diff --git a/source/_components/media_player.cast.markdown b/source/_components/media_player.cast.markdown
index 0ce3920e4ec..2ffa7180414 100644
--- a/source/_components/media_player.cast.markdown
+++ b/source/_components/media_player.cast.markdown
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@ media_player:
 
 Configuration variables:
 
-- **host** *Optional*: Use only if you don't want to scan for devices.
+- **host** (*Optional*): Use only if you don't want to scan for devices.
diff --git a/source/_components/media_player.firetv.markdown b/source/_components/media_player.firetv.markdown
index 9a5aca9937b..eead6cfc6dc 100644
--- a/source/_components/media_player.firetv.markdown
+++ b/source/_components/media_player.firetv.markdown
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ media_player:
 
 Configuration variables:
 
-- **host** *Optional*: Where `firetv-server` is running. Default is *localhost:5556*.
-- **device** *Optional*: The device ID, default is *default*.
-- **name** *Optional*: The friendly name of the device, default is 'Amazon Fire TV'.
+- **host** (*Optional*): Where `firetv-server` is running. Default is *localhost:5556*.
+- **device** (*Optional*): The device ID, default is *default*.
+- **name** (*Optional*): The friendly name of the device, default is 'Amazon Fire TV'.
 
 
 <p class='note warning'>
diff --git a/source/_components/media_player.itunes.markdown b/source/_components/media_player.itunes.markdown
index 625a46a59ff..3b9b590d3e8 100644
--- a/source/_components/media_player.itunes.markdown
+++ b/source/_components/media_player.itunes.markdown
@@ -30,5 +30,5 @@ media_player:
 
 Configuration variables:
 
-- **host** *Required*: The URL of the itunes-api API, eg. http://192.168.1.50
-- **port** *Optional*: The port where itunes-api is accessible, eg. 8181.
+- **host** (*Required*): The URL of the itunes-api API, eg. http://192.168.1.50
+- **port** (*Optional*): The port where itunes-api is accessible, eg. 8181.
diff --git a/source/_components/media_player.kodi.markdown b/source/_components/media_player.kodi.markdown
index 8861c04c1d4..9cd3a203358 100644
--- a/source/_components/media_player.kodi.markdown
+++ b/source/_components/media_player.kodi.markdown
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ media_player:
 
 Configuration variables:
 
-- **host** *Required*: The host name or address of the device that is running XBMC/Kodi
-- **port** *Required*: The port number, default 8080
-- **name** *Optional*: The name of the device used in the frontend.
-- **username** *Optional*: The XBMC/Kodi HTTP username.
-- **password** *Optional*: The XBMC/Kodi HTTP password.
+- **host** (*Required*): The host name or address of the device that is running XBMC/Kodi
+- **port** (*Required*): The port number, default 8080
+- **name** (*Optional*): The name of the device used in the frontend.
+- **username** (*Optional*): The XBMC/Kodi HTTP username.
+- **password** (*Optional*): The XBMC/Kodi HTTP password.
diff --git a/source/_components/media_player.mpd.markdown b/source/_components/media_player.mpd.markdown
index 449a5972500..b5d10aee92d 100644
--- a/source/_components/media_player.mpd.markdown
+++ b/source/_components/media_player.mpd.markdown
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ media_player:
 
 Configuration variables:
 
-- **server** *Required*: IP address of the Music Player Daemon, eg. 192.168.1.32
-- **port** *Optional*: Port of the Music Player Daemon, defaults to 6600.
-- **location** *Optional*: Location of your Music Player Daemon.
-- **password** *Optional*: Password for your Music Player Daemon.
+- **server** (*Required*): IP address of the Music Player Daemon, eg. 192.168.1.32
+- **port** (*Optional*): Port of the Music Player Daemon, defaults to 6600.
+- **location** (*Optional*): Location of your Music Player Daemon.
+- **password** (*Optional*): Password for your Music Player Daemon.
 
 This platform works with [Music Player Daemon](http://www.musicpd.org/) and [mopidy](https://www.mopidy.com/) with [Mopidy-MPD](https://docs.mopidy.com/en/latest/ext/mpd/) as used by [Pi MusicBox](http://www.pimusicbox.com/).
 
diff --git a/source/_components/media_player.panasonic_viera.markdown b/source/_components/media_player.panasonic_viera.markdown
index f9135c75fc2..8eceb7a2660 100644
--- a/source/_components/media_player.panasonic_viera.markdown
+++ b/source/_components/media_player.panasonic_viera.markdown
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ media_player:
 
 Configuration variables:
 
-- **host** *Required*: The IP of the Panasonic Viera TV, e.g. `192.168.0.10`
-- **port** *Optional*: The port of your Panasonic Viera TV. Defaults to `55000`
-- **name** *Optional*: The name you would like to give to the Panasonic Viera TV.
+- **host** (*Required*): The IP of the Panasonic Viera TV, e.g. `192.168.0.10`
+- **port** (*Optional*): The port of your Panasonic Viera TV. Defaults to `55000`
+- **name** (*Optional*): The name you would like to give to the Panasonic Viera TV.
 
diff --git a/source/_components/media_player.pioneer.markdown b/source/_components/media_player.pioneer.markdown
index 0d05f454731..e0a20c48c57 100644
--- a/source/_components/media_player.pioneer.markdown
+++ b/source/_components/media_player.pioneer.markdown
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@ media_player:
 
 Configuration variables:
 
-- **host** *Required*: The IP of the Pioneer device,  eg. `192.168.0.10`
-- **name** *Optional*: The name you would like to give to the receiver.
+- **host** (*Required*): The IP of the Pioneer device,  eg. `192.168.0.10`
+- **name** (*Optional*): The name you would like to give to the receiver.
 
diff --git a/source/_components/media_player.samsungtv.markdown b/source/_components/media_player.samsungtv.markdown
index 25cc592450a..87d3cd23c5c 100644
--- a/source/_components/media_player.samsungtv.markdown
+++ b/source/_components/media_player.samsungtv.markdown
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ media_player:
 
 Configuration variables:
 
-- **host** *Required*: The IP of the Samsung Smart TV, e.g. 192.168.0.10
-- **name** *Optional*: The name you would like to give to the Samsung Smart TV.
+- **host** (*Required*): The IP of the Samsung Smart TV, eg. 192.168.0.10
+- **name** (*Optional*): The name you would like to give to the Samsung Smart TV.
 
 
 Currently known supported models:
diff --git a/source/_components/media_player.squeezebox.markdown b/source/_components/media_player.squeezebox.markdown
index e819dba2bc6..faa59f84265 100644
--- a/source/_components/media_player.squeezebox.markdown
+++ b/source/_components/media_player.squeezebox.markdown
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ media_player:
 
 Configuration variables:
 
-- **host** *Required*: The host name or address of the Logitech Media Server, eg. 192.168.1.21.
-- **port** *Optional*: Telnet port to Logitech Media Server, default 9090.
-- **username** *Optional*: The username, if password protection is enabled.
-- **password** *Optional*: The password, if password protection is enabled.
+- **host** (*Required*): The host name or address of the Logitech Media Server, eg. 192.168.1.21.
+- **port** (*Optional*): Telnet port to Logitech Media Server, default 9090.
+- **username** (*Optional*): The username, if password protection is enabled.
+- **password** (*Optional*): The password, if password protection is enabled.