diff --git a/docs/framework/interop/marshaling-data-with-platform-invoke.md b/docs/framework/interop/marshaling-data-with-platform-invoke.md
index bf048aa54c5f3..e4e9419d16369 100644
--- a/docs/framework/interop/marshaling-data-with-platform-invoke.md
+++ b/docs/framework/interop/marshaling-data-with-platform-invoke.md
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ To call functions exported from an unmanaged library, a .NET Framework applicati
 |**ULONG**|**unsigned long**|<xref:System.UInt32?displayProperty=nameWithType>|32 bits|  
 |**CHAR**|**char**|<xref:System.Char?displayProperty=nameWithType>|Decorate with ANSI.|  
 |**WCHAR**|**wchar_t**|<xref:System.Char?displayProperty=nameWithType>|Decorate with Unicode.|  
-|**LPSTR**|**char \***|<xref:System.String?displayProperty=nameWithType> or <xref:System.Text.StringBuilder?displayProperty=nameWithType>|Decorate with ANSI.|  
-|**LPCSTR**|**Const char\***|<xref:System.String?displayProperty=nameWithType> or <xref:System.Text.StringBuilder?displayProperty=nameWithType>|Decorate with ANSI.|  
-|**LPWSTR**|**wchar_t \***|<xref:System.String?displayProperty=nameWithType> or <xref:System.Text.StringBuilder?displayProperty=nameWithType>|Decorate with Unicode.|  
-|**LPCWSTR**|**Const wchar_t \***|<xref:System.String?displayProperty=nameWithType> or <xref:System.Text.StringBuilder?displayProperty=nameWithType>|Decorate with Unicode.|  
+|**LPSTR**|**char &ast;**|<xref:System.String?displayProperty=nameWithType> or <xref:System.Text.StringBuilder?displayProperty=nameWithType>|Decorate with ANSI.|  
+|**LPCSTR**|**Const char &ast;**|<xref:System.String?displayProperty=nameWithType> or <xref:System.Text.StringBuilder?displayProperty=nameWithType>|Decorate with ANSI.|  
+|**LPWSTR**|**wchar_t &ast;**|<xref:System.String?displayProperty=nameWithType> or <xref:System.Text.StringBuilder?displayProperty=nameWithType>|Decorate with Unicode.|  
+|**LPCWSTR**|**Const wchar_t &ast;**|<xref:System.String?displayProperty=nameWithType> or <xref:System.Text.StringBuilder?displayProperty=nameWithType>|Decorate with Unicode.|  
 |**FLOAT**|**Float**|<xref:System.Single?displayProperty=nameWithType>|32 bits|  
 |**DOUBLE**|**Double**|<xref:System.Double?displayProperty=nameWithType>|64 bits|