diff --git a/doc/node.1 b/doc/node.1
index f22e475d8465f2..f92f1bc82d22af 100644
--- a/doc/node.1
+++ b/doc/node.1
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 .Op Ar options
 .Op Ar v8-options
 .Op Fl e Ar string | Ar script.js | Fl
-.Op Fl \-
+.Op Fl -
 .Op Ar arguments ...
 .
 .Nm node
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ without arguments to start a REPL.
 .
 .Sh OPTIONS
 .Bl -tag -width 6n
-.It Sy \-
+.It Sy -
 Alias for stdin, analogous to the use of - in other command-line utilities.
 The executed script is read from stdin, and remaining arguments are passed to the script.
 .
-.It Fl \-
+.It Fl -
 Indicate the end of node options.
 Pass the rest of the arguments to the script.
 .Pp
@@ -80,15 +80,15 @@ Enable FIPS-compliant crypto at startup.
 Requires Node.js to be built with
 .Sy ./configure --openssl-fips .
 .
-.It Fl \-experimental-modules
+.It Fl -experimental-modules
 Enable experimental ES module support and caching modules.
 .
-.It Fl \-experimental-repl-await
+.It Fl -experimental-repl-await
 Enable experimental top-level
 .Sy await
 keyword support in REPL.
 .
-.It Fl \-experimental-vm-modules
+.It Fl -experimental-vm-modules
 Enable experimental ES module support in VM module.
 .
 .It Fl -force-fips
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ V8 Inspector integration allows attaching Chrome DevTools and IDEs to Node.js in
 It uses the Chrome DevTools Protocol.
 .
 .It Fl -napi-modules
-This option is a no-op. It is kept for compatibility.
+This option is a no-op.
+It is kept for compatibility.
 .
 .It Fl -no-deprecation
 Silence deprecation warnings.
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ Emit pending deprecation warnings.
 .It Fl -preserve-symlinks
 Instructs the module loader to preserve symbolic links when resolving and caching modules other than the main module.
 .
-.It F1 -preserve-symlinks-main
+.It Fl -preserve-symlinks-main
 Instructs the module loader to preserve symbolic links when resolving and caching the main module.
 .
 .It Fl -prof-process
@@ -173,7 +174,10 @@ A comma-separated list of categories that should be traced when trace event trac
 .
 .It Fl -trace-event-file-pattern Ar pattern
 Template string specifying the filepath for the trace event data, it
-supports \fB${rotation}\fR and \fB${pid}\fR.
+supports
+.Sy ${rotation}
+and
+.Sy ${pid} .
 .
 .It Fl -trace-events-enabled
 Enable the collection of trace event tracing information.
@@ -187,7 +191,7 @@ Print stack traces for process warnings (including deprecations).
 .It Fl -track-heap-objects
 Track heap object allocations for heap snapshots.
 .
-.It Fl -use-bundled\-ca, Fl -use-openssl-ca
+.It Fl -use-bundled-ca , Fl -use-openssl-ca
 Use bundled Mozilla CA store as supplied by current Node.js version or use OpenSSL's default CA store.
 The default store is selectable at build-time.
 .Pp
@@ -206,7 +210,10 @@ and
 .It Fl -v8-options
 Print V8 command-line options.
 .Pp
-Note: V8 options allow words to be separated by both dashes (\fB-\fR) or underscores (\fB_\fR).
+Note: V8 options allow words to be separated by both dashes
+.Sy ( - )
+or underscores
+.Sy ( _ ) .
 .Pp
 For example,
 .Fl -stack-trace-limit