diff --git a/docs/handbook/image-file-formats.rst b/docs/handbook/image-file-formats.rst
index d6b42589ad3..4c2af3db847 100644
--- a/docs/handbook/image-file-formats.rst
+++ b/docs/handbook/image-file-formats.rst
@@ -1402,9 +1402,7 @@ at 72 dpi. To load it at another resolution::
 
 To add other read or write support, use
 :py:func:`PIL.WmfImagePlugin.register_handler` to register a WMF and EMF
-handler.
-
-.. code-block:: python
+handler. ::
 
     from PIL import Image
     from PIL import WmfImagePlugin
diff --git a/docs/handbook/text-anchors.rst b/docs/handbook/text-anchors.rst
index 0aecd348366..3a9572ab221 100644
--- a/docs/handbook/text-anchors.rst
+++ b/docs/handbook/text-anchors.rst
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ For example, in the following image, the text is ``ms`` (middle-baseline) aligne
   :alt: ms (middle-baseline) aligned text.
   :align: left
 
-.. code-block:: python
+::
 
     from PIL import Image, ImageDraw, ImageFont
 
diff --git a/docs/reference/Image.rst b/docs/reference/Image.rst
index 976b148fc7f..0eba1141a2a 100644
--- a/docs/reference/Image.rst
+++ b/docs/reference/Image.rst
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@ Open, rotate, and display an image (using the default viewer)
 
 The following script loads an image, rotates it 45 degrees, and displays it
 using an external viewer (usually xv on Unix, and the Paint program on
-Windows).
-
-.. code-block:: python
+Windows). ::
 
     from PIL import Image
     with Image.open("hopper.jpg") as im:
@@ -29,9 +27,7 @@ Create thumbnails
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 The following script creates nice thumbnails of all JPEG images in the
-current directory preserving aspect ratios with 128x128 max resolution.
-
-.. code-block:: python
+current directory preserving aspect ratios with 128x128 max resolution. ::
 
     from PIL import Image
     import glob, os
@@ -242,9 +238,7 @@ This rotates the input image by ``theta`` degrees counter clockwise::
 .. automethod:: PIL.Image.Image.transpose
 
 This flips the input image by using the :data:`Transpose.FLIP_LEFT_RIGHT`
-method.
-
-.. code-block:: python
+method. ::
 
     from PIL import Image
 
diff --git a/docs/reference/ImageDraw.rst b/docs/reference/ImageDraw.rst
index 9aa26916a90..e325a028020 100644
--- a/docs/reference/ImageDraw.rst
+++ b/docs/reference/ImageDraw.rst
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ For a more advanced drawing library for PIL, see the `aggdraw module`_.
 Example: Draw a gray cross over an image
 ----------------------------------------
 
-.. code-block:: python
+::
 
     import sys
     from PIL import Image, ImageDraw
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ libraries, and may not available in all PIL builds.
 Example: Draw Partial Opacity Text
 ----------------------------------
 
-.. code-block:: python
+::
 
     from PIL import Image, ImageDraw, ImageFont
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ Example: Draw Partial Opacity Text
 Example: Draw Multiline Text
 ----------------------------
 
-.. code-block:: python
+::
 
     from PIL import Image, ImageDraw, ImageFont
 
@@ -597,18 +597,14 @@ Methods
     string due to kerning. If you need to adjust for kerning, include the following
     character and subtract its length.
 
-    For example, instead of
-
-    .. code-block:: python
+    For example, instead of ::
 
         hello = draw.textlength("Hello", font)
         world = draw.textlength("World", font)
         hello_world = hello + world  # not adjusted for kerning
         assert hello_world == draw.textlength("HelloWorld", font)  # may fail
 
-    use
-
-    .. code-block:: python
+    use ::
 
         hello = draw.textlength("HelloW", font) - draw.textlength(
             "W", font
@@ -617,9 +613,7 @@ Methods
         hello_world = hello + world  # adjusted for kerning
         assert hello_world == draw.textlength("HelloWorld", font)  # True
 
-    or disable kerning with (requires libraqm)
-
-    .. code-block:: python
+    or disable kerning with (requires libraqm) ::
 
         hello = draw.textlength("Hello", font, features=["-kern"])
         world = draw.textlength("World", font, features=["-kern"])
diff --git a/docs/reference/ImageEnhance.rst b/docs/reference/ImageEnhance.rst
index 29ceee314cc..b27228ec924 100644
--- a/docs/reference/ImageEnhance.rst
+++ b/docs/reference/ImageEnhance.rst
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ for image enhancement.
 Example: Vary the sharpness of an image
 ---------------------------------------
 
-.. code-block:: python
+::
 
     from PIL import ImageEnhance
 
diff --git a/docs/reference/ImageFile.rst b/docs/reference/ImageFile.rst
index 3cf59c610c8..047990f1c2a 100644
--- a/docs/reference/ImageFile.rst
+++ b/docs/reference/ImageFile.rst
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ and **xmllib** modules.
 Example: Parse an image
 -----------------------
 
-.. code-block:: python
+::
 
     from PIL import ImageFile
 
diff --git a/docs/reference/ImageFilter.rst b/docs/reference/ImageFilter.rst
index c85da4fb57a..044aede6264 100644
--- a/docs/reference/ImageFilter.rst
+++ b/docs/reference/ImageFilter.rst
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ filters, which can be be used with the :py:meth:`Image.filter()
 Example: Filter an image
 ------------------------
 
-.. code-block:: python
+::
 
     from PIL import ImageFilter
 
diff --git a/docs/reference/ImageFont.rst b/docs/reference/ImageFont.rst
index 516fa63a783..946bd3c4bed 100644
--- a/docs/reference/ImageFont.rst
+++ b/docs/reference/ImageFont.rst
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ the imToolkit package.
 Example
 -------
 
-.. code-block:: python
+::
 
     from PIL import ImageFont, ImageDraw
 
diff --git a/docs/reference/ImageMath.rst b/docs/reference/ImageMath.rst
index 63f88fddd21..118d988d6d4 100644
--- a/docs/reference/ImageMath.rst
+++ b/docs/reference/ImageMath.rst
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ an expression string and one or more images.
 Example: Using the :py:mod:`~PIL.ImageMath` module
 --------------------------------------------------
 
-.. code-block:: python
+::
 
     from PIL import Image, ImageMath
 
diff --git a/docs/reference/ImageSequence.rst b/docs/reference/ImageSequence.rst
index f2e7d9edd28..a27b2fb4efc 100644
--- a/docs/reference/ImageSequence.rst
+++ b/docs/reference/ImageSequence.rst
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ iterate over the frames of an image sequence.
 Extracting frames from an animation
 -----------------------------------
 
-.. code-block:: python
+::
 
     from PIL import Image, ImageSequence
 
diff --git a/docs/reference/PixelAccess.rst b/docs/reference/PixelAccess.rst
index b234b7b4efb..04d6f5dcd58 100644
--- a/docs/reference/PixelAccess.rst
+++ b/docs/reference/PixelAccess.rst
@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@ Example
 -------
 
 The following script loads an image, accesses one pixel from it, then
-changes it.
-
-.. code-block:: python
+changes it. ::
 
     from PIL import Image
 
@@ -35,9 +33,7 @@ Results in the following::
     (23, 24, 68)
     (0, 0, 0)
 
-Access using negative indexes is also possible.
-
-.. code-block:: python
+Access using negative indexes is also possible. ::
 
     px[-1, -1] = (0, 0, 0)
     print(px[-1, -1])
diff --git a/docs/reference/PyAccess.rst b/docs/reference/PyAccess.rst
index f9eb9b52418..ed58ca3a591 100644
--- a/docs/reference/PyAccess.rst
+++ b/docs/reference/PyAccess.rst
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@ The :py:mod:`~PIL.PyAccess` module provides a CFFI/Python implementation of the
 Example
 -------
 
-The following script loads an image, accesses one pixel from it, then changes it.
-
-.. code-block:: python
+The following script loads an image, accesses one pixel from it, then changes it. ::
 
     from PIL import Image
 
@@ -34,9 +32,7 @@ Results in the following::
     (23, 24, 68)
     (0, 0, 0)
 
-Access using negative indexes is also possible.
-
-.. code-block:: python
+Access using negative indexes is also possible. ::
 
     px[-1, -1] = (0, 0, 0)
     print(px[-1, -1])
diff --git a/docs/releasenotes/6.2.0.rst b/docs/releasenotes/6.2.0.rst
index 20a009cc177..0fb33de7579 100644
--- a/docs/releasenotes/6.2.0.rst
+++ b/docs/releasenotes/6.2.0.rst
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@ Text stroking
 ``stroke_width`` and ``stroke_fill`` arguments have been added to text drawing
 operations. They allow text to be outlined, setting the width of the stroke and
 and the color respectively. If not provided, ``stroke_fill`` will default to
-the ``fill`` parameter.
-
-.. code-block:: python
+the ``fill`` parameter. ::
 
     from PIL import Image, ImageDraw, ImageFont
 
@@ -28,9 +26,7 @@ the ``fill`` parameter.
     draw.multiline_text((10, 10), "A\nB", "#f00", font,
                         stroke_width=2, stroke_fill="#0f0")
 
-For example,
-
-.. code-block:: python
+For example, ::
 
     from PIL import Image, ImageDraw, ImageFont
 
diff --git a/docs/releasenotes/7.1.0.rst b/docs/releasenotes/7.1.0.rst
index 0024a537d12..cb46f127cbb 100644
--- a/docs/releasenotes/7.1.0.rst
+++ b/docs/releasenotes/7.1.0.rst
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@ Allow saving of zero quality JPEG images
 If no quality was specified when saving a JPEG, Pillow internally used a value
 of zero to indicate that the default quality should be used. However, this
 removed the ability to actually save a JPEG with zero quality. This has now
-been resolved.
-
-.. code-block:: python
+been resolved. ::
 
     from PIL import Image
     im = Image.open("hopper.jpg")
diff --git a/docs/releasenotes/8.2.0.rst b/docs/releasenotes/8.2.0.rst
index c902ccf71fb..f11953168a0 100644
--- a/docs/releasenotes/8.2.0.rst
+++ b/docs/releasenotes/8.2.0.rst
@@ -76,9 +76,7 @@ ImageDraw.rounded_rectangle
 Added :py:meth:`~PIL.ImageDraw.ImageDraw.rounded_rectangle`. It works the same as
 :py:meth:`~PIL.ImageDraw.ImageDraw.rectangle`, except with an additional ``radius``
 argument. ``radius`` is limited to half of the width or the height, so that users can
-create a circle, but not any other ellipse.
-
-.. code-block:: python
+create a circle, but not any other ellipse. ::
 
     from PIL import Image, ImageDraw
     im = Image.new("RGB", (200, 200))
diff --git a/docs/releasenotes/8.4.0.rst b/docs/releasenotes/8.4.0.rst
index 9becf91465e..e61471e726f 100644
--- a/docs/releasenotes/8.4.0.rst
+++ b/docs/releasenotes/8.4.0.rst
@@ -24,9 +24,7 @@ Added "transparency" argument for loading EPS images
 
 This new argument switches the Ghostscript device from "ppmraw" to "pngalpha",
 generating an RGBA image with a transparent background instead of an RGB image with a
-white background.
-
-.. code-block:: python
+white background. ::
 
     with Image.open("sample.eps") as im:
         im.load(transparency=True)
diff --git a/docs/releasenotes/9.1.0.rst b/docs/releasenotes/9.1.0.rst
index e97b58a41cd..19690ca59b5 100644
--- a/docs/releasenotes/9.1.0.rst
+++ b/docs/releasenotes/9.1.0.rst
@@ -182,17 +182,13 @@ GifImagePlugin loading strategy
 
 Pillow 9.0.0 introduced the conversion of subsequent GIF frames to ``RGB`` or ``RGBA``. This
 behaviour can now be changed so that the first ``P`` frame is converted to ``RGB`` as
-well.
-
-.. code-block:: python
+well. ::
 
     from PIL import GifImagePlugin
     GifImagePlugin.LOADING_STRATEGY = GifImagePlugin.LoadingStrategy.RGB_ALWAYS
 
 Or subsequent frames can be kept in ``P`` mode as long as there is only a single
-palette.
-
-.. code-block:: python
+palette. ::
 
     from PIL import GifImagePlugin
     GifImagePlugin.LOADING_STRATEGY = GifImagePlugin.LoadingStrategy.RGB_AFTER_DIFFERENT_PALETTE_ONLY
diff --git a/src/PIL/ImageChops.py b/src/PIL/ImageChops.py
index fec4694b290..70120031797 100644
--- a/src/PIL/ImageChops.py
+++ b/src/PIL/ImageChops.py
@@ -38,9 +38,7 @@ def duplicate(image):
 
 def invert(image):
     """
-    Invert an image (channel).
-
-    .. code-block:: python
+    Invert an image (channel). ::
 
         out = MAX - image
 
@@ -54,9 +52,7 @@ def invert(image):
 def lighter(image1, image2):
     """
     Compares the two images, pixel by pixel, and returns a new image containing
-    the lighter values.
-
-    .. code-block:: python
+    the lighter values. ::
 
         out = max(image1, image2)
 
@@ -71,9 +67,7 @@ def lighter(image1, image2):
 def darker(image1, image2):
     """
     Compares the two images, pixel by pixel, and returns a new image containing
-    the darker values.
-
-    .. code-block:: python
+    the darker values. ::
 
         out = min(image1, image2)
 
@@ -88,9 +82,7 @@ def darker(image1, image2):
 def difference(image1, image2):
     """
     Returns the absolute value of the pixel-by-pixel difference between the two
-    images.
-
-    .. code-block:: python
+    images. ::
 
         out = abs(image1 - image2)
 
@@ -107,9 +99,7 @@ def multiply(image1, image2):
     Superimposes two images on top of each other.
 
     If you multiply an image with a solid black image, the result is black. If
-    you multiply with a solid white image, the image is unaffected.
-
-    .. code-block:: python
+    you multiply with a solid white image, the image is unaffected. ::
 
         out = image1 * image2 / MAX
 
@@ -123,9 +113,7 @@ def multiply(image1, image2):
 
 def screen(image1, image2):
     """
-    Superimposes two inverted images on top of each other.
-
-    .. code-block:: python
+    Superimposes two inverted images on top of each other. ::
 
         out = MAX - ((MAX - image1) * (MAX - image2) / MAX)
 
@@ -176,9 +164,7 @@ def overlay(image1, image2):
 def add(image1, image2, scale=1.0, offset=0):
     """
     Adds two images, dividing the result by scale and adding the
-    offset. If omitted, scale defaults to 1.0, and offset to 0.0.
-
-    .. code-block:: python
+    offset. If omitted, scale defaults to 1.0, and offset to 0.0. ::
 
         out = ((image1 + image2) / scale + offset)
 
@@ -193,9 +179,7 @@ def add(image1, image2, scale=1.0, offset=0):
 def subtract(image1, image2, scale=1.0, offset=0):
     """
     Subtracts two images, dividing the result by scale and adding the offset.
-    If omitted, scale defaults to 1.0, and offset to 0.0.
-
-    .. code-block:: python
+    If omitted, scale defaults to 1.0, and offset to 0.0. ::
 
         out = ((image1 - image2) / scale + offset)
 
@@ -208,9 +192,7 @@ def subtract(image1, image2, scale=1.0, offset=0):
 
 
 def add_modulo(image1, image2):
-    """Add two images, without clipping the result.
-
-    .. code-block:: python
+    """Add two images, without clipping the result. ::
 
         out = ((image1 + image2) % MAX)
 
@@ -223,9 +205,7 @@ def add_modulo(image1, image2):
 
 
 def subtract_modulo(image1, image2):
-    """Subtract two images, without clipping the result.
-
-    .. code-block:: python
+    """Subtract two images, without clipping the result. ::
 
         out = ((image1 - image2) % MAX)
 
@@ -243,9 +223,7 @@ def logical_and(image1, image2):
     Both of the images must have mode "1". If you would like to perform a
     logical AND on an image with a mode other than "1", try
     :py:meth:`~PIL.ImageChops.multiply` instead, using a black-and-white mask
-    as the second image.
-
-    .. code-block:: python
+    as the second image. ::
 
         out = ((image1 and image2) % MAX)
 
@@ -260,9 +238,7 @@ def logical_and(image1, image2):
 def logical_or(image1, image2):
     """Logical OR between two images.
 
-    Both of the images must have mode "1".
-
-    .. code-block:: python
+    Both of the images must have mode "1". ::
 
         out = ((image1 or image2) % MAX)
 
@@ -277,9 +253,7 @@ def logical_or(image1, image2):
 def logical_xor(image1, image2):
     """Logical XOR between two images.
 
-    Both of the images must have mode "1".
-
-    .. code-block:: python
+    Both of the images must have mode "1". ::
 
         out = ((bool(image1) != bool(image2)) % MAX)
 
diff --git a/src/PIL/ImageFont.py b/src/PIL/ImageFont.py
index bd13c391e1d..173b2926f9c 100644
--- a/src/PIL/ImageFont.py
+++ b/src/PIL/ImageFont.py
@@ -297,27 +297,21 @@ def getlength(self, text, mode="", direction=None, features=None, language=None)
         string due to kerning. If you need to adjust for kerning, include the following
         character and subtract its length.
 
-        For example, instead of
-
-        .. code-block:: python
+        For example, instead of ::
 
           hello = font.getlength("Hello")
           world = font.getlength("World")
           hello_world = hello + world  # not adjusted for kerning
           assert hello_world == font.getlength("HelloWorld")  # may fail
 
-        use
-
-        .. code-block:: python
+        use ::
 
           hello = font.getlength("HelloW") - font.getlength("W")  # adjusted for kerning
           world = font.getlength("World")
           hello_world = hello + world  # adjusted for kerning
           assert hello_world == font.getlength("HelloWorld")  # True
 
-        or disable kerning with (requires libraqm)
-
-        .. code-block:: python
+        or disable kerning with (requires libraqm) ::
 
           hello = draw.textlength("Hello", font, features=["-kern"])
           world = draw.textlength("World", font, features=["-kern"])