diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/ibatis/annotations/CacheNamespace.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/ibatis/annotations/CacheNamespace.java
index 03c136442ee..1fa24028e40 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/ibatis/annotations/CacheNamespace.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/ibatis/annotations/CacheNamespace.java
@@ -30,14 +30,16 @@
  * <p>
  * <b>How to use:</b>
  *
- * <pre>{@code
- * @CacheNamespace(implementation = CustomCache.class, properties = {
- *     &#064;Property(name = "host", value = "${mybatis.cache.host}"),
- *     &#064;Property(name = "port", value = "${mybatis.cache.port}"), &#064;Property(name = "name", value = "usersCache") })
+ * <pre>
+ * <code>&#064;CacheNamespace(implementation = CustomCache.class, properties = {
+ *   &#064;Property(name = "host", value = "${mybatis.cache.host}"),
+ *   &#064;Property(name = "port", value = "${mybatis.cache.port}"),
+ *   &#064;Property(name = "name", value = "usersCache") })
  * public interface UserMapper {
  *   // ...
  * }
- * }</pre>
+ * </code>
+ * </pre>
  *
  * @author Clinton Begin
  * @author Kazuki Shimizu
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/ibatis/annotations/ConstructorArgs.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/ibatis/annotations/ConstructorArgs.java
index 73c6d45459d..b74aa654a66 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/ibatis/annotations/ConstructorArgs.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/ibatis/annotations/ConstructorArgs.java
@@ -26,15 +26,16 @@
  * <p>
  * <b>How to use:</b>
  *
- * <pre>{@code
- * public interface UserMapper {
- *   @ConstructorArgs({ &#064;Arg(column = "id", javaType = int.class, id = true),
- *       &#064;Arg(column = "name", javaType = String.class),
- *       &#064;Arg(javaType = UserEmail.class, select = "selectUserEmailById", column = "id") })
+ * <pre>
+ * <code>public interface UserMapper {
+ *   &#064;ConstructorArgs({ &#064;Arg(column = "id", javaType = int.class, id = true),
+ *     &#064;Arg(column = "name", javaType = String.class),
+ *     &#064;Arg(javaType = UserEmail.class, select = "selectUserEmailById", column = "id") })
  *   &#064;Select("SELECT id, name FROM users WHERE id = #{id}")
  *   User selectById(int id);
  * }
- * }</pre>
+ * </code>
+ * </pre>
  *
  * @author Clinton Begin
  */
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/ibatis/annotations/Select.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/ibatis/annotations/Select.java
index f105580a3e4..a1e07968ce4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/ibatis/annotations/Select.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/ibatis/annotations/Select.java
@@ -29,23 +29,25 @@
  * <ul>
  * <li>Simple:
  *
- * <pre>{@code
- * public interface UserMapper {
- *   @Select("SELECT id, name FROM users WHERE id = #{id}")
+ * <pre>
+ * <code>public interface UserMapper {
+ *   &#064;Select("SELECT id, name FROM users WHERE id = #{id}")
  *   User selectById(int id);
  * }
- * }</pre>
+ * </code>
+ * </pre>
  *
  * </li>
  * <li>Dynamic SQL:
  *
- * <pre>{@code
- * public interface UserMapper {
- *   @Select({ "<script>", "select * from users", "where name = #{name}",
- *       "<if test=\"age != null\"> age = #{age} </if>", "</script>" })
+ * <pre>
+ * <code>public interface UserMapper {
+ *   &#064;Select({ "&lt;script&gt;", "select * from users", "where name = #{name}",
+ *       "&lt;if test=\"age != null\"&gt; age = #{age} &lt;/if&gt;", "&lt;/script&gt;" })
  *   User select(@NotNull String name, @Nullable Integer age);
  * }
- * }</pre>
+ * </code>
+ * </pre>
  *
  * </li>
  * </ul>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/ibatis/annotations/TypeDiscriminator.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/ibatis/annotations/TypeDiscriminator.java
index 6cd953cf0b0..8cb7f2a8d93 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/ibatis/annotations/TypeDiscriminator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/ibatis/annotations/TypeDiscriminator.java
@@ -30,15 +30,17 @@
  * <p>
  * <b>How to use:</b>
  *
- * <pre>{@code
- * public interface UserMapper {
+ * <pre>
+ * <code>public interface UserMapper {
  *   &#064;Select("SELECT id, name, type FROM users ORDER BY id")
  *   &#064;TypeDiscriminator(column = "type", javaType = String.class, cases = {
- *       &#064;Case(value = "1", type = PremiumUser.class), &#064;Case(value = "2", type = GeneralUser.class),
- *       &#064;Case(value = "3", type = TemporaryUser.class) })
+ *     &#064;Case(value = "1", type = PremiumUser.class),
+ *     &#064;Case(value = "2", type = GeneralUser.class),
+ *     &#064;Case(value = "3", type = TemporaryUser.class) })
  *   List&lt;User&gt; selectAll();
  * }
- * }</pre>
+ * </code>
+ * </pre>
  *
  * @author Clinton Begin
  */
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/ibatis/plugin/Intercepts.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/ibatis/plugin/Intercepts.java
index 916786d75ee..150900c8ed6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/ibatis/plugin/Intercepts.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/ibatis/plugin/Intercepts.java
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
  * <p>
  * <b>How to use:</b>
  *
- * <pre>{@code
- * @Intercepts({ &#064;Signature(type = Executor.class, method = "update", args = { MappedStatement.class, Object.class }) })
+ * <pre>
+ * <code>&#064;Intercepts({ &#064;Signature(type = Executor.class, method = "update", args = { MappedStatement.class, Object.class }) })
  * public class ExamplePlugin implements Interceptor {
  *   &#064;Override
  *   public Object intercept(Invocation invocation) throws Throwable {
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
  *     return returnObject;
  *   }
  * }
- * }</pre>
+ * </code>
+ * </pre>
  *
  * @author Clinton Begin
  */