diff --git a/templates/zerver/api/update-message-flags.md b/templates/zerver/api/update-message-flags.md
index b8a7960702..b416a0bc3c 100644
--- a/templates/zerver/api/update-message-flags.md
+++ b/templates/zerver/api/update-message-flags.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ More examples and documentation can be found [here](https://github.com/zulip/zul
         </thead>
         <tbody>
             <tr>
-                <td>`read`</td>
+                <td><code>read</code></td>
                 <td>
                     Whether the user has read the message.  Messages
                     start out unread (except for messages the user
@@ -45,40 +45,40 @@ More examples and documentation can be found [here](https://github.com/zulip/zul
                 </td>
             </tr>
             <tr>
-                <td>`starred`</td>
-                <td>Whether the user has [starred this message](/help/star-a-message).</td>
+                <td><code>starred</code></td>
+                <td>Whether the user has <a href="/help/star-a-message">starred this message</a>.</td>
             </tr>
             <tr>
-                <td>`collapsed`</td>
-                <td>Whether the user has [collapsed this message](/help/collapse-a-message).</td>
+                <td><code>collapsed</code></td>
+                <td>Whether the user has <a href="/help/collapse-a-message">collapsed this message</a>.</td>
             </tr>
             <tr>
-                <td>`mentioned`</td>
+                <td><code>mentioned</code></td>
                 <td>
-                     Whether the current user [was
-                     mentioned](/help/mention-a-user-or-group) by
-                     this message, either directly or via a user
+                     Whether the current user
+                      <a href="/help/mention-a-user-or-group">was mentioned</a>
+                      by this message, either directly or via a user
                      group.  Not editable.
                 </td>
             </tr>
             <tr>
-                <td>`wildcard_mentioned`</td>
+                <td><code>wildcard_mentioned</code></td>
                 <td>
-                     Whether this message contained [wildcard
-                     mention](/help/mention-a-user-or-group#mention-everyone-on-a-stream)
-                     like @**all**.  Not editable.
+                     Whether this message contained
+                      <a href="/help/mention-a-user-or-group#mention-everyone-on-a-stream">wildcard mention</a>
+                      like @**all**.  Not editable.
                 </td>
             </tr>
             <tr>
-                <td>`has_alert_word`</td>
+                <td><code>has_alert_word</code></td>
                 <td>
-                     Whether the message contains any of the current
-                     user's [configured alert
-                     words](/help/add-an-alert-word).  Not editable.
+                     Whether the message contains any of the current user's
+                      <a href="/help/add-an-alert-word">configured alert words</a>.
+                      Not editable.
                 </td>
             </tr>
             <tr>
-                <td>`historical`</td>
+                <td><code>historical</code></td>
                 <td>
                      True for messages that the user did not receive
                      at the time they were sent but later was added to