diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index dec2f6c08..e258ec2f3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ help:
 	@echo 'make gen_other_html	 - build entry HTML files from markdown other than README.md'
 	@echo 'make gen_year_index	 - generate year level index.html files using from README.md files'
 	@echo 'make gen_top_html	 - generate a number of the top level HTML files from markdown'
+	@echo 'make gen_next		 - generate the HTML files in next/'
 	@echo 'make quick_entry_index	 - build winner index.html files that might be out of date'
 	@echo 'make find_missing_links	 - find markdown links to missing local files'
 	@echo
@@ -437,6 +438,11 @@ bugs: ${GEN_TOP_HTML} bugs.md
 	@${GEN_TOP_HTML} bugs
 	@echo "Eh, what's up, doc?"
 
+gen_next: ${GEN_TOP_HTML} next/README.md next/guidelines.md next/rules.md
+	${GEN_TOP_HTML} -v 1 next/README
+	${GEN_TOP_HTML} -v 1 next/guidelines
+	${GEN_TOP_HTML} -v 1 next/rules
+
 # build entry HTML files from markdown other than README.md to index.html
 #
 gen_other_html: ${GEN_OTHER_HTML}
diff --git a/next/guidelines.html b/next/guidelines.html
index 98adba26b..e4281b207 100644
--- a/next/guidelines.html
+++ b/next/guidelines.html
@@ -518,12 +518,12 @@ For example:</p>
 <p>The size tool counts most C reserved words (keyword, secondary,<br>
 and selected preprocessor keywords) as 1. The size tool counts all<br>
 other octets as 1 excluding ASCII whitespace, and excluding any<br>
-‘;’, ‘{’ or ‘}’ followed by ASCII whitespace, and excluding any<br>
-‘;’, ‘{’ or ‘}’ octet immediately before the end of file.</p>
+‘<code>;</code>’, ‘<code>{</code>’ or ‘<code>}</code>’ followed by ASCII whitespace, and excluding any<br>
+‘<code>;</code>’, ‘<code>{</code>’ or ‘<code>}</code>’ octet immediately before the end of file.</p>
 </blockquote>
 <p>ASCII whitespace includes ASCII tab, ASCII space, ASCII newline,
 ASCII formfeed, and ASCII carriage return.</p>
-<p><strong><code>|</code></strong> When ‘;’, ‘{’ or ‘}’ are within a C string, they may still not be
+<p><strong><code>|</code></strong> When ‘<code>;</code>’, ‘<code>{</code>’ or ‘<code>}</code>’ are within a C string, they may still not be
 <strong><code>|</code></strong> counted by the IOCCC size tool. This is a feature, not a bug!</p>
 <p>In cases where the above summary and the algorithm implemented by
 the IOCCC size tool source code conflict, the algorithm implemented
diff --git a/next/guidelines.md b/next/guidelines.md
index ecd4999b6..a062d1291 100644
--- a/next/guidelines.md
+++ b/next/guidelines.md
@@ -190,13 +190,13 @@ The IOCCC size tool, when using the -i option, may be summarized as:
 >   The size tool counts most C reserved words (keyword, secondary,<br>
 >   and selected preprocessor keywords) as 1.  The size tool counts all<br>
 >   other octets as 1 excluding ASCII whitespace, and excluding any<br>
->   ';', '{' or '}' followed by ASCII whitespace, and excluding any<br>
->   ';', '{' or '}' octet immediately before the end of file.
+>   '`;`', '`{`' or '`}`' followed by ASCII whitespace, and excluding any<br>
+>   '`;`', '`{`' or '`}`' octet immediately before the end of file.
 
 ASCII whitespace includes ASCII tab, ASCII space, ASCII newline,
 ASCII formfeed, and ASCII carriage return.
 
-**`|`**   When ';', '{' or '}' are within a C string, they may still not be
+**`|`**   When '`;`', '`{`' or '`}`' are within a C string, they may still not be
 **`|`**   counted by the IOCCC size tool.  This is a feature, not a bug!
 
 In cases where the above summary and the algorithm implemented by