diff --git a/src/libs/utils/proxyaction.cpp b/src/libs/utils/proxyaction.cpp
index d8d9cf86971..b0360f5c355 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/proxyaction.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/proxyaction.cpp
@@ -173,7 +173,8 @@ void ProxyAction::updateToolTipWithKeySequence()
 QString ProxyAction::stringWithAppendedShortcut(const QString &str, const QKeySequence &shortcut)
 {
     const QString s = stripAccelerator(str);
-    return QString::fromLatin1("%1 <span style=\"color: gray; font-size: small\">%2</span>")
+    return QString::fromLatin1("<div style=\"white-space:pre\">%1 "
+                               "<span style=\"color: gray; font-size: small\">%2</span></div>")
         .arg(s, shortcut.toString(QKeySequence::NativeText));
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/configmodel.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/configmodel.cpp
index e170fc49179..4dfbbef4a54 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/configmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/configmodel.cpp
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ QString ConfigModelTreeItem::toolTip() const
     if (!dataItem->description.isEmpty())
         tooltip << dataItem->description;
 
-    const QString pattern = "<p><b>%1</b> %2</p>";
+    const QString pattern = "<dt style=\"font-weight:bold\">%1</dt><dd>%2</dd>";
     if (dataItem->isInitial) {
         if (!dataItem->kitValue.isEmpty())
             tooltip << pattern.arg(ConfigModel::tr("Kit:")).arg(dataItem->kitValue);
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ QString ConfigModelTreeItem::toolTip() const
     }
     tooltip << pattern.arg(ConfigModel::tr("Type:")).arg(dataItem->typeDisplay());
 
-    return tooltip.join(QString());
+    return "<dl style=\"white-space:pre\">" + tooltip.join(QString()) + "</dl>";
 }
 
 QString ConfigModelTreeItem::currentValue() const
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kit.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kit.cpp
index 70aba302b2d..41941b9d208 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kit.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kit.cpp
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ QString Kit::toHtml(const Tasks &additional, const QString &extraText) const
     if (!isValid() || hasWarning() || !additional.isEmpty())
         str << "<p>" << ProjectExplorer::toHtml(additional + validate()) << "</p>";
 
-    str << "<table>";
+    str << "<dl style=\"white-space:pre\">";
     for (KitAspect *aspect : KitManager::kitAspects()) {
         const KitAspect::ItemList list = aspect->toUserOutput(this);
         for (const KitAspect::Item &j : list) {
@@ -620,10 +620,11 @@ QString Kit::toHtml(const Tasks &additional, const QString &extraText) const
                 contents = contents.mid(0, pos);
                 contents += "&lt;...&gt;";
             }
-            str << "<tr><td><b>" << j.first << ":</b></td><td>" << contents << "</td></tr>";
+            str << "<dt style=\"font-weight:bold\">" << j.first
+                << ":</dt><dd>" << contents << "</dd>";
         }
     }
-    str << "</table></body></html>";
+    str << "</dl></body></html>";
     return result;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qtsupport/qtoptionspage.cpp b/src/plugins/qtsupport/qtoptionspage.cpp
index ab8643f535f..c0049058abd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qtsupport/qtoptionspage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qtsupport/qtoptionspage.cpp
@@ -124,11 +124,12 @@ public:
             return m_icon;
 
         if (role == Qt::ToolTipRole) {
-            const QString row = "<tr><td>%1:</td><td>%2</td></tr>";
-            return QString("<table>"
+            const QString row = "<dt style=\"font-weight:bold\">%1:</dt>"
+                                "<dd>%2</dd>";
+            return QString("<dl style=\"white-space:pre\">"
                          + row.arg(tr("Qt Version"), m_version->qtVersionString())
                          + row.arg(tr("Location of qmake"), m_version->qmakeFilePath().toUserOutput())
-                         + "</table>");
+                         + "</dl>");
         }
 
         return QVariant();