diff --git a/Doc/c-api/long.rst b/Doc/c-api/long.rst
index ba9949f73d4..a48a702f184 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/long.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/long.rst
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ All integers are implemented as "long" integer objects of arbitrary size.
 
    Return a new :ctype:`PyLongObject` based on the string value in *str*, which
    is interpreted according to the radix in *base*.  If *pend* is non-*NULL*,
-   ``*pend`` will point to the first character in *str* which follows the
+   *\*pend* will point to the first character in *str* which follows the
    representation of the number.  If *base* is ``0``, the radix will be
    determined based on the leading characters of *str*: if *str* starts with
    ``'0x'`` or ``'0X'``, radix 16 will be used; if *str* starts with ``'0o'`` or
@@ -119,25 +119,25 @@ All integers are implemented as "long" integer objects of arbitrary size.
    and return -1. Convert non-long objects automatically to long first,
    and return -1 if that raises exceptions.
 
-.. cfunction:: long PyLong_AsLongAndOverflow(PyObject *pylong, int* overflow)
+.. cfunction:: long PyLong_AsLongAndOverflow(PyObject *pylong, int *overflow)
 
    Return a C :ctype:`long` representation of the contents of
    *pylong*.  If *pylong* is greater than :const:`LONG_MAX` or less
-   than :const:`LONG_MIN`, set `*overflow` to ``1`` or ``-1``,
-   respectively, and return ``-1``; otherwise, set `*overflow` to
+   than :const:`LONG_MIN`, set *\*overflow* to ``1`` or ``-1``,
+   respectively, and return ``-1``; otherwise, set *\*overflow* to
    ``0``.  If any other exception occurs (for example a TypeError or
-   MemoryError), then ``-1`` will be returned and ``*overflow`` will
+   MemoryError), then ``-1`` will be returned and *\*overflow* will
    be ``0``.
 
 
-.. cfunction:: PY_LONG_LONG PyLong_AsLongLongAndOverflow(PyObject *pylong, int* overflow)
+.. cfunction:: PY_LONG_LONG PyLong_AsLongLongAndOverflow(PyObject *pylong, int *overflow)
 
    Return a C :ctype:`long long` representation of the contents of
    *pylong*.  If *pylong* is greater than :const:`PY_LLONG_MAX` or less
-   than :const:`PY_LLONG_MIN`, set `*overflow` to ``1`` or ``-1``,
-   respectively, and return ``-1``; otherwise, set `*overflow` to
+   than :const:`PY_LLONG_MIN`, set *\*overflow* to ``1`` or ``-1``,
+   respectively, and return ``-1``; otherwise, set *\*overflow* to
    ``0``.  If any other exception occurs (for example a TypeError or
-   MemoryError), then ``-1`` will be returned and ``*overflow`` will
+   MemoryError), then ``-1`` will be returned and *\*overflow* will
    be ``0``.
 
    .. versionadded:: 3.2