diff --git a/modules/editor/format/autoload/settings.el b/modules/editor/format/autoload/settings.el
index d7f116bc7..968338f0d 100644
--- a/modules/editor/format/autoload/settings.el
+++ b/modules/editor/format/autoload/settings.el
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ If you're trying to override this, ensure that you wrap the call in `after!' and
 whichever package sets the initial formatter. See the ':editor format' README
 for more.
 
-For more information on how to structure the list to be
-compatible, see `apheleia--run-formatter-function'.
+For more information on how to structure the list to be compatible, see
+`apheleia--run-formatter-function'.
 
 MODES is a major mode, a list thereof, or a list of two-element sublists with
 the structure: (MAJOR-MODE FORM). FORM is evaluated when the buffer is formatted
@@ -37,42 +37,41 @@ and its return value serves two purposes:
      list of shell arguments via the `mode-result' variable.
 
 Basic examples:
-  (set-formatter! 'asmfmt \"asmfmt\" :modes '(asm-mode nasm-mode))
-  (set-formatter! 'black \"black -q -\")
-  (set-formatter! 'html-tidy \"tidy -q -indent\" :modes '(html-mode web-mode))
+  (set-formatter! \\='asmfmt \"asmfmt\" :modes \\='(asm-mode nasm-mode))
+  (set-formatter! \\='black \"black -q -\")
+  (set-formatter! \\='html-tidy \"tidy -q -indent\" :modes \\='(html-mode web-mode))
 
 Advanced examples:
   (set-formatter!
-    'clang-format
-    '(\"clang-format\"
+    \\='clang-format
+    \\='(\"clang-format\"
       (\"-assume-filename=%S\" (or buffer-file-name mode-result \"\")))
     :modes
-    '((c-mode \".c\")
+    \\='((c-mode \".c\")
       (c++-mode \".cpp\")
       (java-mode \".java\")
       (objc-mode \".m\")
       (protobuf-mode \".proto\")))
 
-  (set-formatter! 'html-tidy
-    '(\"tidy\" \"-q\" \"-indent\"
-      (\"-xml\" (memq major-mode '(nxml-mode xml-mode))))
+  (set-formatter! \\='html-tidy
+    \\='(\"tidy\" \"-q\" \"-indent\"
+      (\"-xml\" (memq major-mode \\='(nxml-mode xml-mode))))
     :modes
-    '(html-mode
+    \\='(html-mode
       (web-mode (and (equal \"none\" web-mode-engine)
-                     (car (member web-mode-content-type '(\"xml\" \"html\")))))))
+                     (car (member web-mode-content-type \\='(\"xml\" \"html\")))))))
 
-  (set-formatter! 'html-tidy  ; overwrite predefined html-tidy formatter
-    '(\"tidy\" \"-q\" \"-indent\"
+  (set-formatter! \\='html-tidy  ; overwrite predefined html-tidy formatter
+    \\='(\"tidy\" \"-q\" \"-indent\"
       \"--tidy-mark\" \"no\"
       \"--drop-empty-elements\" \"no\"
       \"--show-body-only\" \"auto\"
       (\"--indent-spaces\" \"%d\" tab-width)
       (\"--indent-with-tabs\" \"%s\" (if indent-tabs-mode \"yes\" \"no\"))
-      (\"-xml\" (memq major-mode '(nxml-mode xml-mode)))))
+      (\"-xml\" (memq major-mode \\='(nxml-mode xml-mode)))))
 
-  (set-formatter! 'elm-format
-    \"elm-format --yes --stdin\")
-"
+  (set-formatter! \\='elm-format
+    \"elm-format --yes --stdin\")"
   (declare (indent defun))
   (cl-check-type name symbol)
   (after! apheleia-core