diff --git a/system_wrappers/include/metrics.h b/system_wrappers/include/metrics.h
index 8e0f084..e540b70 100644
--- a/system_wrappers/include/metrics.h
+++ b/system_wrappers/include/metrics.h
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
   RTC_HISTOGRAM_ENUMERATION_SPARSE(name, sample, 2)
 
 // Histogram for enumerators (evenly spaced buckets).
-// |boundary| should be above the max enumerator sample.
+// `boundary` should be above the max enumerator sample.
 //
 // TODO(qingsi): Refactor the default implementation given by RtcHistogram,
 // which is already sparse, and remove the boundary argument from the macro.
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
   RTC_HISTOGRAM_ENUMERATION(name, sample, 2)
 
 // Histogram for enumerators (evenly spaced buckets).
-// |boundary| should be above the max enumerator sample.
+// `boundary` should be above the max enumerator sample.
 #define RTC_HISTOGRAM_ENUMERATION(name, sample, boundary) \
   RTC_HISTOGRAM_COMMON_BLOCK_SLOW(                        \
       name, sample,                                       \
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
 // Helper macros.
 // Macros for calling a histogram with varying name (e.g. when using a metric
 // in different modes such as real-time vs screenshare). Fast, because pointer
-// is cached. |index| should be different for different names. Allowed |index|
+// is cached. `index` should be different for different names. Allowed `index`
 // values are 0, 1, and 2.
 #define RTC_HISTOGRAMS_COUNTS_100(index, name, sample) \
   RTC_HISTOGRAMS_COMMON(index, name, sample,           \
@@ -383,16 +383,16 @@
                                            int bucket_count);
 
 // Get histogram for enumerators.
-// |boundary| should be above the max enumerator sample.
+// `boundary` should be above the max enumerator sample.
 Histogram* HistogramFactoryGetEnumeration(const std::string& name,
                                           int boundary);
 
 // Get sparse histogram for enumerators.
-// |boundary| should be above the max enumerator sample.
+// `boundary` should be above the max enumerator sample.
 Histogram* SparseHistogramFactoryGetEnumeration(const std::string& name,
                                                 int boundary);
 
-// Function for adding a |sample| to a histogram.
+// Function for adding a `sample` to a histogram.
 void HistogramAdd(Histogram* histogram_pointer, int sample);
 
 struct SampleInfo {
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@
 // Clears all samples.
 void Reset();
 
-// Returns the number of times the |sample| has been added to the histogram.
+// Returns the number of times the `sample` has been added to the histogram.
 int NumEvents(const std::string& name, int sample);
 
 // Returns the total number of added samples to the histogram.
diff --git a/system_wrappers/include/ntp_time.h b/system_wrappers/include/ntp_time.h
index 332f8f4..cb58018 100644
--- a/system_wrappers/include/ntp_time.h
+++ b/system_wrappers/include/ntp_time.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
   return !(n1 == n2);
 }
 
-// Converts |int64_t| milliseconds to Q32.32-formatted fixed-point seconds.
+// Converts `int64_t` milliseconds to Q32.32-formatted fixed-point seconds.
 // Performs clamping if the result overflows or underflows.
 inline int64_t Int64MsToQ32x32(int64_t milliseconds) {
   // TODO(bugs.webrtc.org/10893): Change to use |rtc::saturated_cast| once the
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
   return rtc::dchecked_cast<int64_t>(result);
 }
 
-// Converts |int64_t| milliseconds to UQ32.32-formatted fixed-point seconds.
+// Converts `int64_t` milliseconds to UQ32.32-formatted fixed-point seconds.
 // Performs clamping if the result overflows or underflows.
 inline uint64_t Int64MsToUQ32x32(int64_t milliseconds) {
   // TODO(bugs.webrtc.org/10893): Change to use |rtc::saturated_cast| once the
@@ -108,13 +108,13 @@
   return rtc::dchecked_cast<uint64_t>(result);
 }
 
-// Converts Q32.32-formatted fixed-point seconds to |int64_t| milliseconds.
+// Converts Q32.32-formatted fixed-point seconds to `int64_t` milliseconds.
 inline int64_t Q32x32ToInt64Ms(int64_t q32x32) {
   return rtc::dchecked_cast<int64_t>(
       std::round(q32x32 * (1000.0 / NtpTime::kFractionsPerSecond)));
 }
 
-// Converts UQ32.32-formatted fixed-point seconds to |int64_t| milliseconds.
+// Converts UQ32.32-formatted fixed-point seconds to `int64_t` milliseconds.
 inline int64_t UQ32x32ToInt64Ms(uint64_t q32x32) {
   return rtc::dchecked_cast<int64_t>(
       std::round(q32x32 * (1000.0 / NtpTime::kFractionsPerSecond)));
diff --git a/system_wrappers/include/rtp_to_ntp_estimator.h b/system_wrappers/include/rtp_to_ntp_estimator.h
index d5c50a3..1750633 100644
--- a/system_wrappers/include/rtp_to_ntp_estimator.h
+++ b/system_wrappers/include/rtp_to_ntp_estimator.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     int64_t unwrapped_rtp_timestamp;
   };
 
-  // Estimated parameters from RTP and NTP timestamp pairs in |measurements_|.
+  // Estimated parameters from RTP and NTP timestamp pairs in `measurements_`.
   struct Parameters {
     Parameters() : frequency_khz(0.0), offset_ms(0.0) {}
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
   };
 
   // Updates measurements with RTP/NTP timestamp pair from a RTCP sender report.
-  // |new_rtcp_sr| is set to true if a new report is added.
+  // `new_rtcp_sr` is set to true if a new report is added.
   bool UpdateMeasurements(uint32_t ntp_secs,
                           uint32_t ntp_frac,
                           uint32_t rtp_timestamp,
diff --git a/system_wrappers/source/clock.cc b/system_wrappers/source/clock.cc
index 77c1d36..1764bf2 100644
--- a/system_wrappers/source/clock.cc
+++ b/system_wrappers/source/clock.cc
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@
   }
 
   NtpTime ConvertTimestampToNtpTime(Timestamp timestamp) override {
-    // This method does not check |use_system_independent_ntp_time_| because
-    // all callers never used the old behavior of |CurrentNtpTime|.
+    // This method does not check `use_system_independent_ntp_time_` because
+    // all callers never used the old behavior of `CurrentNtpTime`.
     return TimeMicrosToNtp(timestamp.us());
   }
 
diff --git a/system_wrappers/source/cpu_features.cc b/system_wrappers/source/cpu_features.cc
index 0f81212..23e0629 100644
--- a/system_wrappers/source/cpu_features.cc
+++ b/system_wrappers/source/cpu_features.cc
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 #if defined(WEBRTC_ENABLE_AVX2)
 // xgetbv returns the value of an Intel Extended Control Register (XCR).
-// Currently only XCR0 is defined by Intel so |xcr| should always be zero.
+// Currently only XCR0 is defined by Intel so `xcr` should always be zero.
 static uint64_t xgetbv(uint32_t xcr) {
 #if defined(_MSC_VER)
   return _xgetbv(xcr);
diff --git a/system_wrappers/source/metrics.cc b/system_wrappers/source/metrics.cc
index d428336..b14eef4 100644
--- a/system_wrappers/source/metrics.cc
+++ b/system_wrappers/source/metrics.cc
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@
   return HistogramFactoryGetEnumeration(name, boundary);
 }
 
-// Fast path. Adds |sample| to cached |histogram_pointer|.
+// Fast path. Adds `sample` to cached `histogram_pointer`.
 void HistogramAdd(Histogram* histogram_pointer, int sample) {
   RtcHistogram* ptr = reinterpret_cast<RtcHistogram*>(histogram_pointer);
   ptr->Add(sample);
diff --git a/system_wrappers/source/rtp_to_ntp_estimator.cc b/system_wrappers/source/rtp_to_ntp_estimator.cc
index b26115f..d0b0ad4 100644
--- a/system_wrappers/source/rtp_to_ntp_estimator.cc
+++ b/system_wrappers/source/rtp_to_ntp_estimator.cc
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 bool RtpToNtpEstimator::RtcpMeasurement::IsEqual(
     const RtcpMeasurement& other) const {
   // Use || since two equal timestamps will result in zero frequency and in
-  // RtpToNtpMs, |rtp_timestamp_ms| is estimated by dividing by the frequency.
+  // RtpToNtpMs, `rtp_timestamp_ms` is estimated by dividing by the frequency.
   return (ntp_time == other.ntp_time) ||
          (unwrapped_rtp_timestamp == other.unwrapped_rtp_timestamp);
 }