
 /// finds one.
 ///
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ use crate::sys_common::memchr;
 ///
 /// # Extracting a slice of the whole C string
 ///
-/// Alternatively, you can obtain a `&[`[`u8`]`]` slice from a
+/// Alternatively, you can obtain a <code>&[[u8]]</code> slice from a
 /// `CString` with the [`CString::as_bytes`] method. Slices produced in this
 /// way do *not* contain the trailing nul terminator. This is useful
 /// when you will be calling an extern function that takes a `*const
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ use crate::sys_common::memchr;
 /// You can of course get the slice's length with its
 /// [`len`][slice::len] method.
 ///
-/// If you need a `&[`[`u8`]`]` slice *with* the nul terminator, you
+/// If you need a <code>&[[u8]]</code> slice *with* the nul terminator, you
 /// can use [`CString::as_bytes_with_nul`] instead.
 ///
 /// Once you have the kind of slice you need (with or without a nul
@@ -73,9 +73,8 @@ use crate::sys_common::memchr;
 /// extern functions. See the documentation for that function for a
 /// discussion on ensuring the lifetime of the raw pointer.
 ///
-/// [`&str`]: prim@str
+/// [str]: prim@str "str"
 /// [`Deref`]: ops::Deref
-/// [`&CStr`]: CStr
 ///
 /// # Examples
 ///
@@ -120,12 +119,12 @@ pub struct CString {
 /// Representation of a borrowed C string.
 ///
 /// This type represents a borrowed reference to a nul-terminated
-/// array of bytes. It can be constructed safely from a `&[`[`u8`]`]`
+/// array of bytes. It can be constructed safely from a <code>&[[u8]]</code>
 /// slice, or unsafely from a raw `*const c_char`. It can then be
-/// converted to a Rust [`&str`] by performing UTF-8 validation, or
+/// converted to a Rust <code>&[str]</code> by performing UTF-8 validation, or
 /// into an owned [`CString`].
 ///
-/// `&CStr` is to [`CString`] as [`&str`] is to [`String`]: the former
+/// `&CStr` is to [`CString`] as <code>&[str]</code> is to [`String`]: the former
 /// in each pair are borrowed references; the latter are owned
 /// strings.
 ///
@@ -183,7 +182,7 @@ pub struct CString {
 /// println!("string: {}", my_string_safe());
 /// ```
 ///
-/// [`&str`]: prim@str
+/// [str]: prim@str "str"
 #[derive(Hash)]
 #[cfg_attr(not(test), rustc_diagnostic_item = "CStr")]
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
@@ -682,7 +681,7 @@ impl CString {
         unsafe { ptr::read(&this.inner) }
     }
 
-    /// Converts a [`Vec`]`<u8>` to a [`CString`] without checking the
+    /// Converts a <code>[Vec]<[u8]></code> to a [`CString`] without checking the
     /// invariants on the given [`Vec`].
     ///
     /// # Safety
@@ -705,7 +704,7 @@ impl CString {
         Self { inner: v.into_boxed_slice() }
     }
 
-    /// Attempts to converts a [`Vec`]`<u8>` to a [`CString`].
+    /// Attempts to converts a <code>[Vec]<[u8]></code> to a [`CString`].
     ///
     /// Runtime checks are present to ensure there is only one nul byte in the
     /// [`Vec`], its last element.
@@ -793,7 +792,7 @@ impl fmt::Debug for CString {
 
 #[stable(feature = "cstring_into", since = "1.7.0")]
 impl From<CString> for Vec<u8> {
-    /// Converts a [`CString`] into a [`Vec`]`<u8>`.
+    /// Converts a [`CString`] into a <code>[Vec]<[u8]></code>.
     ///
     /// The conversion consumes the [`CString`], and removes the terminating NUL byte.
     #[inline]
@@ -867,7 +866,7 @@ impl From<Cow<'_, CStr>> for Box<CStr> {
 
 #[stable(feature = "c_string_from_box", since = "1.18.0")]
 impl From<Box<CStr>> for CString {
-    /// Converts a [`Box`]`<CStr>` into a [`CString`] without copying or allocating.
+    /// Converts a <code>[Box]<[CStr]></code> into a [`CString`] without copying or allocating.
     #[inline]
     fn from(s: Box<CStr>) -> CString {
         s.into_c_string()
@@ -876,7 +875,7 @@ impl From<Box<CStr>> for CString {
 
 #[stable(feature = "cstring_from_vec_of_nonzerou8", since = "1.43.0")]
 impl From<Vec<NonZeroU8>> for CString {
-    /// Converts a [`Vec`]`<`[`NonZeroU8`]`>` into a [`CString`] without
+    /// Converts a <code>[Vec]<[NonZeroU8]></code> into a [`CString`] without
     /// copying nor checking for inner null bytes.
     #[inline]
     fn from(v: Vec<NonZeroU8>) -> CString {
@@ -906,7 +905,7 @@ impl Clone for Box<CStr> {
 
 #[stable(feature = "box_from_c_string", since = "1.20.0")]
 impl From<CString> for Box<CStr> {
-    /// Converts a [`CString`] into a [`Box`]`<CStr>` without copying or allocating.
+    /// Converts a [`CString`] into a <code>[Box]<[CStr]></code> without copying or allocating.
     #[inline]
     fn from(s: CString) -> Box<CStr> {
         s.into_boxed_c_str()
@@ -939,7 +938,7 @@ impl<'a> From<&'a CString> for Cow<'a, CStr> {
 
 #[stable(feature = "shared_from_slice2", since = "1.24.0")]
 impl From<CString> for Arc<CStr> {
-    /// Converts a [`CString`] into an [`Arc`]`<CStr>` without copying or allocating.
+    /// Converts a [`CString`] into an <code>[Arc]<[CStr]></code> without copying or allocating.
     #[inline]
     fn from(s: CString) -> Arc<CStr> {
         let arc: Arc<[u8]> = Arc::from(s.into_inner());
@@ -958,7 +957,7 @@ impl From<&CStr> for Arc<CStr> {
 
 #[stable(feature = "shared_from_slice2", since = "1.24.0")]
 impl From<CString> for Rc<CStr> {
-    /// Converts a [`CString`] into an [`Rc`]`<CStr>` without copying or allocating.
+    /// Converts a [`CString`] into an <code>[Rc]<[CStr]></code> without copying or allocating.
     #[inline]
     fn from(s: CString) -> Rc<CStr> {
         let rc: Rc<[u8]> = Rc::from(s.into_inner());
@@ -1352,13 +1351,13 @@ impl CStr {
         unsafe { &*(&self.inner as *const [c_char] as *const [u8]) }
     }
 
-    /// Yields a [`&str`] slice if the `CStr` contains valid UTF-8.
+    /// Yields a <code>&[str]</code> slice if the `CStr` contains valid UTF-8.
     ///
     /// If the contents of the `CStr` are valid UTF-8 data, this
-    /// function will return the corresponding [`&str`] slice. Otherwise,
+    /// function will return the corresponding <code>&[str]</code> slice. Otherwise,
     /// it will return an error with details of where UTF-8 validation failed.
     ///
-    /// [`&str`]: prim@str
+    /// [str]: prim@str "str"
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
@@ -1377,20 +1376,19 @@ impl CStr {
         str::from_utf8(self.to_bytes())
     }
 
-    /// Converts a `CStr` into a [`Cow`]`<`[`str`]`>`.
+    /// Converts a `CStr` into a <code>[Cow]<[str]></code>.
     ///
     /// If the contents of the `CStr` are valid UTF-8 data, this
-    /// function will return a [`Cow`]`::`[`Borrowed`]`(`[`&str`]`)`
-    /// with the corresponding [`&str`] slice. Otherwise, it will
+    /// function will return a <code>[Cow]::[Borrowed]\(&[str])</code>
+    /// with the corresponding <code>&[str]</code> slice. Otherwise, it will
     /// replace any invalid UTF-8 sequences with
     /// [`U+FFFD REPLACEMENT CHARACTER`][U+FFFD] and return a
-    /// [`Cow`]`::`[`Owned`]`(`[`String`]`)` with the result.
+    /// <code>[Cow]::[Owned]\(&[str])</code> with the result.
     ///
-    /// [`str`]: primitive@str
-    /// [`&str`]: primitive@str
-    /// [`Borrowed`]: Cow::Borrowed
-    /// [`Owned`]: Cow::Owned
-    /// [U+FFFD]: crate::char::REPLACEMENT_CHARACTER
+    /// [str]: prim@str "str"
+    /// [Borrowed]: Cow::Borrowed
+    /// [Owned]: Cow::Owned
+    /// [U+FFFD]: crate::char::REPLACEMENT_CHARACTER "std::char::REPLACEMENT_CHARACTER"
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
@@ -1423,7 +1421,7 @@ impl CStr {
         String::from_utf8_lossy(self.to_bytes())
     }
 
-    /// Converts a [`Box`]`<CStr>` into a [`CString`] without copying or allocating.
+    /// Converts a <code>[Box]<[CStr]></code> into a [`CString`] without copying or allocating.
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
diff --git a/library/std/src/ffi/mod.rs b/library/std/src/ffi/mod.rs
index fe4e3af91ad0a..50708c1f5fbaf 100644
--- a/library/std/src/ffi/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/ffi/mod.rs
@@ -64,15 +64,15 @@
 //! string: it is nul-terminated, and has no internal nul characters.
 //! Rust code can create a [`CString`] out of a normal string (provided
 //! that the string doesn't have nul characters in the middle), and
-//! then use a variety of methods to obtain a raw `*mut `[`u8`] that can
+//! then use a variety of methods to obtain a raw <code>\*mut [u8]</code> that can
 //! then be passed as an argument to functions which use the C
 //! conventions for strings.
 //!
 //! * **From C to Rust:** [`CStr`] represents a borrowed C string; it
-//! is what you would use to wrap a raw `*const `[`u8`] that you got from
+//! is what you would use to wrap a raw <code>\*const [u8]</code> that you got from
 //! a C function. A [`CStr`] is guaranteed to be a nul-terminated array
 //! of bytes. Once you have a [`CStr`], you can convert it to a Rust
-//! [`&str`][`str`] if it's valid UTF-8, or lossily convert it by adding
+//! <code>&[str]</code> if it's valid UTF-8, or lossily convert it by adding
 //! replacement characters.
 //!
 //! [`OsString`] and [`OsStr`] are useful when you need to transfer
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@
 //! library, various APIs that transfer strings to/from the operating
 //! system use [`OsString`] instead of plain strings. For example,
 //! [`env::var_os()`] is used to query environment variables; it
-//! returns an [`Option`]`<`[`OsString`]`>`. If the environment variable
-//! exists you will get a [`Some`]`(os_string)`, which you can *then* try to
-//! convert to a Rust string. This yields a [`Result`], so that
+//! returns an <code>[Option]<[OsString]></code>. If the environment variable
+//! exists you will get a <code>[Some]\(os_string)</code>, which you can
+//! *then* try to convert to a Rust string. This yields a [`Result`], so that
 //! your code can detect errors in case the environment variable did
 //! not in fact contain valid Unicode data.
 //!
@@ -102,44 +102,44 @@
 //! ## On Unix
 //!
 //! On Unix, [`OsStr`] implements the
-//! `std::os::unix::ffi::`[`OsStrExt`][unix.OsStrExt] trait, which
+//! <code>std::os::unix::ffi::[OsStrExt][unix.OsStrExt]</code> trait, which
 //! augments it with two methods, [`from_bytes`] and [`as_bytes`].
 //! These do inexpensive conversions from and to UTF-8 byte slices.
 //!
 //! Additionally, on Unix [`OsString`] implements the
-//! `std::os::unix::ffi::`[`OsStringExt`][unix.OsStringExt] trait,
+//! <code>std::os::unix::ffi::[OsStringExt][unix.OsStringExt]</code> trait,
 //! which provides [`from_vec`] and [`into_vec`] methods that consume
 //! their arguments, and take or produce vectors of [`u8`].
 //!
 //! ## On Windows
 //!
 //! On Windows, [`OsStr`] implements the
-//! `std::os::windows::ffi::`[`OsStrExt`][windows.OsStrExt] trait,
+//! <code>std::os::windows::ffi::[OsStrExt][windows.OsStrExt]</code> trait,
 //! which provides an [`encode_wide`] method. This provides an
 //! iterator that can be [`collect`]ed into a vector of [`u16`].
 //!
 //! Additionally, on Windows [`OsString`] implements the
-//! `std::os::windows:ffi::`[`OsStringExt`][windows.OsStringExt]
+//! <code>std::os::windows:ffi::[OsStringExt][windows.OsStringExt]</code>
 //! trait, which provides a [`from_wide`] method. The result of this
 //! method is an [`OsString`] which can be round-tripped to a Windows
 //! string losslessly.
 //!
 //! [Unicode scalar value]: https://www.unicode.org/glossary/#unicode_scalar_value
 //! [Unicode code point]: https://www.unicode.org/glossary/#code_point
-//! [`env::set_var()`]: crate::env::set_var
-//! [`env::var_os()`]: crate::env::var_os
-//! [unix.OsStringExt]: crate::os::unix::ffi::OsStringExt
-//! [`from_vec`]: crate::os::unix::ffi::OsStringExt::from_vec
-//! [`into_vec`]: crate::os::unix::ffi::OsStringExt::into_vec
-//! [unix.OsStrExt]: crate::os::unix::ffi::OsStrExt
-//! [`from_bytes`]: crate::os::unix::ffi::OsStrExt::from_bytes
-//! [`as_bytes`]: crate::os::unix::ffi::OsStrExt::as_bytes
-//! [`OsStrExt`]: crate::os::unix::ffi::OsStrExt
-//! [windows.OsStrExt]: crate::os::windows::ffi::OsStrExt
-//! [`encode_wide`]: crate::os::windows::ffi::OsStrExt::encode_wide
-//! [`collect`]: crate::iter::Iterator::collect
-//! [windows.OsStringExt]: crate::os::windows::ffi::OsStringExt
-//! [`from_wide`]: crate::os::windows::ffi::OsStringExt::from_wide
+//! [`env::set_var()`]: crate::env::set_var "env::set_var"
+//! [`env::var_os()`]: crate::env::var_os "env::var_os"
+//! [unix.OsStringExt]: crate::os::unix::ffi::OsStringExt "os::unix::ffi::OsStringExt"
+//! [`from_vec`]: crate::os::unix::ffi::OsStringExt::from_vec "os::unix::ffi::OsStringExt::from_vec"
+//! [`into_vec`]: crate::os::unix::ffi::OsStringExt::into_vec "os::unix::ffi::OsStringExt::into_vec"
+//! [unix.OsStrExt]: crate::os::unix::ffi::OsStrExt "os::unix::ffi::OsStrExt"
+//! [`from_bytes`]: crate::os::unix::ffi::OsStrExt::from_bytes "os::unix::ffi::OsStrExt::from_bytes"
+//! [`as_bytes`]: crate::os::unix::ffi::OsStrExt::as_bytes "os::unix::ffi::OsStrExt::as_bytes"
+//! [`OsStrExt`]: crate::os::unix::ffi::OsStrExt "os::unix::ffi::OsStrExt"
+//! [windows.OsStrExt]: crate::os::windows::ffi::OsStrExt "os::windows::ffi::OsStrExt"
+//! [`encode_wide`]: crate::os::windows::ffi::OsStrExt::encode_wide "os::windows::ffi::OsStrExt::encode_wide"
+//! [`collect`]: crate::iter::Iterator::collect "iter::Iterator::collect"
+//! [windows.OsStringExt]: crate::os::windows::ffi::OsStringExt "os::windows::ffi::OsStringExt"
+//! [`from_wide`]: crate::os::windows::ffi::OsStringExt::from_wide "os::windows::ffi::OsStringExt::from_wide"
 
 #![stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 
diff --git a/library/std/src/ffi/os_str.rs b/library/std/src/ffi/os_str.rs
index 21f354caf6ae9..7e70901076cda 100644
--- a/library/std/src/ffi/os_str.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/ffi/os_str.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ use crate::sys_common::{AsInner, FromInner, IntoInner};
 /// of this is that `OsString` instances are *not* `NUL` terminated; in order
 /// to pass to e.g., Unix system call, you should create a [`CStr`].
 ///
-/// `OsString` is to [`&OsStr`] as [`String`] is to [`&str`]: the former
+/// `OsString` is to <code>&[OsStr]</code> as [`String`] is to <code>&[str]</code>: the former
 /// in each pair are owned strings; the latter are borrowed
 /// references.
 ///
@@ -47,18 +47,18 @@ use crate::sys_common::{AsInner, FromInner, IntoInner};
 /// # Creating an `OsString`
 ///
 /// **From a Rust string**: `OsString` implements
-/// [`From`]`<`[`String`]`>`, so you can use `my_string.from` to
+/// <code>[From]<[String]></code>, so you can use <code>my_string.[into]\()</code> to
 /// create an `OsString` from a normal Rust string.
 ///
 /// **From slices:** Just like you can start with an empty Rust
-/// [`String`] and then [`String::push_str`] `&str`
+/// [`String`] and then [`String::push_str`] some <code>&[str]</code>
 /// sub-string slices into it, you can create an empty `OsString` with
 /// the [`OsString::new`] method and then push string slices into it with the
 /// [`OsString::push`] method.
 ///
 /// # Extracting a borrowed reference to the whole OS string
 ///
-/// You can use the [`OsString::as_os_str`] method to get an `&`[`OsStr`] from
+/// You can use the [`OsString::as_os_str`] method to get an <code>&[OsStr]</code> from
 /// an `OsString`; this is effectively a borrowed reference to the
 /// whole string.
 ///
@@ -67,10 +67,9 @@ use crate::sys_common::{AsInner, FromInner, IntoInner};
 /// See the [module's toplevel documentation about conversions][conversions] for a discussion on
 /// the traits which `OsString` implements for [conversions] from/to native representations.
 ///
-/// [`&OsStr`]: OsStr
-/// [`&str`]: str
 /// [`CStr`]: crate::ffi::CStr
 /// [conversions]: super#conversions
+/// [into]: Into::into
 #[cfg_attr(not(test), rustc_diagnostic_item = "OsString")]
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 pub struct OsString {
@@ -86,13 +85,12 @@ impl crate::sealed::Sealed for OsString {}
 /// This type represents a borrowed reference to a string in the operating system's preferred
 /// representation.
 ///
-/// `&OsStr` is to [`OsString`] as [`&str`] is to [`String`]: the former in each pair are borrowed
-/// references; the latter are owned strings.
+/// `&OsStr` is to [`OsString`] as <code>&[str]</code> is to [`String`]: the
+/// former in each pair are borrowed references; the latter are owned strings.
 ///
 /// See the [module's toplevel documentation about conversions][conversions] for a discussion on
 /// the traits which `OsStr` implements for [conversions] from/to native representations.
 ///
-/// [`&str`]: str
 /// [conversions]: super#conversions
 #[cfg_attr(not(test), rustc_diagnostic_item = "OsStr")]
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
@@ -162,9 +160,7 @@ impl OsString {
         self.inner.into_string().map_err(|buf| OsString { inner: buf })
     }
 
-    /// Extends the string with the given [`&OsStr`] slice.
-    ///
-    /// [`&OsStr`]: OsStr
+    /// Extends the string with the given <code>&[OsStr]</code> slice.
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
@@ -563,12 +559,10 @@ impl OsStr {
         unsafe { &mut *(inner as *mut Slice as *mut OsStr) }
     }
 
-    /// Yields a [`&str`] slice if the `OsStr` is valid Unicode.
+    /// Yields a <code>&[str]</code> slice if the `OsStr` is valid Unicode.
     ///
     /// This conversion may entail doing a check for UTF-8 validity.
     ///
-    /// [`&str`]: str
-    ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
     /// ```
@@ -583,7 +577,7 @@ impl OsStr {
         self.inner.to_str()
     }
 
-    /// Converts an `OsStr` to a [`Cow`]`<`[`str`]`>`.
+    /// Converts an `OsStr` to a <code>[Cow]<[str]></code>.
     ///
     /// Any non-Unicode sequences are replaced with
     /// [`U+FFFD REPLACEMENT CHARACTER`][U+FFFD].
@@ -701,7 +695,7 @@ impl OsStr {
         self.inner.inner.len()
     }
 
-    /// Converts a [`Box`]`<OsStr>` into an [`OsString`] without copying or allocating.
+    /// Converts a <code>[Box]<[OsStr]></code> into an [`OsString`] without copying or allocating.
     #[stable(feature = "into_boxed_os_str", since = "1.20.0")]
     pub fn into_os_string(self: Box<OsStr>) -> OsString {
         let boxed = unsafe { Box::from_raw(Box::into_raw(self) as *mut Slice) };
@@ -870,7 +864,7 @@ impl From<Cow<'_, OsStr>> for Box<OsStr> {
 
 #[stable(feature = "os_string_from_box", since = "1.18.0")]
 impl From<Box<OsStr>> for OsString {
-    /// Converts a [`Box`]`<`[`OsStr`]`>` into an [`OsString`] without copying or
+    /// Converts a <code>[Box]<[OsStr]></code> into an [`OsString`] without copying or
     /// allocating.
     #[inline]
     fn from(boxed: Box<OsStr>) -> OsString {
@@ -880,7 +874,7 @@ impl From<Box<OsStr>> for OsString {
 
 #[stable(feature = "box_from_os_string", since = "1.20.0")]
 impl From<OsString> for Box<OsStr> {
-    /// Converts an [`OsString`] into a [`Box`]`<OsStr>` without copying or allocating.
+    /// Converts an [`OsString`] into a <code>[Box]<[OsStr]></code> without copying or allocating.
     #[inline]
     fn from(s: OsString) -> Box<OsStr> {
         s.into_boxed_os_str()
@@ -897,7 +891,7 @@ impl Clone for Box<OsStr> {
 
 #[stable(feature = "shared_from_slice2", since = "1.24.0")]
 impl From<OsString> for Arc<OsStr> {
-    /// Converts an [`OsString`] into an [`Arc`]`<OsStr>` without copying or allocating.
+    /// Converts an [`OsString`] into an <code>[Arc]<[OsStr]></code> without copying or allocating.
     #[inline]
     fn from(s: OsString) -> Arc<OsStr> {
         let arc = s.inner.into_arc();
@@ -916,7 +910,7 @@ impl From<&OsStr> for Arc<OsStr> {
 
 #[stable(feature = "shared_from_slice2", since = "1.24.0")]
 impl From<OsString> for Rc<OsStr> {
-    /// Converts an [`OsString`] into an [`Rc`]`<OsStr>` without copying or allocating.
+    /// Converts an [`OsString`] into an <code>[Rc]<[OsStr]></code> without copying or allocating.
     #[inline]
     fn from(s: OsString) -> Rc<OsStr> {
         let rc = s.inner.into_rc();
diff --git a/library/std/src/fs.rs b/library/std/src/fs.rs
index bdb172907ffed..e4b44c0489807 100644
--- a/library/std/src/fs.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/fs.rs
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ pub struct Metadata(fs_imp::FileAttr);
 /// Iterator over the entries in a directory.
 ///
 /// This iterator is returned from the [`read_dir`] function of this module and
-/// will yield instances of [`io::Result`]`<`[`DirEntry`]`>`. Through a [`DirEntry`]
+/// will yield instances of <code>[io::Result]<[DirEntry]></code>. Through a [`DirEntry`]
 /// information like the entry's path and possibly other metadata can be
 /// learned.
 ///
@@ -786,17 +786,17 @@ impl OpenOptions {
     /// If a file is opened with both read and append access, beware that after
     /// opening, and after every write, the position for reading may be set at the
     /// end of the file. So, before writing, save the current position (using
-    /// [`seek`]`(`[`SeekFrom`]`::`[`Current`]`(0))`), and restore it before the next read.
+    /// <code>[seek]\([SeekFrom]::[Current]\(0))</code>), and restore it before the next read.
     ///
     /// ## Note
     ///
     /// This function doesn't create the file if it doesn't exist. Use the
     /// [`OpenOptions::create`] method to do so.
     ///
-    /// [`write()`]: Write::write
-    /// [`flush()`]: Write::flush
-    /// [`seek`]: Seek::seek
-    /// [`Current`]: SeekFrom::Current
+    /// [`write()`]: Write::write "io::Write::write"
+    /// [`flush()`]: Write::flush "io::Write::flush"
+    /// [seek]: Seek::seek "io::Seek::seek"
+    /// [Current]: SeekFrom::Current "io::SeekFrom::Current"
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
@@ -2043,7 +2043,7 @@ pub fn remove_dir_all<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> io::Result<()> {
 
 /// Returns an iterator over the entries within a directory.
 ///
-/// The iterator will yield instances of [`io::Result`]`<`[`DirEntry`]`>`.
+/// The iterator will yield instances of <code>[io::Result]<[DirEntry]></code>.
 /// New errors may be encountered after an iterator is initially constructed.
 /// Entries for the current and parent directories (typically `.` and `..`) are
 /// skipped.
diff --git a/library/std/src/io/buffered/bufreader.rs b/library/std/src/io/buffered/bufreader.rs
index 32d194d961652..869ac1ec8596c 100644
--- a/library/std/src/io/buffered/bufreader.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/io/buffered/bufreader.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use crate::io::{
 /// *repeated* read calls to the same file or network socket. It does not
 /// help when reading very large amounts at once, or reading just one or a few
 /// times. It also provides no advantage when reading from a source that is
-/// already in memory, like a [`Vec`]`<u8>`.
+/// already in memory, like a <code>[Vec]\<u8></code>.
 ///
 /// When the `BufReader<R>` is dropped, the contents of its buffer will be
 /// discarded. Creating multiple instances of a `BufReader<R>` on the same
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ where
 impl<R: Seek> Seek for BufReader<R> {
     /// Seek to an offset, in bytes, in the underlying reader.
     ///
-    /// The position used for seeking with [`SeekFrom::Current`]`(_)` is the
+    /// The position used for seeking with <code>[SeekFrom::Current]\(_)</code> is the
     /// position the underlying reader would be at if the `BufReader<R>` had no
     /// internal buffer.
     ///
@@ -360,11 +360,11 @@ impl<R: Seek> Seek for BufReader<R> {
     ///
     /// See [`std::io::Seek`] for more details.
     ///
-    /// Note: In the edge case where you're seeking with [`SeekFrom::Current`]`(n)`
+    /// Note: In the edge case where you're seeking with <code>[SeekFrom::Current]\(n)</code>
     /// where `n` minus the internal buffer length overflows an `i64`, two
     /// seeks will be performed instead of one. If the second seek returns
     /// [`Err`], the underlying reader will be left at the same position it would
-    /// have if you called `seek` with [`SeekFrom::Current`]`(0)`.
+    /// have if you called `seek` with <code>[SeekFrom::Current]\(0)</code>.
     ///
     /// [`std::io::Seek`]: Seek
     fn seek(&mut self, pos: SeekFrom) -> io::Result<u64> {
diff --git a/library/std/src/io/buffered/bufwriter.rs b/library/std/src/io/buffered/bufwriter.rs
index df60af7c36a3e..ebbda7c1bf2a0 100644
--- a/library/std/src/io/buffered/bufwriter.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/io/buffered/bufwriter.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use crate::ptr;
 /// *repeated* write calls to the same file or network socket. It does not
 /// help when writing very large amounts at once, or writing just one or a few
 /// times. It also provides no advantage when writing to a destination that is
-/// in memory, like a [`Vec`]`<u8>`.
+/// in memory, like a <code>[Vec]\<u8></code>.
 ///
 /// It is critical to call [`flush`] before `BufWriter<W>` is dropped. Though
 /// dropping will attempt to flush the contents of the buffer, any errors
diff --git a/library/std/src/io/cursor.rs b/library/std/src/io/cursor.rs
index ae0cea985d77c..25cc5e67ad14e 100644
--- a/library/std/src/io/cursor.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/io/cursor.rs
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ use core::convert::TryInto;
 /// [`Seek`] implementation.
 ///
 /// `Cursor`s are used with in-memory buffers, anything implementing
-/// [`AsRef`]`<[u8]>`, to allow them to implement [`Read`] and/or [`Write`],
+/// <code>[AsRef]<\[u8]></code>, to allow them to implement [`Read`] and/or [`Write`],
 /// allowing these buffers to be used anywhere you might use a reader or writer
 /// that does actual I/O.
 ///
 /// The standard library implements some I/O traits on various types which
-/// are commonly used as a buffer, like `Cursor<`[`Vec`]`<u8>>` and
-/// `Cursor<`[`&[u8]`][bytes]`>`.
+/// are commonly used as a buffer, like <code>Cursor<[Vec]\<u8>></code> and
+/// <code>Cursor<[&\[u8\]][bytes]></code>.
 ///
 /// # Examples
 ///
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ use core::convert::TryInto;
 /// code, but use an in-memory buffer in our tests. We can do this with
 /// `Cursor`:
 ///
-/// [bytes]: crate::slice
+/// [bytes]: crate::slice "slice"
 /// [`File`]: crate::fs::File
 ///
 /// ```no_run
diff --git a/library/std/src/io/mod.rs b/library/std/src/io/mod.rs
index e8466fa06b899..324b9c87318f1 100644
--- a/library/std/src/io/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/io/mod.rs
@@ -854,8 +854,8 @@ pub trait Read {
 
     /// Transforms this `Read` instance to an [`Iterator`] over its bytes.
     ///
-    /// The returned type implements [`Iterator`] where the `Item` is
-    /// [`Result`]`<`[`u8`]`, `[`io::Error`]`>`.
+    /// The returned type implements [`Iterator`] where the [`Item`] is
+    /// <code>[Result]<[u8], [io::Error]></code>.
     /// The yielded item is [`Ok`] if a byte was successfully read and [`Err`]
     /// otherwise. EOF is mapped to returning [`None`] from this iterator.
     ///
@@ -863,9 +863,10 @@ pub trait Read {
     ///
     /// [`File`]s implement `Read`:
     ///
-    /// [`File`]: crate::fs::File
-    /// [`Result`]: crate::result::Result
-    /// [`io::Error`]: self::Error
+    /// [`Item`]: Iterator::Item
+    /// [`File`]: crate::fs::File "fs::File"
+    /// [Result]: crate::result::Result "Result"
+    /// [io::Error]: self::Error "io::Error"
     ///
     /// ```no_run
     /// use std::io;
@@ -2191,13 +2192,13 @@ pub trait BufRead: Read {
     /// `byte`.
     ///
     /// The iterator returned from this function will return instances of
-    /// [`io::Result`]`<`[`Vec<u8>`]`>`. Each vector returned will *not* have
+    /// <code>[io::Result]<[Vec]\<u8>></code>. Each vector returned will *not* have
     /// the delimiter byte at the end.
     ///
     /// This function will yield errors whenever [`read_until`] would have
     /// also yielded an error.
     ///
-    /// [`io::Result`]: self::Result
+    /// [io::Result]: self::Result "io::Result"
     /// [`read_until`]: BufRead::read_until
     ///
     /// # Examples
@@ -2228,10 +2229,10 @@ pub trait BufRead: Read {
     /// Returns an iterator over the lines of this reader.
     ///
     /// The iterator returned from this function will yield instances of
-    /// [`io::Result`]`<`[`String`]`>`. Each string returned will *not* have a newline
+    /// <code>[io::Result]<[String]></code>. Each string returned will *not* have a newline
     /// byte (the `0xA` byte) or `CRLF` (`0xD`, `0xA` bytes) at the end.
     ///
-    /// [`io::Result`]: self::Result
+    /// [io::Result]: self::Result "io::Result"
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
diff --git a/library/std/src/io/util.rs b/library/std/src/io/util.rs
index a8812f197d82d..2f3520ae7a5a5 100644
--- a/library/std/src/io/util.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/io/util.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ pub struct Empty;
 
 /// Constructs a new handle to an empty reader.
 ///
-/// All reads from the returned reader will return [`Ok`]`(0)`.
+/// All reads from the returned reader will return <code>[Ok]\(0)</code>.
 ///
 /// # Examples
 ///
diff --git a/library/std/src/net/addr.rs b/library/std/src/net/addr.rs
index 43d930677fad3..f4ebcd53a25f7 100644
--- a/library/std/src/net/addr.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/net/addr.rs
@@ -765,15 +765,15 @@ impl hash::Hash for SocketAddrV6 {
 ///
 ///  * [`SocketAddr`]: [`to_socket_addrs`] is the identity function.
 ///
-///  * [`SocketAddrV4`], [`SocketAddrV6`], `(`[`IpAddr`]`, `[`u16`]`)`,
-///    `(`[`Ipv4Addr`]`, `[`u16`]`)`, `(`[`Ipv6Addr`]`, `[`u16`]`)`:
+///  * [`SocketAddrV4`], [`SocketAddrV6`], <code>([IpAddr], [u16])</code>,
+///    <code>([Ipv4Addr], [u16])</code>, <code>([Ipv6Addr], [u16])</code>:
 ///    [`to_socket_addrs`] constructs a [`SocketAddr`] trivially.
 ///
-///  * `(`[`&str`]`, `[`u16`]`)`: [`&str`] should be either a string representation
+///  * <code>(&[str], [u16])</code>: <code>&[str]</code> should be either a string representation
 ///    of an [`IpAddr`] address as expected by [`FromStr`] implementation or a host
 ///    name. [`u16`] is the port number.
 ///
-///  * [`&str`]: the string should be either a string representation of a
+///  * <code>&[str]</code>: the string should be either a string representation of a
 ///    [`SocketAddr`] as expected by its [`FromStr`] implementation or a string like
 ///    `<host_name>:<port>` pair where `<port>` is a [`u16`] value.
 ///
@@ -789,11 +789,10 @@ impl hash::Hash for SocketAddrV6 {
 /// Addresses returned by the operating system that are not IP addresses are
 /// silently ignored.
 ///
-/// [`FromStr`]: crate::str::FromStr
-/// [`&str`]: str
-/// [`TcpStream`]: crate::net::TcpStream
+/// [`FromStr`]: crate::str::FromStr "std::str::FromStr"
+/// [`TcpStream`]: crate::net::TcpStream "net::TcpStream"
 /// [`to_socket_addrs`]: ToSocketAddrs::to_socket_addrs
-/// [`UdpSocket`]: crate::net::UdpSocket
+/// [`UdpSocket`]: crate::net::UdpSocket "net::UdpSocket"
 ///
 /// # Examples
 ///
@@ -872,7 +871,7 @@ pub trait ToSocketAddrs {
     #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
     type Iter: Iterator<Item = SocketAddr>;
 
-    /// Converts this object to an iterator of resolved `SocketAddr`s.
+    /// Converts this object to an iterator of resolved [`SocketAddr`]s.
     ///
     /// The returned iterator might not actually yield any values depending on the
     /// outcome of any resolution performed.
diff --git a/library/std/src/net/mod.rs b/library/std/src/net/mod.rs
index d814e9b25ba9a..a0c77b648fe05 100644
--- a/library/std/src/net/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/net/mod.rs
@@ -44,16 +44,16 @@ mod udp;
 pub enum Shutdown {
     /// The reading portion of the [`TcpStream`] should be shut down.
     ///
-    /// All currently blocked and future [reads] will return [`Ok`]`(0)`.
+    /// All currently blocked and future [reads] will return <code>[Ok]\(0)</code>.
     ///
-    /// [reads]: crate::io::Read
+    /// [reads]: crate::io::Read "io::Read"
     #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
     Read,
     /// The writing portion of the [`TcpStream`] should be shut down.
     ///
     /// All currently blocked and future [writes] will return an error.
     ///
-    /// [writes]: crate::io::Write
+    /// [writes]: crate::io::Write "io::Write"
     #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
     Write,
     /// Both the reading and the writing portions of the [`TcpStream`] should be shut down.
diff --git a/library/std/src/path.rs b/library/std/src/path.rs
index 2a9c361c18afc..9d5778ed48cfe 100644
--- a/library/std/src/path.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/path.rs
@@ -2552,7 +2552,7 @@ impl Path {
 
     /// Returns an iterator over the entries within a directory.
     ///
-    /// The iterator will yield instances of [`io::Result`]`<`[`fs::DirEntry`]`>`. New
+    /// The iterator will yield instances of <code>[io::Result]<[fs::DirEntry]></code>. New
     /// errors may be encountered after an iterator is initially constructed.
     ///
     /// This is an alias to [`fs::read_dir`].
diff --git a/library/std/src/time.rs b/library/std/src/time.rs
index ec105f231e5a7..efcc56b7de0b5 100644
--- a/library/std/src/time.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/time.rs
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ impl SystemTime {
     /// as the system clock being adjusted either forwards or backwards).
     /// [`Instant`] can be used to measure elapsed time without this risk of failure.
     ///
-    /// If successful, [`Ok`]`(`[`Duration`]`)` is returned where the duration represents
+    /// If successful, <code>[Ok]\([Duration])</code> is returned where the duration represents
     /// the amount of time elapsed from the specified measurement to this one.
     ///
     /// Returns an [`Err`] if `earlier` is later than `self`, and the error
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ impl SystemTime {
     ///
     /// This function may fail as the underlying system clock is susceptible to
     /// drift and updates (e.g., the system clock could go backwards), so this
-    /// function might not always succeed. If successful, [`Ok`]`(`[`Duration`]`)` is
+    /// function might not always succeed. If successful, <code>[Ok]\([Duration])</code> is
     /// returned where the duration represents the amount of time elapsed from
     /// this time measurement to the current time.
     ///