diff --git a/framework/widgets/ActiveField.php b/framework/widgets/ActiveField.php
index b03c04308b..ec40fd714d 100644
--- a/framework/widgets/ActiveField.php
+++ b/framework/widgets/ActiveField.php
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ class ActiveField extends Component
      * to validate a hidden input, you should not need to use this method. Instead, you should
      * use [[\yii\helpers\Html::activeHiddenInput()]].
      *
-     * This method will generate the "name" and "value" tag attributes automatically for the model attribute
+     * This method will generate the `name` and `value` tag attributes automatically for the model attribute
      * unless they are explicitly specified in `$options`.
      * @param array $options the tag options in terms of name-value pairs. These will be rendered as
      * the attributes of the resulting tag. The values will be HTML-encoded using [[Html::encode()]].
@@ -528,26 +528,26 @@ class ActiveField extends Component
 
     /**
      * Renders a checkbox.
-     * This method will generate the "checked" tag attribute according to the model attribute value.
+     * This method will generate the `checked` tag attribute according to the model attribute value.
      * @param array $options the tag options in terms of name-value pairs. The following options are specially handled:
      *
-     * - uncheck: string, the value associated with the uncheck state of the radio button. If not set,
-     *   it will take the default value '0'. This method will render a hidden input so that if the radio button
+     * - `uncheck`: string, the value associated with the uncheck state of the radio button. If not set,
+     *   it will take the default value `0`. This method will render a hidden input so that if the radio button
      *   is not checked and is submitted, the value of this attribute will still be submitted to the server
-     *   via the hidden input. If you do not want any hidden input, you should explicitly set this option as null.
-     * - label: string, a label displayed next to the checkbox. It will NOT be HTML-encoded. Therefore you can pass
+     *   via the hidden input. If you do not want any hidden input, you should explicitly set this option as `null`.
+     * - `label`: string, a label displayed next to the checkbox. It will NOT be HTML-encoded. Therefore you can pass
      *   in HTML code such as an image tag. If this is coming from end users, you should [[Html::encode()|encode]] it to prevent XSS attacks.
      *   When this option is specified, the checkbox will be enclosed by a label tag. If you do not want any label, you should
-     *   explicitly set this option as null.
-     * - labelOptions: array, the HTML attributes for the label tag. This is only used when the "label" option is specified.
+     *   explicitly set this option as `null`.
+     * - `labelOptions`: array, the HTML attributes for the label tag. This is only used when the `label` option is specified.
      *
      * The rest of the options will be rendered as the attributes of the resulting tag. The values will
-     * be HTML-encoded using [[Html::encode()]]. If a value is null, the corresponding attribute will not be rendered.
+     * be HTML-encoded using [[Html::encode()]]. If a value is `null`, the corresponding attribute will not be rendered.
      *
      * If you set a custom `id` for the input element, you may need to adjust the [[$selectors]] accordingly.
      *
      * @param boolean $enclosedByLabel whether to enclose the checkbox within the label.
-     * If true, the method will still use [[template]] to layout the checkbox and the error message
+     * If `true`, the method will still use [[template]] to layout the checkbox and the error message
      * except that the checkbox is enclosed by the label tag.
      * @return $this the field object itself.
      */