diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/scanners_vr.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/scanners_vr.dm
index 664a9d8e905..93a92f31a03 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/scanners_vr.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/scanners_vr.dm
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ var/global/mob/living/carbon/human/dummy/mannequin/sleevemate_mob
 		if(istype(target, /mob/living/carbon/human))
 			var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = target
 			if(H.resleeve_lock && stored_mind.loaded_from_ckey != H.resleeve_lock)
-				to_chat(usr,"<span class='warning'>\[H] is protected from impersonation!</span>")
+				to_chat(usr,"<span class='warning'>\The [H] is protected from impersonation!</span>")
 				return
 
 		usr.visible_message("<span class='warning'>[usr] begins uploading someone's mind into [target]!</span>","<span class='notice'>You begin uploading a mind into [target]!</span>")
diff --git a/code/modules/projectiles/gun.dm b/code/modules/projectiles/gun.dm
index a5e0ddcd7ba..38854212ffe 100644
--- a/code/modules/projectiles/gun.dm
+++ b/code/modules/projectiles/gun.dm
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@
 			to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You ready \the [src]!  Click and drag the target around to shoot.</span>")
 		else//Otherwise just make a new one
 			auto_target = new/obj/screen/auto_target(get_turf(A), src)
-			visible_message("<span class='danger'>\[user] readies the [src]!</span>")
+			visible_message("<span class='danger'>\The [user] readies the [src]!</span>")
 			playsound(src, 'sound/weapons/TargetOn.ogg', 50, 1)
 			to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You ready \the [src]!  Click and drag the target around to shoot.</span>")
 			return
diff --git a/code/modules/shieldgen/emergency_shield.dm b/code/modules/shieldgen/emergency_shield.dm
index a66c62750a1..3643e00880f 100644
--- a/code/modules/shieldgen/emergency_shield.dm
+++ b/code/modules/shieldgen/emergency_shield.dm
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
 
 /obj/machinery/shield/hitby(AM as mob|obj)
 	//Let everyone know we've been hit!
-	visible_message("<span class='notice'><B>\[src] was hit by [AM].</B></span>")
+	visible_message("<span class='danger'>\The [src] was hit by [AM].</span>")
 
 	//Super realistic, resource-intensive, real-time damage calculations.
 	var/tforce = 0