diff --git a/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst b/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst
index fe745ee..0dc7ecf 100644
--- a/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst
+++ b/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 .. index::
    single: clause
    single: suite
-   single: ;
+   single: ; (semicolon)
 
 A compound statement consists of one or more 'clauses.'  A clause consists of a
 header and a 'suite.'  The clause headers of a particular compound statement are
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
    statement: if
    keyword: elif
    keyword: else
-   single: :; compound statement
+   single: : (colon); compound statement
 
 The :keyword:`if` statement is used for conditional execution:
 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
    keyword: else
    pair: loop; statement
    keyword: else
-   single: :; compound statement
+   single: : (colon); compound statement
 
 The :keyword:`while` statement is used for repeated execution as long as an
 expression is true:
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
    keyword: else
    pair: target; list
    object: sequence
-   single: :; compound statement
+   single: : (colon); compound statement
 
 The :keyword:`for` statement is used to iterate over the elements of a sequence
 (such as a string, tuple or list) or other iterable object:
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@
    keyword: finally
    keyword: else
    keyword: as
-   single: :; compound statement
+   single: : (colon); compound statement
 
 The :keyword:`try` statement specifies exception handlers and/or cleanup code
 for a group of statements:
@@ -384,8 +384,8 @@
    statement: with
    keyword: as
    single: as; with statement
-   single: ,; with statement
-   single: :; compound statement
+   single: , (comma); with statement
+   single: : (colon); compound statement
 
 The :keyword:`with` statement is used to wrap the execution of a block with
 methods defined by a context manager (see section :ref:`context-managers`).
@@ -472,10 +472,9 @@
    object: function
    pair: function; name
    pair: name; binding
-   single: (; function definition
-   single: ); function definition
-   single: ,; parameter list
-   single: :; compound statement
+   single: () (parentheses); function definition
+   single: , (comma); parameter list
+   single: : (colon); compound statement
 
 A function definition defines a user-defined function object (see section
 :ref:`types`):
@@ -505,7 +504,7 @@
 only when the function is called. [#]_
 
 .. index::
-   single: @; function definition
+   single: @ (at); function definition
 
 A function definition may be wrapped by one or more :term:`decorator` expressions.
 Decorator expressions are evaluated when the function is defined, in the scope
@@ -528,7 +527,7 @@
 .. index::
    triple: default; parameter; value
    single: argument; function definition
-   single: =; function definition
+   single: = (equals); function definition
 
 When one or more :term:`parameters <parameter>` have the form *parameter* ``=``
 *expression*, the function is said to have "default parameter values."  For a
@@ -555,7 +554,7 @@
        return penguin
 
 .. index::
-   single: *; function definition
+   single: * (asterisk); function definition
    single: **; function definition
 
 Function call semantics are described in more detail in section :ref:`calls`. A
@@ -572,7 +571,7 @@
 .. index::
    pair: function; annotations
    single: ->; function annotations
-   single: :; function annotations
+   single: : (colon); function annotations
 
 Parameters may have annotations of the form "``: expression``" following the
 parameter name.  Any parameter may have an annotation even those of the form
@@ -634,10 +633,9 @@
    pair: execution; frame
    single: inheritance
    single: docstring
-   single: (; class definition
-   single: ); class definition
-   single: ,; expression list
-   single: :; compound statement
+   single: () (parentheses); class definition
+   single: , (comma); expression list
+   single: : (colon); compound statement
 
 A class definition defines a class object (see section :ref:`types`):
 
@@ -677,7 +675,7 @@
 Class creation can be customized heavily using :ref:`metaclasses <metaclasses>`.
 
 .. index::
-   single: @; class definition
+   single: @ (at); class definition
 
 Classes can also be decorated: just like when decorating functions, ::
 
diff --git a/Doc/reference/datamodel.rst b/Doc/reference/datamodel.rst
index efbc872..6067c72 100644
--- a/Doc/reference/datamodel.rst
+++ b/Doc/reference/datamodel.rst
@@ -1835,7 +1835,7 @@
 .. index::
    single: metaclass
    builtin: type
-   single: =; class definition
+   single: = (equals); class definition
 
 By default, classes are constructed using :func:`type`. The class body is
 executed in a new namespace and the class name is bound locally to the
diff --git a/Doc/reference/expressions.rst b/Doc/reference/expressions.rst
index fdbbba1..fd7df4c 100644
--- a/Doc/reference/expressions.rst
+++ b/Doc/reference/expressions.rst
@@ -130,8 +130,7 @@
 
 .. index::
    single: parenthesized form
-   single: (; tuple display
-   single: ); tuple display
+   single: () (parentheses); tuple display
 
 A parenthesized form is an optional expression list enclosed in parentheses:
 
@@ -151,7 +150,7 @@
 .. index::
    single: comma; tuple display
    pair: tuple; display
-   single: ,; tuple display
+   single: , (comma); tuple display
 
 Note that tuples are not formed by the parentheses, but rather by use of the
 comma operator.  The exception is the empty tuple, for which parentheses *are*
@@ -239,9 +238,8 @@
    pair: list; comprehensions
    pair: empty; list
    object: list
-   single: [; list expression
-   single: ]; list expression
-   single: ,; expression list
+   single: [] (square brackets); list expression
+   single: , (comma); expression list
 
 A list display is a possibly empty series of expressions enclosed in square
 brackets:
@@ -264,9 +262,8 @@
 .. index::
    pair: set; display
    object: set
-   single: {; set expression
-   single: }; set expression
-   single: ,; expression list
+   single: {} (curly brackets); set expression
+   single: , (comma); expression list
 
 A set display is denoted by curly braces and distinguishable from dictionary
 displays by the lack of colons separating keys and values:
@@ -293,10 +290,9 @@
    pair: dictionary; display
    key, datum, key/datum pair
    object: dictionary
-   single: {; dictionary expression
-   single: }; dictionary expression
-   single: :; in dictionary expressions
-   single: ,; in dictionary displays
+   single: {} (curly brackets); dictionary expression
+   single: : (colon); in dictionary expressions
+   single: , (comma); in dictionary displays
 
 A dictionary display is a possibly empty series of key/datum pairs enclosed in
 curly braces:
@@ -350,8 +346,7 @@
 .. index::
    pair: generator; expression
    object: generator
-   single: (; generator expression
-   single: ); generator expression
+   single: () (parentheses); generator expression
 
 A generator expression is a compact generator notation in parentheses:
 
@@ -753,7 +748,7 @@
 
 .. index::
    pair: attribute; reference
-   single: .; attribute reference
+   single: . (dot); attribute reference
 
 An attribute reference is a primary followed by a period and a name:
 
@@ -781,8 +776,7 @@
 
 .. index::
    single: subscription
-   single: [; subscription
-   single: ]; subscription
+   single: [] (square brackets); subscription
 
 .. index::
    object: sequence
@@ -839,8 +833,8 @@
 .. index::
    single: slicing
    single: slice
-   single: :; slicing
-   single: ,; slicing
+   single: : (colon); slicing
+   single: , (comma); slicing
 
 .. index::
    object: sequence
@@ -890,10 +884,9 @@
    object: callable
    single: call
    single: argument; call semantics
-   single: (; call
-   single: ); call
-   single: ,; argument list
-   single: =; in function calls
+   single: () (parentheses); call
+   single: , (comma); argument list
+   single: = (equals); in function calls
 
 .. _calls:
 
@@ -970,7 +963,7 @@
 there were no excess keyword arguments.
 
 .. index::
-   single: *; in function calls
+   single: * (asterisk); in function calls
    single: unpacking; in function calls
 
 If the syntax ``*expression`` appears in the function call, ``expression`` must
@@ -1142,21 +1135,21 @@
 .. index::
    single: negation
    single: minus
-   single: operator; -
-   single: -; unary operator
+   single: operator; - (minus)
+   single: - (minus); unary operator
 
 The unary ``-`` (minus) operator yields the negation of its numeric argument.
 
 .. index::
    single: plus
-   single: operator; +
-   single: +; unary operator
+   single: operator; + (plus)
+   single: + (plus); unary operator
 
 The unary ``+`` (plus) operator yields its numeric argument unchanged.
 
 .. index::
    single: inversion
-   operator: ~
+   operator: ~ (tilde)
 
 The unary ``~`` (invert) operator yields the bitwise inversion of its integer
 argument.  The bitwise inversion of ``x`` is defined as ``-(x+1)``.  It only
@@ -1188,7 +1181,7 @@
 
 .. index::
    single: multiplication
-   operator: *
+   operator: * (asterisk)
 
 The ``*`` (multiplication) operator yields the product of its arguments.  The
 arguments must either both be numbers, or one argument must be an integer and
@@ -1198,7 +1191,7 @@
 
 .. index::
    single: matrix multiplication
-   operator: @
+   operator: @ (at)
 
 The ``@`` (at) operator is intended to be used for matrix multiplication.  No
 builtin Python types implement this operator.
@@ -1208,7 +1201,7 @@
 .. index::
    exception: ZeroDivisionError
    single: division
-   operator: /
+   operator: / (slash)
    operator: //
 
 The ``/`` (division) and ``//`` (floor division) operators yield the quotient of
@@ -1220,7 +1213,7 @@
 
 .. index::
    single: modulo
-   operator: %
+   operator: % (percent)
 
 The ``%`` (modulo) operator yields the remainder from the division of the first
 argument by the second.  The numeric arguments are first converted to a common
@@ -1247,8 +1240,8 @@
 
 .. index::
    single: addition
-   single: operator; +
-   single: +; binary operator
+   single: operator; + (plus)
+   single: + (plus); binary operator
 
 The ``+`` (addition) operator yields the sum of its arguments.  The arguments
 must either both be numbers or both be sequences of the same type.  In the
@@ -1257,8 +1250,8 @@
 
 .. index::
    single: subtraction
-   single: operator; -
-   single: -; binary operator
+   single: operator; - (minus)
+   single: - (minus); binary operator
 
 The ``-`` (subtraction) operator yields the difference of its arguments.  The
 numeric arguments are first converted to a common type.
@@ -1304,7 +1297,7 @@
 
 .. index::
    pair: bitwise; and
-   operator: &
+   operator: & (ampersand)
 
 The ``&`` operator yields the bitwise AND of its arguments, which must be
 integers.
@@ -1312,7 +1305,7 @@
 .. index::
    pair: bitwise; xor
    pair: exclusive; or
-   operator: ^
+   operator: ^ (caret)
 
 The ``^`` operator yields the bitwise XOR (exclusive OR) of its arguments, which
 must be integers.
@@ -1320,7 +1313,7 @@
 .. index::
    pair: bitwise; or
    pair: inclusive; or
-   operator: |
+   operator: | (vertical bar)
 
 The ``|`` operator yields the bitwise (inclusive) OR of its arguments, which
 must be integers.
@@ -1334,8 +1327,8 @@
 .. index::
    single: comparison
    pair: C; language
-   operator: <
-   operator: >
+   operator: < (less)
+   operator: > (greater)
    operator: <=
    operator: >=
    operator: ==
@@ -1685,7 +1678,7 @@
    pair: lambda; expression
    pair: lambda; form
    pair: anonymous; function
-   single: :; lambda expression
+   single: : (colon); lambda expression
 
 .. productionlist::
    lambda_expr: "lambda" [`parameter_list`] ":" `expression`
@@ -1712,8 +1705,7 @@
 
 .. index::
    pair: expression; list
-   single: comma; expression list
-   single: ,; expression list
+   single: , (comma); expression list
 
 .. productionlist::
    expression_list: `expression` ("," `expression`)* [","]
@@ -1730,7 +1722,7 @@
 
 .. index::
    pair: iterable; unpacking
-   single: *; in expression lists
+   single: * (asterisk); in expression lists
 
 An asterisk ``*`` denotes :dfn:`iterable unpacking`.  Its operand must be
 an :term:`iterable`.  The iterable is expanded into a sequence of items,
diff --git a/Doc/reference/lexical_analysis.rst b/Doc/reference/lexical_analysis.rst
index b197f23..6ec2f8e 100644
--- a/Doc/reference/lexical_analysis.rst
+++ b/Doc/reference/lexical_analysis.rst
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 --------
 
 .. index:: comment, hash character
-   single: #; comment
+   single: # (hash); comment
 
 A comment starts with a hash character (``#``) that is not part of a string
 literal, and ends at the end of the physical line.  A comment signifies the end
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 ---------------------
 
 .. index:: source character set, encoding declarations (source file)
-   single: #; source encoding declaration
+   single: # (hash); source encoding declaration
 
 If a comment in the first or second line of the Python script matches the
 regular expression ``coding[=:]\s*([-\w.]+)``, this comment is processed as an
@@ -401,8 +401,8 @@
 
 
 .. index:: string literal, bytes literal, ASCII
-   single: '; string literal
-   single: "; string literal
+   single: ' (single quote); string literal
+   single: " (double quote); string literal
    single: u'; string literal
    single: u"; string literal
 .. _strings:
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@
 "quote" is the character used to open the literal, i.e. either ``'`` or ``"``.)
 
 .. index:: physical line, escape sequence, Standard C, C
-   single: \; escape sequence
+   single: \ (backslash); escape sequence
    single: \\; escape sequence
    single: \a; escape sequence
    single: \b; escape sequence
@@ -639,10 +639,9 @@
    single: string; formatted literal
    single: string; interpolated literal
    single: f-string
-   single: {; in formatted string literal
-   single: }; in formatted string literal
-   single: !; in formatted string literal
-   single: :; in formatted string literal
+   single: {} (curly brackets); in formatted string literal
+   single: ! (exclamation); in formatted string literal
+   single: : (colon); in formatted string literal
 .. _f-strings:
 
 Formatted string literals
@@ -781,7 +780,7 @@
    single: 0b; integer literal
    single: 0o; integer literal
    single: 0x; integer literal
-   single: _; in numeric literal
+   single: _ (underscore); in numeric literal
 
 .. _integers:
 
@@ -824,9 +823,9 @@
 
 
 .. index::
-   single: .; in numeric literal
+   single: . (dot); in numeric literal
    single: e; in numeric literal
-   single: _; in numeric literal
+   single: _ (underscore); in numeric literal
 .. _floating:
 
 Floating point literals
diff --git a/Doc/reference/simple_stmts.rst b/Doc/reference/simple_stmts.rst
index 0ac7953..1fe1cde 100644
--- a/Doc/reference/simple_stmts.rst
+++ b/Doc/reference/simple_stmts.rst
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 =====================
 
 .. index::
-   single: =; assignment statement
+   single: = (equals); assignment statement
    pair: assignment; statement
    pair: binding; name
    pair: rebinding; name
@@ -112,12 +112,10 @@
 given with the definition of the object types (see section :ref:`types`).
 
 .. index:: triple: target; list; assignment
-   single: ,; in target list
-   single: *; in assignment target list
-   single: [; in assignment target list
-   single: ]; in assignment target list
-   single: (; in assignment target list
-   single: ); in assignment target list
+   single: , (comma); in target list
+   single: * (asterisk); in assignment target list
+   single: [] (square brackets); in assignment target list
+   single: () (parentheses); in assignment target list
 
 Assignment of an object to a target list, optionally enclosed in parentheses or
 square brackets, is recursively defined as follows.
@@ -327,7 +325,7 @@
 .. index::
    pair: annotated; assignment
    single: statement; assignment, annotated
-   single: :; annotated variable
+   single: : (colon); annotated variable
 
 Annotation assignment is the combination, in a single statement,
 of a variable or attribute annotation and an optional assignment statement:
@@ -379,7 +377,7 @@
 .. index::
    statement: assert
    pair: debugging; assertions
-   single: ,; expression list
+   single: , (comma); expression list
 
 Assert statements are a convenient way to insert debugging assertions into a
 program:
@@ -722,7 +720,7 @@
    keyword: from
    keyword: as
    exception: ImportError
-   single: ,; import statement
+   single: , (comma); import statement
 
 .. productionlist::
    import_stmt: "import" `module` ["as" `identifier`] ("," `module` ["as" `identifier`])*
@@ -796,7 +794,7 @@
    from foo.bar import baz    # foo.bar.baz imported and bound as baz
    from foo import attr       # foo imported and foo.attr bound as attr
 
-.. index:: single: *; import statement
+.. index:: single: * (asterisk); import statement
 
 If the list of identifiers is replaced by a star (``'*'``), all public
 names defined in the module are bound in the local namespace for the scope
@@ -932,7 +930,7 @@
 .. index::
    statement: global
    triple: global; name; binding
-   single: ,; identifier list
+   single: , (comma); identifier list
 
 .. productionlist::
    global_stmt: "global" `identifier` ("," `identifier`)*
@@ -977,7 +975,7 @@
 =================================
 
 .. index:: statement: nonlocal
-   single: ,; identifier list
+   single: , (comma); identifier list
 
 .. productionlist::
    nonlocal_stmt: "nonlocal" `identifier` ("," `identifier`)*