diff --git a/docs/html/guide/developing/tools/adb.jd b/docs/html/guide/developing/tools/adb.jd
index 78d12effd8b7e..d32cf6684eda7 100644
--- a/docs/html/guide/developing/tools/adb.jd
+++ b/docs/html/guide/developing/tools/adb.jd
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ instance, see <a href="{@docRoot}guide/developing/building/index.html">Building
 <td>Run PPP over USB.
 <ul>
 <li><code>&lt;tty&gt;</code> &mdash; the tty for PPP stream. For example <code>dev:/dev/omap_csmi_ttyl</code>. </li>
-<li><code>[parm]... </code> &mdash zero or more PPP/PPPD options, such as <code>defaultroute</code>, <code>local</code>, <code>notty</code>, etc.</li></ul>
+<li><code>[parm]... </code> &mdash; zero or more PPP/PPPD options, such as <code>defaultroute</code>, <code>local</code>, <code>notty</code>, etc.</li></ul>
 
 <p>Note that you should not automatically start a PPP connection. </p></td>
 <td></td>
diff --git a/docs/html/guide/topics/intents/intents-filters.jd b/docs/html/guide/topics/intents/intents-filters.jd
index 59052143523e3..3f9455391a86e 100644
--- a/docs/html/guide/topics/intents/intents-filters.jd
+++ b/docs/html/guide/topics/intents/intents-filters.jd
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ as described by its two intent filters:
 
 <p>
 The first, primary, purpose of this activity is to enable the user to 
-interact with a single note &mdash to either {@code VIEW} the note or 
+interact with a single note &mdash; to either {@code VIEW} the note or 
 {@code EDIT} it.  (The {@code EDIT_NOTE} category is a synonym for 
 {@code EDIT}.)  The intent would contain the URI for data matching the 
 MIME type <code>vnd.android.cursor.item/vnd.google.note</code> &mdash;
diff --git a/docs/html/guide/topics/manifest/activity-element.jd b/docs/html/guide/topics/manifest/activity-element.jd
index 34862121ae822..743832c6e7639 100644
--- a/docs/html/guide/topics/manifest/activity-element.jd
+++ b/docs/html/guide/topics/manifest/activity-element.jd
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ the soft keyboard.</li>
 The setting must be one of the values listed in the following table, or a 
 combination of one "{@code state...}" value plus one "{@code adjust...}" 
 value.  Setting multiple values in either group &mdash; multiple 
-"{@code state...}" values, for example &mdash has undefined results.  
+"{@code state...}" values, for example &mdash; has undefined results.  
 Individual values are separated by a vertical bar ({@code |}).  For example:
 </p>
 
@@ -801,4 +801,4 @@ Level 3.</dd>
 <dt>see also:</dt>
 <dd><code><a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/manifest/application-element.html">&lt;application&gt;</a></code> 
 <br/><code><a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/manifest/activity-alias-element.html">&lt;activity-alias&gt;</a></code></dd>
-</dl>
\ No newline at end of file
+</dl>
diff --git a/docs/html/guide/topics/providers/content-providers.jd b/docs/html/guide/topics/providers/content-providers.jd
index 2a84c263f6521..513886afbe23e 100644
--- a/docs/html/guide/topics/providers/content-providers.jd
+++ b/docs/html/guide/topics/providers/content-providers.jd
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ are returned.  All the content providers that come with the platform define
 constants for their columns.  For example, the 
 {@link android.provider.Contacts.Phones android.provider.Contacts.Phones} class 
 defines constants for the names of the columns in the phone table illustrated 
-earlier &mdash {@code _ID}, {@code NUMBER}, {@code NUMBER_KEY}, {@code NAME},
+earlier &mdash; {@code _ID}, {@code NUMBER}, {@code NUMBER_KEY}, {@code NAME},
 and so on.</li>
 
 <li><p>A filter detailing which rows to return, formatted as an SQL {@code WHERE}