diff --git a/language/operators.xml b/language/operators.xml
index 75da567c3e..ea6544106d 100644
--- a/language/operators.xml
+++ b/language/operators.xml
@@ -79,108 +79,144 @@
       <tbody>
        <row>
         <entry>non-associative</entry>
-        <entry>clone new</entry>
+        <entry>
+         <literal>clone</literal>
+         <literal>new</literal>
+        </entry>
         <entry><link linkend="language.oop5.cloning">clone</link> and <link linkend="language.oop5.basic.new">new</link></entry>
        </row>
        <row>
         <entry>left</entry>
-        <entry>[</entry>
+        <entry><literal>[</literal></entry>
         <entry><function>array</function></entry>
        </row>
        <row>
         <entry>right</entry>
-        <entry>++, --, ~, (int), (float), (string), (array), (object), (bool), and @</entry>
+        <entry>
+         <literal>++</literal> 
+         <literal>--</literal> 
+         <literal>~</literal> 
+         <literal>(int)</literal> 
+         <literal>(float)</literal> 
+         <literal>(string)</literal> 
+         <literal>(array)</literal>
+         <literal>(object)</literal> 
+         <literal>(bool)</literal> 
+         <literal>@</literal>
+        </entry>
         <entry>
          <link linkend="language.types">types</link> and <link linkend="language.operators.increment">increment/decrement</link>
         </entry>
        </row>
        <row>
         <entry>non-associative</entry>
-        <entry>instanceof</entry>
+        <entry><literal>instanceof</literal></entry>
         <entry>
          <link linkend="language.types">types</link>
         </entry>
        </row>
        <row>
         <entry>right</entry>
-        <entry>!</entry>
+        <entry><literal>!</literal></entry>
         <entry>
          <link linkend="language.operators.logical">logical</link>
         </entry>
        </row>
        <row>
         <entry>left</entry>
-        <entry>*, /, and %</entry>
+        <entry>
+         <literal>*</literal>
+         <literal>/</literal>
+         <literal>%</literal>
+        </entry>
         <entry>
          <link linkend="language.operators.arithmetic">arithmetic</link>
         </entry>
        </row>
        <row>
         <entry>left</entry>
-        <entry>+, -, and .</entry>
+        <entry>
+         <literal>+</literal> 
+         <literal>-</literal> 
+         <literal>.</literal>
+        </entry>
         <entry>
          <link linkend="language.operators.arithmetic">arithmetic</link>&listendand;
          <link linkend="language.operators.string">string</link></entry>
        </row>
        <row>
         <entry>left</entry>
-        <entry>&lt;&lt; and &gt;&gt;</entry>
+        <entry>
+         <literal>&lt;&lt;</literal> 
+         <literal>&gt;&gt;</literal>
+        </entry>
         <entry>
          <link linkend="language.operators.bitwise">bitwise</link>
         </entry>
        </row>
        <row>
         <entry>non-associative</entry>
-        <entry>&lt;, &lt;=, &gt;, and &gt;=</entry>
+        <entry>
+         <literal>&lt;</literal> 
+         <literal>&lt;=</literal> 
+         <literal>&gt;</literal> 
+         <literal>&gt;=</literal>
+        </entry>
         <entry>
          <link linkend="language.operators.comparison">comparison</link>
         </entry>
        </row>
        <row>
         <entry>non-associative</entry>
-        <entry>==, !=, ===, !==, and &lt;&gt;</entry>
+        <entry>
+         <literal>==</literal>
+         <literal>!=</literal> 
+         <literal>===</literal> 
+         <literal>!==</literal> 
+         <literal>&lt;&gt;</literal>
+        </entry>
         <entry>
          <link linkend="language.operators.comparison">comparison</link>
         </entry>
        </row>
        <row>
         <entry>left</entry>
-        <entry>&amp;</entry>
+        <entry><literal>&amp;</literal></entry>
         <entry>
          <link linkend="language.operators.bitwise">bitwise</link>&listendand;
          <link linkend="language.references">references</link></entry>
        </row>
        <row>
         <entry>left</entry>
-        <entry>^</entry>
+        <entry><literal>^</literal></entry>
         <entry>
          <link linkend="language.operators.bitwise">bitwise</link>
         </entry>
        </row>
        <row>
         <entry>left</entry>
-        <entry>|</entry>
+        <entry><literal>|</literal></entry>
         <entry>
          <link linkend="language.operators.bitwise">bitwise</link>
         </entry>
        </row>
        <row>
         <entry>left</entry>
-        <entry>&amp;&amp;</entry>
+        <entry><literal>&amp;&amp;</literal></entry>
         <entry>
          <link linkend="language.operators.logical">logical</link>
         </entry>
        </row>
        <row>
         <entry>left</entry>
-        <entry>||</entry>
+        <entry><literal>||</literal></entry>
         <entry>
          <link linkend="language.operators.logical">logical</link>
         </entry>
        </row>
        <row>
         <entry>left</entry>
-        <entry>? :</entry>
+        <entry><literal>? :</literal></entry>
         <entry>
          <link linkend="language.operators.comparison.ternary">ternary</link>
         </entry>
@@ -188,7 +224,19 @@
        <row>
         <entry>right</entry>
         <entry>
-         =, +=, -=, *=, /=, .=, %=, &amp;=, |=, ^=, &lt;&lt;=, &gt;&gt;=, and =&gt;
+         <literal>=</literal> 
+         <literal>+=</literal> 
+         <literal>-=</literal> 
+         <literal>*=</literal> 
+         <literal>/=</literal> 
+         <literal>.=</literal> 
+         <literal>%=</literal> 
+         <literal>&amp;=</literal> 
+         <literal>|=</literal> 
+         <literal>^=</literal> 
+         <literal>&lt;&lt;=</literal> 
+         <literal>&gt;&gt;=</literal>
+         <literal>=&gt;</literal>
         </entry>
         <entry>
          <link linkend="language.operators.assignment">assignment</link>
@@ -196,28 +244,28 @@
        </row>
        <row>
         <entry>left</entry>
-        <entry>and</entry>
+        <entry><literal>and</literal></entry>
         <entry>
          <link linkend="language.operators.logical">logical</link>
         </entry>
        </row>
        <row>
         <entry>left</entry>
-        <entry>xor</entry>
+        <entry><literal>xor</literal></entry>
         <entry>
          <link linkend="language.operators.logical">logical</link>
         </entry>
        </row>
        <row>
         <entry>left</entry>
-        <entry>or</entry>
+        <entry><literal>or</literal></entry>
         <entry>
          <link linkend="language.operators.logical">logical</link>
         </entry>
        </row>
        <row>
         <entry>left</entry>
-        <entry>,</entry>
+        <entry><literal>,</literal></entry>
         <entry>many uses</entry>
        </row>
       </tbody>