diff --git a/docs/_includes/customizer-variables.html b/docs/_includes/customizer-variables.html
index 0b4429d721..89fb39dec8 100644
--- a/docs/_includes/customizer-variables.html
+++ b/docs/_includes/customizer-variables.html
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
   <div class="bs-customizer-input">
     <label for="input-@line-height-computed">@line-height-computed</label>
     <input id="input-@line-height-computed" type="text" value="floor((@font-size-base * @line-height-base))" data-var="@line-height-computed" class="form-control"/>
-    <p class="help-block">Computed &quot;line-height&quot; (<code>font-size</code> &amp;times; <code>line-height</code>) for use with <code>margin</code>, <code>padding</code>, etc.</p>
+    <p class="help-block">Computed &quot;line-height&quot; (<code>font-size</code> * <code>line-height</code>) for use with <code>margin</code>, <code>padding</code>, etc.</p>
   </div>
   <div class="bs-customizer-input">
     <label for="input-@headings-font-family">@headings-font-family</label>
@@ -1117,7 +1117,7 @@
   <div class="bs-customizer-input">
     <label for="input-@modal-content-fallback-border-color">@modal-content-fallback-border-color</label>
     <input id="input-@modal-content-fallback-border-color" type="text" value="#999" data-var="@modal-content-fallback-border-color" class="form-control"/>
-    <p class="help-block">Modal content border color &lt;strong&gt;for IE8&lt;/strong&gt;</p>
+    <p class="help-block">Modal content border color <strong>for IE8</strong></p>
   </div>
   <div class="bs-customizer-input">
     <label for="input-@modal-backdrop-bg">@modal-backdrop-bg</label>
diff --git a/less/variables.less b/less/variables.less
index 106a734577..d9147eb59d 100644
--- a/less/variables.less
+++ b/less/variables.less
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 
 //** Unit-less `line-height` for use in components like buttons.
 @line-height-base:        1.428571429; // 20/14
-//** Computed "line-height" (`font-size` &times; `line-height`) for use with `margin`, `padding`, etc.
+//** Computed "line-height" (`font-size` * `line-height`) for use with `margin`, `padding`, etc.
 @line-height-computed:    floor((@font-size-base * @line-height-base)); // ~20px
 
 //** By default, this inherits from the `<body>`.
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@
 @modal-content-bg:                             #fff;
 //** Modal content border color
 @modal-content-border-color:                   rgba(0,0,0,.2);
-//** Modal content border color <strong>for IE8</strong>
+//** Modal content border color **for IE8**
 @modal-content-fallback-border-color:          #999;
 
 //** Modal backdrop background color
