diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/backgroundMeshDecomposition/backgroundMeshDecomposition.H b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/backgroundMeshDecomposition/backgroundMeshDecomposition.H
index 90dde14aa4a8e1ff1aefd20f42d3e16c308654cb..63bb4fba0e0049df68f7b79c29cdac4924222b94 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/backgroundMeshDecomposition/backgroundMeshDecomposition.H
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/backgroundMeshDecomposition/backgroundMeshDecomposition.H
@@ -30,16 +30,16 @@ Description
 
     The requirements are:
 
-    + To have a decomposition of space which can quickly interrogate an
+    - To have a decomposition of space which can quickly interrogate an
       arbitrary location from any processor to reliably and unambiguously
       determine which processor owns the space that the point is in, i.e. as
       the vertices move, or need inserted as part of the surface conformation,
       send them to the correct proc.
 
-    + To be able to be dynamically built, refined and redistributed to other
+    - To be able to be dynamically built, refined and redistributed to other
       procs the partitioning as the meshing progresses to balance the load.
 
-    + To be able to query whether a sphere (the circumsphere of a Delaunay tet)
+    - To be able to query whether a sphere (the circumsphere of a Delaunay tet)
       overlaps any part of the space defined by the structure, and whether a
       ray (Voronoi edge) penetrates any part of the space defined by the
       structure, this is what determines if points get referred to a processor.
diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/refineMesh/refineMesh.C b/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/refineMesh/refineMesh.C
index 3714b3a71259807d2655d443bccd27ae5b748d34..02888c6d6bffef3b3b00065341d0067b20799ce3 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/refineMesh/refineMesh.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/refineMesh/refineMesh.C
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ Description
     Utility to refine cells in multiple directions.
 
     Command-line option handling:
-    + If -all specified or no refineMeshDict exists or, refine all cells
-    + If -dict <file> specified refine according to <file>
-    + If refineMeshDict exists refine according to refineMeshDict
+    - If -all specified or no refineMeshDict exists or, refine all cells
+    - If -dict {file} specified refine according to {file}
+    - If refineMeshDict exists refine according to refineMeshDict
 
     When the refinement or all cells is selected apply 3D refinement for 3D
     cases and 2D refinement for 2D cases.
diff --git a/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceBooleanFeatures/surfaceBooleanFeatures.C b/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceBooleanFeatures/surfaceBooleanFeatures.C
index 6c4e67dd7d14bf423c146ec0dc4a60909e15041c..97a7fb4730ed856affdd6e55ab3b23b7cd5bfee1 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceBooleanFeatures/surfaceBooleanFeatures.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceBooleanFeatures/surfaceBooleanFeatures.C
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Description
     operation on two surfaces.  Assumes that the orientation of the surfaces is
     correct:
 
-    + if the operation is union or intersection, that both surface's normals
+    - if the operation is union or intersection, that both surface's normals
       (n) have the same orientation with respect to a point, i.e. surfaces and b
       are orientated the same with respect to point x:
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Description
 
     @endverbatim
 
-    + if the operation is a subtraction, the surfaces should be oppositely
+    - if the operation is a subtraction, the surfaces should be oppositely
     oriented with respect to a point, i.e. for (a - b), then b's orientation
     should be such that x is "inside", and a's orientation such that x is
     "outside"