diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e4431f5f8d..2ee287084c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ For more, see [Pyflakes](https://pypi.org/project/pyflakes/) on PyPI.
 | F506 | percent-format-mixed-positional-and-named | `%`-format string has mixed positional and named placeholders |  |
 | F507 | percent-format-positional-count-mismatch | `%`-format string has {wanted} placeholder(s) but {got} substitution(s) |  |
 | F508 | percent-format-star-requires-sequence | `%`-format string `*` specifier requires sequence |  |
-| F509 | percent-format-unsupported-format-character | `%`-format string has unsupported format character '{char}' |  |
+| F509 | percent-format-unsupported-format-character | `%`-format string has unsupported format character `{char}` |  |
 | F521 | string-dot-format-invalid-format | `.format` call has invalid format string: {message} |  |
 | F522 | string-dot-format-extra-named-arguments | `.format` call has unused named argument(s): {message} | 🛠 |
 | F523 | string-dot-format-extra-positional-arguments | `.format` call has unused arguments at position(s): {message} |  |
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ For more, see [pycodestyle](https://pypi.org/project/pycodestyle/) on PyPI.
 | ---- | ---- | ------- | --- |
 | W292 | no-new-line-at-end-of-file | No newline at end of file | 🛠 |
 | W505 | doc-line-too-long | Doc line too long ({length} > {limit} characters) |  |
-| W605 | invalid-escape-sequence | Invalid escape sequence: '\{char}' | 🛠 |
+| W605 | invalid-escape-sequence | Invalid escape sequence: `\{char}` | 🛠 |
 
 ### mccabe (C90)
 
@@ -863,8 +863,8 @@ For more, see [pydocstyle](https://pypi.org/project/pydocstyle/) on PyPI.
 | D213 | multi-line-summary-second-line | Multi-line docstring summary should start at the second line | 🛠 |
 | D214 | section-not-over-indented | Section is over-indented ("{name}") | 🛠 |
 | D215 | section-underline-not-over-indented | Section underline is over-indented ("{name}") | 🛠 |
-| D300 | triple-single-quotes | Use """triple double quotes""" |  |
-| D301 | escape-sequence-in-docstring | Use r""" if any backslashes in a docstring |  |
+| D300 | triple-single-quotes | Use triple double quotes `"""` |  |
+| D301 | escape-sequence-in-docstring | Use `r"""` if any backslashes in a docstring |  |
 | D400 | ends-in-period | First line should end with a period | 🛠 |
 | D401 | non-imperative-mood | First line of docstring should be in imperative mood: "{first_line}" |  |
 | D402 | no-signature | First line should not be the function's signature |  |
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ For more, see [flake8-bandit](https://pypi.org/project/flake8-bandit/) on PyPI.
 | S110 | try-except-pass | `try`-`except`-`pass` detected, consider logging the exception |  |
 | S112 | try-except-continue | `try`-`except`-`continue` detected, consider logging the exception |  |
 | S113 | request-without-timeout | Probable use of requests call with timeout set to `{value}` |  |
-| S324 | hashlib-insecure-hash-function | Probable use of insecure hash functions in `hashlib`: "{}" |  |
+| S324 | hashlib-insecure-hash-function | Probable use of insecure hash functions in `hashlib`: `{string}` |  |
 | S501 | request-with-no-cert-validation | Probable use of `{string}` call with `verify=False` disabling SSL certificate checks |  |
 | S506 | unsafe-yaml-load | Probable use of unsafe loader `{name}` with `yaml.load`. Allows instantiation of arbitrary objects. Consider `yaml.safe_load`. |  |
 | S508 | snmp-insecure-version | The use of SNMPv1 and SNMPv2 is insecure. Use SNMPv3 if able. |  |
@@ -1137,7 +1137,7 @@ For more, see [flake8-executable](https://pypi.org/project/flake8-executable/) o
 | ---- | ---- | ------- | --- |
 | EXE001 | shebang-not-executable | Shebang is present but file is not executable |  |
 | EXE002 | shebang-missing-executable-file | The file is executable but no shebang is present |  |
-| EXE003 | shebang-python | Shebang should contain "python" |  |
+| EXE003 | shebang-python | Shebang should contain `python` |  |
 | EXE004 | shebang-whitespace | Avoid whitespace before shebang | 🛠 |
 | EXE005 | shebang-newline | Shebang should be at the beginning of the file |  |
 
@@ -1211,8 +1211,8 @@ For more, see [flake8-pyi](https://pypi.org/project/flake8-pyi/) on PyPI.
 
 | Code | Name | Message | Fix |
 | ---- | ---- | ------- | --- |
-| PYI001 | [prefix-type-params](https://beta.ruff.rs/docs/rules/prefix-type-params/) | Name of private `{kind}` must start with _ |  |
-| PYI007 | [unrecognized-platform-check](https://beta.ruff.rs/docs/rules/unrecognized-platform-check/) | Unrecognized sys.platform check |  |
+| PYI001 | [prefix-type-params](https://beta.ruff.rs/docs/rules/prefix-type-params/) | Name of private `{kind}` must start with `_` |  |
+| PYI007 | [unrecognized-platform-check](https://beta.ruff.rs/docs/rules/unrecognized-platform-check/) | Unrecognized `sys.platform` check |  |
 | PYI008 | [unrecognized-platform-name](https://beta.ruff.rs/docs/rules/unrecognized-platform-name/) | Unrecognized platform `{platform}` |  |
 
 ### flake8-pytest-style (PT)
@@ -1469,7 +1469,7 @@ For more, see [Pylint](https://pypi.org/project/pylint/) on PyPI.
 
 | Code | Name | Message | Fix |
 | ---- | ---- | ------- | --- |
-| PLW0120 | useless-else-on-loop | Else clause on loop without a break statement, remove the else and de-indent all the code inside it |  |
+| PLW0120 | useless-else-on-loop | `else` clause on loop without a `break` statement; remove the `else` and de-indent all the code inside it |  |
 | PLW0602 | global-variable-not-assigned | Using global for `{name}` but no assignment is done |  |
 
 ### tryceratops (TRY)
@@ -1491,9 +1491,9 @@ For more, see [tryceratops](https://pypi.org/project/tryceratops/1.1.0/) on PyPI
 
 | Code | Name | Message | Fix |
 | ---- | ---- | ------- | --- |
-| RUF001 | ambiguous-unicode-character-string | String contains ambiguous unicode character '{confusable}' (did you mean '{representant}'?) | 🛠 |
-| RUF002 | ambiguous-unicode-character-docstring | Docstring contains ambiguous unicode character '{confusable}' (did you mean '{representant}'?) | 🛠 |
-| RUF003 | ambiguous-unicode-character-comment | Comment contains ambiguous unicode character '{confusable}' (did you mean '{representant}'?) | 🛠 |
+| RUF001 | ambiguous-unicode-character-string | String contains ambiguous unicode character `{confusable}` (did you mean `{representant}`?) | 🛠 |
+| RUF002 | ambiguous-unicode-character-docstring | Docstring contains ambiguous unicode character `{confusable}` (did you mean `{representant}`?) | 🛠 |
+| RUF003 | ambiguous-unicode-character-comment | Comment contains ambiguous unicode character `{confusable}` (did you mean `{representant}`?) | 🛠 |
 | RUF004 | keyword-argument-before-star-argument | Keyword argument `{name}` must come after starred arguments |  |
 | RUF005 | unpack-instead-of-concatenating-to-collection-literal | Consider `{expr}` instead of concatenation | 🛠 |
 | RUF100 | unused-noqa | Unused `noqa` directive | 🛠 |
diff --git a/crates/ruff/src/rules/flake8_bandit/rules/hashlib_insecure_hash_functions.rs b/crates/ruff/src/rules/flake8_bandit/rules/hashlib_insecure_hash_functions.rs
index 03313bd89a..be7d750f1b 100644
--- a/crates/ruff/src/rules/flake8_bandit/rules/hashlib_insecure_hash_functions.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff/src/rules/flake8_bandit/rules/hashlib_insecure_hash_functions.rs
@@ -17,10 +17,7 @@ impl Violation for HashlibInsecureHashFunction {
     #[derive_message_formats]
     fn message(&self) -> String {
         let HashlibInsecureHashFunction { string } = self;
-        format!(
-            "Probable use of insecure hash functions in `hashlib`: \"{}\"",
-            string.escape_debug()
-        )
+        format!("Probable use of insecure hash functions in `hashlib`: `{string}`")
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/ruff/src/rules/flake8_executable/rules/shebang_python.rs b/crates/ruff/src/rules/flake8_executable/rules/shebang_python.rs
index 96d1329aa2..833d71f47a 100644
--- a/crates/ruff/src/rules/flake8_executable/rules/shebang_python.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff/src/rules/flake8_executable/rules/shebang_python.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ define_violation!(
 impl Violation for ShebangPython {
     #[derive_message_formats]
     fn message(&self) -> String {
-        format!("Shebang should contain \"python\"")
+        format!("Shebang should contain `python`")
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/ruff/src/rules/flake8_pyi/rules/prefix_type_params.rs b/crates/ruff/src/rules/flake8_pyi/rules/prefix_type_params.rs
index 860431f512..3a1da9befb 100644
--- a/crates/ruff/src/rules/flake8_pyi/rules/prefix_type_params.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff/src/rules/flake8_pyi/rules/prefix_type_params.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ impl Violation for PrefixTypeParams {
     #[derive_message_formats]
     fn message(&self) -> String {
         let PrefixTypeParams { kind } = self;
-        format!("Name of private `{kind}` must start with _")
+        format!("Name of private `{kind}` must start with `_`")
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/ruff/src/rules/flake8_pyi/rules/unrecognized_platform.rs b/crates/ruff/src/rules/flake8_pyi/rules/unrecognized_platform.rs
index e2068ec8f8..266d16ffec 100644
--- a/crates/ruff/src/rules/flake8_pyi/rules/unrecognized_platform.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff/src/rules/flake8_pyi/rules/unrecognized_platform.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ define_violation!(
 impl Violation for UnrecognizedPlatformCheck {
     #[derive_message_formats]
     fn message(&self) -> String {
-        format!("Unrecognized sys.platform check")
+        format!("Unrecognized `sys.platform` check")
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/ruff/src/rules/pycodestyle/rules/invalid_escape_sequence.rs b/crates/ruff/src/rules/pycodestyle/rules/invalid_escape_sequence.rs
index f5ee02b65b..dea4dbd73d 100644
--- a/crates/ruff/src/rules/pycodestyle/rules/invalid_escape_sequence.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff/src/rules/pycodestyle/rules/invalid_escape_sequence.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ impl AlwaysAutofixableViolation for InvalidEscapeSequence {
     #[derive_message_formats]
     fn message(&self) -> String {
         let InvalidEscapeSequence(char) = self;
-        format!("Invalid escape sequence: '\\{char}'")
+        format!("Invalid escape sequence: `\\{char}`")
     }
 
     fn autofix_title(&self) -> String {
diff --git a/crates/ruff/src/rules/pydocstyle/rules/backslashes.rs b/crates/ruff/src/rules/pydocstyle/rules/backslashes.rs
index 5196919f81..5094a54fbf 100644
--- a/crates/ruff/src/rules/pydocstyle/rules/backslashes.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff/src/rules/pydocstyle/rules/backslashes.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ define_violation!(
 impl Violation for EscapeSequenceInDocstring {
     #[derive_message_formats]
     fn message(&self) -> String {
-        format!(r#"Use r""" if any backslashes in a docstring"#)
+        format!(r#"Use `r"""` if any backslashes in a docstring"#)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/ruff/src/rules/pydocstyle/rules/triple_quotes.rs b/crates/ruff/src/rules/pydocstyle/rules/triple_quotes.rs
index aeebc2ad96..d9dc2fe36c 100644
--- a/crates/ruff/src/rules/pydocstyle/rules/triple_quotes.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff/src/rules/pydocstyle/rules/triple_quotes.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ define_violation!(
 impl Violation for TripleSingleQuotes {
     #[derive_message_formats]
     fn message(&self) -> String {
-        format!(r#"Use """triple double quotes""""#)
+        format!(r#"Use triple double quotes `"""`"#)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/ruff/src/rules/pyflakes/rules/strings.rs b/crates/ruff/src/rules/pyflakes/rules/strings.rs
index 04bb7d3d3a..118c20b365 100644
--- a/crates/ruff/src/rules/pyflakes/rules/strings.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff/src/rules/pyflakes/rules/strings.rs
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ impl Violation for PercentFormatUnsupportedFormatCharacter {
     #[derive_message_formats]
     fn message(&self) -> String {
         let PercentFormatUnsupportedFormatCharacter { char } = self;
-        format!("`%`-format string has unsupported format character '{char}'")
+        format!("`%`-format string has unsupported format character `{char}`")
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/ruff/src/rules/pylint/rules/useless_else_on_loop.rs b/crates/ruff/src/rules/pylint/rules/useless_else_on_loop.rs
index a77f7fdd67..108d53e14a 100644
--- a/crates/ruff/src/rules/pylint/rules/useless_else_on_loop.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff/src/rules/pylint/rules/useless_else_on_loop.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ impl Violation for UselessElseOnLoop {
     #[derive_message_formats]
     fn message(&self) -> String {
         format!(
-            "Else clause on loop without a break statement, remove the else and de-indent all the \
+            "`else` clause on loop without a `break` statement; remove the `else` and de-indent all the \
              code inside it"
         )
     }
diff --git a/crates/ruff/src/rules/ruff/rules/ambiguous_unicode_character.rs b/crates/ruff/src/rules/ruff/rules/ambiguous_unicode_character.rs
index e5be590837..08cbd958d0 100644
--- a/crates/ruff/src/rules/ruff/rules/ambiguous_unicode_character.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff/src/rules/ruff/rules/ambiguous_unicode_character.rs
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ impl AlwaysAutofixableViolation for AmbiguousUnicodeCharacterString {
             representant,
         } = self;
         format!(
-            "String contains ambiguous unicode character '{confusable}' (did you mean \
-             '{representant}'?)"
+            "String contains ambiguous unicode character `{confusable}` (did you mean \
+             `{representant}`?)"
         )
     }
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ impl AlwaysAutofixableViolation for AmbiguousUnicodeCharacterString {
             confusable,
             representant,
         } = self;
-        format!("Replace '{confusable}' with '{representant}'")
+        format!("Replace `{confusable}` with `{representant}`")
     }
 }
 
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ impl AlwaysAutofixableViolation for AmbiguousUnicodeCharacterDocstring {
             representant,
         } = self;
         format!(
-            "Docstring contains ambiguous unicode character '{confusable}' (did you mean \
-             '{representant}'?)"
+            "Docstring contains ambiguous unicode character `{confusable}` (did you mean \
+             `{representant}`?)"
         )
     }
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ impl AlwaysAutofixableViolation for AmbiguousUnicodeCharacterDocstring {
             confusable,
             representant,
         } = self;
-        format!("Replace '{confusable}' with '{representant}'")
+        format!("Replace `{confusable}` with `{representant}`")
     }
 }
 
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ impl AlwaysAutofixableViolation for AmbiguousUnicodeCharacterComment {
             representant,
         } = self;
         format!(
-            "Comment contains ambiguous unicode character '{confusable}' (did you mean \
-             '{representant}'?)"
+            "Comment contains ambiguous unicode character `{confusable}` (did you mean \
+             `{representant}`?)"
         )
     }
 
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ impl AlwaysAutofixableViolation for AmbiguousUnicodeCharacterComment {
             confusable,
             representant,
         } = self;
-        format!("Replace '{confusable}' with '{representant}'")
+        format!("Replace `{confusable}` with `{representant}`")
     }
 }