diff --git a/tests/api/test_aes.c b/tests/api/test_aes.c
index e6352f8a4e..1be7f0c86d 100644
--- a/tests/api/test_aes.c
+++ b/tests/api/test_aes.c
@@ -8226,7 +8226,7 @@ int test_wc_AesKeyWrapVectors(void)
 }
 
 /*
- * MC/DC wave 2 — decision-targeted negative paths for AES KeyWrap.
+ * MC/DC wave 2 - decision-targeted negative paths for AES KeyWrap.
  * Existing vector coverage above does not exercise the argument-check,
  * short-output-buffer, or misaligned-length decision branches in the
  * RFC 3394 wrap/unwrap implementation inside wolfcrypt/src/aes.c.
@@ -8315,7 +8315,7 @@ int test_wc_AesKeyWrapDecisionCoverage(void)
 }
 
 /*
- * MC/DC wave 2 — decision-targeted negative paths for AES-GCM SetExtIV
+ * MC/DC wave 2 - decision-targeted negative paths for AES-GCM SetExtIV
  * and the short-buffer / bad-length branches left uncovered by the existing
  * GCM tests.
  */
@@ -8361,7 +8361,7 @@ int test_wc_AesGcmDecisionCoverage(void)
 }
 
 /*
- * MC/DC wave 2 — feature-oriented positive paths to lift aes.c MC/DC by
+ * MC/DC wave 2 - feature-oriented positive paths to lift aes.c MC/DC by
  * exercising real GCM stream / CCM / GMAC / key-wrap-ex code paths that the
  * existing tests skip.
  */
diff --git a/tests/api/test_asn.c b/tests/api/test_asn.c
index e127e51a84..ab0644f11c 100644
--- a/tests/api/test_asn.c
+++ b/tests/api/test_asn.c
@@ -2219,7 +2219,7 @@ int test_ToTraditional_ex_mldsa_bad_params(void)
 }
 
 /*
- * MC/DC wave 2 — decision-targeted negative paths for PKCS#8 wrap/parse
+ * MC/DC wave 2 - decision-targeted negative paths for PKCS#8 wrap/parse
  * and RSA key decode. Targets argument-check, short-buffer, and
  * truncated-DER decision branches in wolfcrypt/src/asn.c without touching
  * the library source.
@@ -2287,7 +2287,7 @@ int test_wc_AsnDecisionCoverage(void)
             WC_NO_ERR_TRACE(BAD_FUNC_ARG));
         ExpectIntEQ(wc_GetPkcs8TraditionalOffset(buf, NULL, sizeof(buf)),
             WC_NO_ERR_TRACE(BAD_FUNC_ARG));
-        /* idx >= sz decision branch — any negative return exercises the
+        /* idx >= sz decision branch - any negative return exercises the
          * short-input guard (BUFFER_E in current code, but we do not pin
          * the exact code here). */
         idx = sizeof(buf);
@@ -2334,9 +2334,9 @@ int test_wc_AsnDecisionCoverage(void)
 }
 
 /*
- * MC/DC wave 2 — feature-oriented positive paths to lift asn.c MC/DC by
+ * MC/DC wave 2 - feature-oriented positive paths to lift asn.c MC/DC by
  * exercising real cert parsing, PKCS#8 round trips, ECC key decoding, and
- * PEM↔DER conversions on the static cert buffers (no new fixtures).
+ * PEM<->DER conversions on the static cert buffers (no new fixtures).
  */
 int test_wc_AsnFeatureCoverage(void)
 {
@@ -2425,7 +2425,7 @@ int test_wc_AsnFeatureCoverage(void)
         wc_FreeDecodedCert(&cert2);
     }
 
-    /* ---- PEM↔DER conversion round trip on the client cert ---- */
+    /* ---- PEM<->DER conversion round trip on the client cert ---- */
     #ifdef WOLFSSL_DER_TO_PEM
     {
         byte pem[4096];
diff --git a/tests/api/test_rsa.c b/tests/api/test_rsa.c
index bde665f0dc..f88eee8746 100644
--- a/tests/api/test_rsa.c
+++ b/tests/api/test_rsa.c
@@ -1407,7 +1407,7 @@ int test_wc_RsaKeyToDer_SizeOverflow(void)
 } /* END test_wc_RsaKeyToDer_SizeOverflow */
 
 /*
- * MC/DC wave 2 — decision-targeted negative paths for the high-level RSA
+ * MC/DC wave 2 - decision-targeted negative paths for the high-level RSA
  * encrypt/decrypt/sign surfaces. The existing tests above deliberately leave
  * bad-arg coverage "tested in another testing function" for
  * wc_RsaPublicEncrypt{,_ex}, wc_RsaPrivateDecrypt{,Inline}{,_ex}, and
@@ -1559,7 +1559,7 @@ int test_wc_RsaDecisionCoverage(void)
 } /* END test_wc_RsaDecisionCoverage */
 
 /*
- * MC/DC wave 2 — feature-oriented positive paths to lift rsa.c MC/DC by
+ * MC/DC wave 2 - feature-oriented positive paths to lift rsa.c MC/DC by
  * exercising OAEP, PSS, and PKCS#1 v1.5 sign/verify across multiple hash
  * algorithms and label/salt configurations using the static client key DER
  * (no runtime key generation).
diff --git a/tests/unit-mcdc/README.md b/tests/unit-mcdc/README.md
index 4dadc25055..e0f2641550 100644
--- a/tests/unit-mcdc/README.md
+++ b/tests/unit-mcdc/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# tests/unit-mcdc — white-box MC/DC supplements
+# tests/unit-mcdc - white-box MC/DC supplements
 
 This directory holds small, standalone white-box programs that raise **MC/DC**
 (Modified Condition/Decision Coverage) on wolfcrypt/wolfssl source files by
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ MC/DC independence pair** in the same binary.
 llvm-cov computes MC/DC independence **per binary**. The campaign's
 `aggregate.sh` unions the "independence shown" bit **across binaries by source
 `line:col`**. So each pair must be completed *within the white-box binary
-itself* — it does not lean on the API tests to supply the other half. The
+itself* - it does not lean on the API tests to supply the other half. The
 white-box result is unioned in as an extra `"<variant>_wb"` ledger row, one per
 build variant, exactly like any other variant.
 
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ build variant, exactly like any other variant.
 
 The campaign's `run-mcdc.sh` builds each file via `#include` with the **exact**
 compile flags the instrumented library used for that translation unit (captured
-from the real `libtool` command — struct layout and backend selection depend on
-`-DHAVE___UINT128_T`, `user_settings.h`, `-DWOLFSSL_TEST_STATIC_BUILD`, …), then
+from the real `libtool` command - struct layout and backend selection depend on
+`-DHAVE___UINT128_T`, `user_settings.h`, `-DWOLFSSL_TEST_STATIC_BUILD`, ...), then
 links against that variant's `libwolfssl.a` **with the file's own object
 removed** (the white-box TU supplies the single, instrumented definition). The
 binary is run, exported with `llvm-cov export`, and its `aes.c` MC/DC is unioned
@@ -49,17 +49,17 @@ affects the API variant's own coverage row.
 |---|---|---|
 | `test_aes_whitebox.c` | `wolfcrypt/src/aes.c` | `GHASH` / `GHASH_UPDATE` internal `ptr != NULL` guards (Class 1, 13 conds) and `_AesNew_common` cross-argument `BAD_FUNC_ARG` checks (Class 2, 6 conds) |
 
-### `test_aes_whitebox.c` — what it deliberately does **not** cover
+### `test_aes_whitebox.c` - what it deliberately does **not** cover
 
 Four aes.c union residuals remain structurally uncoverable even here and stay
 justified in `iso26262/mcdc-per-module/reports/aes/RESIDUALS.md`:
 
-- **13386:5**, **13836:5** — the two operands are exact logical **complements**
+- **13386:5**, **13836:5** - the two operands are exact logical **complements**
   of one parameter (`ivSz==0`/`ivSz>0`, `ivFixed==NULL`/`!=NULL`); unique-cause
   MC/DC is unsatisfiable by construction.
-- **14268:0** — `roll_auth`'s `ret==0` needs an internal AES op to fail
+- **14268:0** - `roll_auth`'s `ret==0` needs an internal AES op to fail
   mid-operation, not selectable without corrupting library state.
-- **15833:0** — a dead defensive branch on a loop index provably bounded to
+- **15833:0** - a dead defensive branch on a loop index provably bounded to
   `[0,7)`.
 
 ## Adding a new white-box module