diff --git a/doc/pages/mapping.asciidoc b/doc/pages/mapping.asciidoc
index 019a6bcf..0ba142c4 100644
--- a/doc/pages/mapping.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/pages/mapping.asciidoc
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ command you invoke with the `%val{count}` and `%val{register}` expansions
 (See <<expansions#`:doc expansions`>>). For example:
 
 ----
-map global normal = ': echo Got count %val{count} and reg %val{register}<ret>'
+map global normal = ':echo Got count %val{count} and reg %val{register}<ret>'
 ----
 
 == Mappable keys
diff --git a/rc/filetype/diff.kak b/rc/filetype/diff.kak
index 2655b9b5..5be241f2 100644
--- a/rc/filetype/diff.kak
+++ b/rc/filetype/diff.kak
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ hook global BufCreate .*\.(diff|patch) %{
 
 hook global WinSetOption filetype=diff %{
     require-module diff
-    map buffer normal <ret> %{: diff-jump<ret>}
+    map buffer normal <ret> :diff-jump<ret>
 }
 
 hook -group diff-highlight global WinSetOption filetype=diff %{
diff --git a/rc/filetype/mail.kak b/rc/filetype/mail.kak
index 9fb2d14e..92c2e17c 100644
--- a/rc/filetype/mail.kak
+++ b/rc/filetype/mail.kak
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ hook global BufCreate .+\.eml %{
 
 hook global WinSetOption filetype=mail %{
     require-module mail
-    map buffer normal <ret> %{: diff-jump<ret>}
+    map buffer normal <ret> :diff-jump<ret>
     hook -once -always window WinSetOption filetype=.* %{
-        unmap buffer normal <ret> %{: diff-jump<ret>}
+        unmap buffer normal <ret> :diff-jump<ret>
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/rc/tools/doc.kak b/rc/tools/doc.kak
index d5227ee4..e710a80f 100644
--- a/rc/tools/doc.kak
+++ b/rc/tools/doc.kak
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ define-command -params 1 -hidden doc-render %{
     set-option buffer readonly true
     add-highlighter buffer/ ranges doc_render_ranges
     add-highlighter buffer/ wrap -word -indent
-    map buffer normal <ret> ': doc-follow-link<ret>'
+    map buffer normal <ret> :doc-follow-link<ret>
 }
 
 define-command -params 0..2 \
diff --git a/rc/tools/git.kak b/rc/tools/git.kak
index d361a6c7..d8e7ef87 100644
--- a/rc/tools/git.kak
+++ b/rc/tools/git.kak
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ define-command -params 1.. \
         # We need to unmap in case an existing buffer changes type,
         # for example if the user runs "git show" and "git status".
         map_diff_goto_source=$([ -n "${map_diff_goto_source}" ] \
-          && printf %s "map buffer normal <ret> %[: git-diff-goto-source<ret>] -docstring 'Jump to source from git diff'" \
-          || printf %s "unmap buffer normal <ret> %[: git-diff-goto-source<ret>]")
+          && printf %s "map buffer normal <ret> :git-diff-goto-source<ret> -docstring 'Jump to source from git diff'" \
+          || printf %s "unmap buffer normal <ret> :git-diff-goto-source<ret>")
 
         printf %s "evaluate-commands -try-client '$kak_opt_docsclient' %{
                   edit! -fifo ${output} *git*
diff --git a/rc/tools/man.kak b/rc/tools/man.kak
index facfaedf..d2b7a16b 100644
--- a/rc/tools/man.kak
+++ b/rc/tools/man.kak
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ hook -group man-highlight global WinSetOption filetype=man %{
     # References to other manpages
     add-highlighter window/man-highlight/ regex [-a-zA-Z0-9_.]+\([a-z0-9]+\) 0:header
 
-    map window normal <ret> ': man-jump<ret>'
+    map window normal <ret> :man-jump<ret>
 
     hook -once -always window WinSetOption filetype=.* %{
       remove-highlighter window/man-highlight
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ man-jump %{
 # Suggested keymaps for a user mode
 declare-user-mode man
 
-map global man 'g' -docstring 'Jump to a man page using selected man page link' ': man-jump<ret>'
-map global man 'j' -docstring 'Go to next man page link'                        ': man-link-next<ret>'
-map global man 'k' -docstring 'Go to previous man page link'                    ': man-link-prev<ret>'
-map global man 'm' -docstring 'Look up a man page'                              ':man<space>'
+map global man 'g' -docstring 'Jump to a man page using selected man page link' :man-jump<ret>
+map global man 'j' -docstring 'Go to next man page link'                        :man-link-next<ret>
+map global man 'k' -docstring 'Go to previous man page link'                    :man-link-prev<ret>
+map global man 'm' -docstring 'Look up a man page'                              :man<space>