diff --git a/src/v2/guide/render-function.md b/src/v2/guide/render-function.md
index 762ba66903..c0f9ef4080 100644
--- a/src/v2/guide/render-function.md
+++ b/src/v2/guide/render-function.md
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ createElement(
   },
 
   // {String | Array}
-  // Children VNodes, built using createElement(),
+  // Children VNodes, built using `createElement()`,
   // or simply using strings to get 'text VNodes'. Optional.
   [
     'Some text comes first.',
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ One thing to note: similar to how `v-bind:class` and `v-bind:style` have special
   domProps: {
     innerHTML: 'baz'
   },
-  // Event handlers are nested under "on", though
-  // modifiers such as in v-on:keyup.enter are not
+  // Event handlers are nested under `on`, though
+  // modifiers such as in `v-on:keyup.enter` are not
   // supported. You'll have to manually check the
   // keyCode in the handler instead.
   on: {
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ One thing to note: similar to how `v-bind:class` and `v-bind:style` have special
   },
   // For components only. Allows you to listen to
   // native events, rather than events emitted from
-  // the component using vm.$emit.
+  // the component using `vm.$emit`.
   nativeOn: {
     click: this.nativeClickHandler
   },
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ You can access static slot contents as Arrays of VNodes from [`this.$slots`](../
 
 ``` js
 render: function (createElement) {
-  // <div><slot></slot></div>
+  // `<div><slot></slot></div>`
   return createElement('div', this.$slots.default)
 }
 ```
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ And access scoped slots as functions that return VNodes from [`this.$scopedSlots
 
 ``` js
 render: function (createElement) {
-  // <div><slot :text="msg"></slot></div>
+  // `<div><slot :text="msg"></slot></div>`
   return createElement('div', [
     this.$scopedSlots.default({
       text: this.msg
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ To pass scoped slots to a child component using render functions, use the `scope
 render (createElement) {
   return createElement('div', [
     createElement('child', {
-      // pass scopedSlots in the data object
+      // pass `scopedSlots` in the data object
       // in the form of { name: props => VNode | Array<VNode> }
       scopedSlots: {
         default: function (props) {