diff --git a/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/diagnostics/region_errors.rs b/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/diagnostics/region_errors.rs
index e63450a1f58aa..1798c525f6d6c 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/diagnostics/region_errors.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/diagnostics/region_errors.rs
@@ -330,14 +330,14 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> MirBorrowckCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                     ty::RawPtr(ty_mut) => {
                         assert_eq!(ty_mut.mutbl, rustc_hir::Mutability::Mut);
                         (
-                            format!("a mutable pointer to {}", ty_mut.ty),
+                            format!("a mutable pointer to `{}`", ty_mut.ty),
                             "mutable pointers are invariant over their type parameter".to_string(),
                         )
                     }
                     ty::Ref(_, inner_ty, mutbl) => {
                         assert_eq!(*mutbl, rustc_hir::Mutability::Mut);
                         (
-                            format!("a mutable reference to {}", inner_ty),
+                            format!("a mutable reference to `{}`", inner_ty),
                             "mutable references are invariant over their type parameter"
                                 .to_string(),
                         )
@@ -351,10 +351,21 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> MirBorrowckCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                         let adt_desc = adt.descr();
 
                         let desc = format!(
-                            "the type {ty}, which makes the generic argument {generic_arg} invariant"
+                            "the type `{ty}`, which makes the generic argument `{generic_arg}` invariant"
                         );
                         let note = format!(
-                            "the {adt_desc} {base_ty} is invariant over the parameter {base_generic_arg}"
+                            "the {adt_desc} `{base_ty}` is invariant over the parameter `{base_generic_arg}`"
+                        );
+                        (desc, note)
+                    }
+                    ty::FnDef(def_id, _) => {
+                        let name = self.infcx.tcx.item_name(*def_id);
+                        let identity_substs =
+                            InternalSubsts::identity_for_item(self.infcx.tcx, *def_id);
+                        let desc = format!("a function pointer to `{name}`");
+                        let note = format!(
+                            "the function `{name}` is invariant over the parameter `{}`",
+                            identity_substs[param_index as usize]
                         );
                         (desc, note)
                     }
diff --git a/src/test/ui/associated-types/cache/project-fn-ret-invariant.krisskross.nll.stderr b/src/test/ui/associated-types/cache/project-fn-ret-invariant.krisskross.nll.stderr
index 01f800811abbb..55532d6b9b3fa 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/associated-types/cache/project-fn-ret-invariant.krisskross.nll.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/associated-types/cache/project-fn-ret-invariant.krisskross.nll.stderr
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ LL |     (a, b)
    |     ^^^^^^ function was supposed to return data with lifetime `'b` but it is returning data with lifetime `'a`
    |
    = help: consider adding the following bound: `'a: 'b`
-   = note: requirement occurs because of the type Type<'_>, which makes the generic argument '_ invariant
-   = note: the struct Type<'a> is invariant over the parameter 'a
+   = note: requirement occurs because of the type `Type<'_>`, which makes the generic argument `'_` invariant
+   = note: the struct `Type<'a>` is invariant over the parameter `'a`
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
 error: lifetime may not live long enough
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ LL |     (a, b)
    |     ^^^^^^ function was supposed to return data with lifetime `'a` but it is returning data with lifetime `'b`
    |
    = help: consider adding the following bound: `'b: 'a`
-   = note: requirement occurs because of the type Type<'_>, which makes the generic argument '_ invariant
-   = note: the struct Type<'a> is invariant over the parameter 'a
+   = note: requirement occurs because of the type `Type<'_>`, which makes the generic argument `'_` invariant
+   = note: the struct `Type<'a>` is invariant over the parameter `'a`
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
 help: `'a` and `'b` must be the same: replace one with the other
diff --git a/src/test/ui/associated-types/cache/project-fn-ret-invariant.oneuse.nll.stderr b/src/test/ui/associated-types/cache/project-fn-ret-invariant.oneuse.nll.stderr
index e925a424c37e1..fd9eb05473af8 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/associated-types/cache/project-fn-ret-invariant.oneuse.nll.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/associated-types/cache/project-fn-ret-invariant.oneuse.nll.stderr
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ LL |     let a = bar(f, x);
    |             ^^^^^^^^^ argument requires that `'a` must outlive `'b`
    |
    = help: consider adding the following bound: `'a: 'b`
-   = note: requirement occurs because of the type Type<'_>, which makes the generic argument '_ invariant
-   = note: the struct Type<'a> is invariant over the parameter 'a
+   = note: requirement occurs because of the type `Type<'_>`, which makes the generic argument `'_` invariant
+   = note: the struct `Type<'a>` is invariant over the parameter `'a`
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
 error: lifetime may not live long enough
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ LL |     let b = bar(f, y);
    |             ^^^^^^^^^ argument requires that `'b` must outlive `'a`
    |
    = help: consider adding the following bound: `'b: 'a`
-   = note: requirement occurs because of the type Type<'_>, which makes the generic argument '_ invariant
-   = note: the struct Type<'a> is invariant over the parameter 'a
+   = note: requirement occurs because of the type `Type<'_>`, which makes the generic argument `'_` invariant
+   = note: the struct `Type<'a>` is invariant over the parameter `'a`
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
 help: `'a` and `'b` must be the same: replace one with the other
diff --git a/src/test/ui/associated-types/cache/project-fn-ret-invariant.transmute.nll.stderr b/src/test/ui/associated-types/cache/project-fn-ret-invariant.transmute.nll.stderr
index 0457f142e19d5..5a7ead729498d 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/associated-types/cache/project-fn-ret-invariant.transmute.nll.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/associated-types/cache/project-fn-ret-invariant.transmute.nll.stderr
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ LL | fn baz<'a, 'b>(x: Type<'a>) -> Type<'static> {
 LL |     bar(foo, x)
    |     ^^^^^^^^^^^ returning this value requires that `'a` must outlive `'static`
    |
-   = note: requirement occurs because of the type Type<'_>, which makes the generic argument '_ invariant
-   = note: the struct Type<'a> is invariant over the parameter 'a
+   = note: requirement occurs because of the type `Type<'_>`, which makes the generic argument `'_` invariant
+   = note: the struct `Type<'a>` is invariant over the parameter `'a`
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
 error: aborting due to previous error
diff --git a/src/test/ui/c-variadic/variadic-ffi-4.stderr b/src/test/ui/c-variadic/variadic-ffi-4.stderr
index ff4da5251a9b2..6f8e53298ace2 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/c-variadic/variadic-ffi-4.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/c-variadic/variadic-ffi-4.stderr
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ LL | pub unsafe extern "C" fn no_escape0<'f>(_: usize, ap: ...) -> VaListImpl<'f
 LL |     ap
    |     ^^ function was supposed to return data with lifetime `'1` but it is returning data with lifetime `'f`
    |
-   = note: requirement occurs because of the type VaListImpl<'_>, which makes the generic argument '_ invariant
-   = note: the struct VaListImpl<'f> is invariant over the parameter 'f
+   = note: requirement occurs because of the type `VaListImpl<'_>`, which makes the generic argument `'_` invariant
+   = note: the struct `VaListImpl<'f>` is invariant over the parameter `'f`
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
 error: lifetime may not live long enough
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ LL | pub unsafe extern "C" fn no_escape0<'f>(_: usize, ap: ...) -> VaListImpl<'f
 LL |     ap
    |     ^^ function was supposed to return data with lifetime `'f` but it is returning data with lifetime `'1`
    |
-   = note: requirement occurs because of the type VaListImpl<'_>, which makes the generic argument '_ invariant
-   = note: the struct VaListImpl<'f> is invariant over the parameter 'f
+   = note: requirement occurs because of the type `VaListImpl<'_>`, which makes the generic argument `'_` invariant
+   = note: the struct `VaListImpl<'f>` is invariant over the parameter `'f`
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
 error: lifetime may not live long enough
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ LL | pub unsafe extern "C" fn no_escape1(_: usize, ap: ...) -> VaListImpl<'stati
 LL |     ap
    |     ^^ returning this value requires that `'1` must outlive `'static`
    |
-   = note: requirement occurs because of the type VaListImpl<'_>, which makes the generic argument '_ invariant
-   = note: the struct VaListImpl<'f> is invariant over the parameter 'f
+   = note: requirement occurs because of the type `VaListImpl<'_>`, which makes the generic argument `'_` invariant
+   = note: the struct `VaListImpl<'f>` is invariant over the parameter `'f`
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
 error: lifetime may not live long enough
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ LL | pub unsafe extern "C" fn no_escape3(_: usize, mut ap0: &mut VaListImpl, mut
 LL |     *ap0 = ap1;
    |     ^^^^ assignment requires that `'1` must outlive `'2`
    |
-   = note: requirement occurs because of the type VaListImpl<'_>, which makes the generic argument '_ invariant
-   = note: the struct VaListImpl<'f> is invariant over the parameter 'f
+   = note: requirement occurs because of the type `VaListImpl<'_>`, which makes the generic argument `'_` invariant
+   = note: the struct `VaListImpl<'f>` is invariant over the parameter `'f`
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
 error: lifetime may not live long enough
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ LL | pub unsafe extern "C" fn no_escape3(_: usize, mut ap0: &mut VaListImpl, mut
 LL |     *ap0 = ap1;
    |     ^^^^ assignment requires that `'2` must outlive `'1`
    |
-   = note: requirement occurs because of the type VaListImpl<'_>, which makes the generic argument '_ invariant
-   = note: the struct VaListImpl<'f> is invariant over the parameter 'f
+   = note: requirement occurs because of the type `VaListImpl<'_>`, which makes the generic argument `'_` invariant
+   = note: the struct `VaListImpl<'f>` is invariant over the parameter `'f`
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
 error: lifetime may not live long enough
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ LL | pub unsafe extern "C" fn no_escape4(_: usize, mut ap0: &mut VaListImpl, mut
 LL |     ap0 = &mut ap1;
    |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ assignment requires that `'1` must outlive `'2`
    |
-   = note: requirement occurs because of a mutable reference to VaListImpl<'_>
+   = note: requirement occurs because of a mutable reference to `VaListImpl<'_>`
    = note: mutable references are invariant over their type parameter
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ LL | pub unsafe extern "C" fn no_escape4(_: usize, mut ap0: &mut VaListImpl, mut
 LL |     ap0 = &mut ap1;
    |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ assignment requires that `'2` must outlive `'1`
    |
-   = note: requirement occurs because of a mutable reference to VaListImpl<'_>
+   = note: requirement occurs because of a mutable reference to `VaListImpl<'_>`
    = note: mutable references are invariant over their type parameter
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ LL | pub unsafe extern "C" fn no_escape5(_: usize, mut ap0: &mut VaListImpl, mut
 LL |     *ap0 = ap1.clone();
    |            ^^^^^^^^^^^ argument requires that `'1` must outlive `'2`
    |
-   = note: requirement occurs because of the type VaListImpl<'_>, which makes the generic argument '_ invariant
-   = note: the struct VaListImpl<'f> is invariant over the parameter 'f
+   = note: requirement occurs because of the type `VaListImpl<'_>`, which makes the generic argument `'_` invariant
+   = note: the struct `VaListImpl<'f>` is invariant over the parameter `'f`
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
 error: lifetime may not live long enough
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ LL | pub unsafe extern "C" fn no_escape5(_: usize, mut ap0: &mut VaListImpl, mut
 LL |     *ap0 = ap1.clone();
    |            ^^^^^^^^^^^ argument requires that `'2` must outlive `'1`
    |
-   = note: requirement occurs because of the type VaListImpl<'_>, which makes the generic argument '_ invariant
-   = note: the struct VaListImpl<'f> is invariant over the parameter 'f
+   = note: requirement occurs because of the type `VaListImpl<'_>`, which makes the generic argument `'_` invariant
+   = note: the struct `VaListImpl<'f>` is invariant over the parameter `'f`
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
 error: aborting due to 11 previous errors
diff --git a/src/test/ui/hr-subtype/hr-subtype.free_inv_x_vs_free_inv_y.nll.stderr b/src/test/ui/hr-subtype/hr-subtype.free_inv_x_vs_free_inv_y.nll.stderr
index b4c54d52e5c75..f5db68e8be140 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/hr-subtype/hr-subtype.free_inv_x_vs_free_inv_y.nll.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/hr-subtype/hr-subtype.free_inv_x_vs_free_inv_y.nll.stderr
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ LL | | fn(Inv<'y>)) }
    | |______________- in this macro invocation
    |
    = help: consider adding the following bound: `'x: 'y`
-   = note: requirement occurs because of the type Inv<'_>, which makes the generic argument '_ invariant
-   = note: the struct Inv<'a> is invariant over the parameter 'a
+   = note: requirement occurs because of the type `Inv<'_>`, which makes the generic argument `'_` invariant
+   = note: the struct `Inv<'a>` is invariant over the parameter `'a`
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
    = note: this error originates in the macro `check` (in Nightly builds, run with -Z macro-backtrace for more info)
 
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ LL | | fn(Inv<'y>)) }
    | |______________- in this macro invocation
    |
    = help: consider adding the following bound: `'x: 'y`
-   = note: requirement occurs because of the type Inv<'_>, which makes the generic argument '_ invariant
-   = note: the struct Inv<'a> is invariant over the parameter 'a
+   = note: requirement occurs because of the type `Inv<'_>`, which makes the generic argument `'_` invariant
+   = note: the struct `Inv<'a>` is invariant over the parameter `'a`
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
    = note: this error originates in the macro `check` (in Nightly builds, run with -Z macro-backtrace for more info)
 
diff --git a/src/test/ui/match/match-ref-mut-invariance.nll.stderr b/src/test/ui/match/match-ref-mut-invariance.nll.stderr
index c8a7876dc54c2..3b7e53cd52724 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/match/match-ref-mut-invariance.nll.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/match/match-ref-mut-invariance.nll.stderr
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ LL |         match self.0 { ref mut x => x }
    |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ associated function was supposed to return data with lifetime `'b` but it is returning data with lifetime `'a`
    |
    = help: consider adding the following bound: `'a: 'b`
-   = note: requirement occurs because of a mutable reference to &i32
+   = note: requirement occurs because of a mutable reference to `&i32`
    = note: mutable references are invariant over their type parameter
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
diff --git a/src/test/ui/match/match-ref-mut-let-invariance.nll.stderr b/src/test/ui/match/match-ref-mut-let-invariance.nll.stderr
index 11ddf1487dd7a..f4d1cea670ba6 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/match/match-ref-mut-let-invariance.nll.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/match/match-ref-mut-let-invariance.nll.stderr
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ LL |         x
    |         ^ associated function was supposed to return data with lifetime `'b` but it is returning data with lifetime `'a`
    |
    = help: consider adding the following bound: `'a: 'b`
-   = note: requirement occurs because of a mutable reference to &i32
+   = note: requirement occurs because of a mutable reference to `&i32`
    = note: mutable references are invariant over their type parameter
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
diff --git a/src/test/ui/nll/closure-requirements/propagate-approximated-shorter-to-static-no-bound.stderr b/src/test/ui/nll/closure-requirements/propagate-approximated-shorter-to-static-no-bound.stderr
index cf563072dff60..ec2c220b6b8a0 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/nll/closure-requirements/propagate-approximated-shorter-to-static-no-bound.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/nll/closure-requirements/propagate-approximated-shorter-to-static-no-bound.stderr
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ LL | |     });
    | |______`cell_a` escapes the function body here
    |        argument requires that `'a` must outlive `'static`
    |
-   = note: requirement occurs because of the type Cell<&'_#10r u32>, which makes the generic argument &'_#10r u32 invariant
-   = note: the struct Cell<T> is invariant over the parameter T
+   = note: requirement occurs because of the type `Cell<&'_#10r u32>`, which makes the generic argument `&'_#10r u32` invariant
+   = note: the struct `Cell<T>` is invariant over the parameter `T`
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
 error: aborting due to previous error
diff --git a/src/test/ui/nll/closure-requirements/propagate-approximated-shorter-to-static-wrong-bound.stderr b/src/test/ui/nll/closure-requirements/propagate-approximated-shorter-to-static-wrong-bound.stderr
index 453f6801d7e6b..234212c88767a 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/nll/closure-requirements/propagate-approximated-shorter-to-static-wrong-bound.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/nll/closure-requirements/propagate-approximated-shorter-to-static-wrong-bound.stderr
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ LL | |     });
    | |______`cell_a` escapes the function body here
    |        argument requires that `'a` must outlive `'static`
    |
-   = note: requirement occurs because of the type Cell<&'_#11r u32>, which makes the generic argument &'_#11r u32 invariant
-   = note: the struct Cell<T> is invariant over the parameter T
+   = note: requirement occurs because of the type `Cell<&'_#11r u32>`, which makes the generic argument `&'_#11r u32` invariant
+   = note: the struct `Cell<T>` is invariant over the parameter `T`
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
 error: aborting due to previous error
diff --git a/src/test/ui/nll/issue-95272.rs b/src/test/ui/nll/issue-95272.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5b5308fb8c2ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/nll/issue-95272.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#![feature(nll)]
+
+use std::cell::Cell;
+
+fn check<'a, 'b>(x: Cell<&'a ()>, y: Cell<&'b ()>)
+where
+    'a: 'b,
+{
+}
+
+fn test<'a, 'b>(x: Cell<&'a ()>, y: Cell<&'b ()>) {
+    let f = check;
+    //~^ ERROR lifetime may not live long enough
+    f(x, y);
+}
+
+fn main() {}
diff --git a/src/test/ui/nll/issue-95272.stderr b/src/test/ui/nll/issue-95272.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..41346a4c699c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/nll/issue-95272.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+error: lifetime may not live long enough
+  --> $DIR/issue-95272.rs:12:13
+   |
+LL | fn test<'a, 'b>(x: Cell<&'a ()>, y: Cell<&'b ()>) {
+   |         --  -- lifetime `'b` defined here
+   |         |
+   |         lifetime `'a` defined here
+LL |     let f = check;
+   |             ^^^^^ assignment requires that `'a` must outlive `'b`
+   |
+   = help: consider adding the following bound: `'a: 'b`
+   = note: requirement occurs because of a function pointer to `check`
+   = note: the function `check` is invariant over the parameter `'a`
+   = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
+
+error: aborting due to previous error
+
diff --git a/src/test/ui/nll/type-check-pointer-coercions.stderr b/src/test/ui/nll/type-check-pointer-coercions.stderr
index b392c2007d398..24b07cabbac56 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/nll/type-check-pointer-coercions.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/nll/type-check-pointer-coercions.stderr
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ LL |     x
    |     ^ function was supposed to return data with lifetime `'a` but it is returning data with lifetime `'b`
    |
    = help: consider adding the following bound: `'b: 'a`
-   = note: requirement occurs because of a mutable pointer to &i32
+   = note: requirement occurs because of a mutable pointer to `&i32`
    = note: mutable pointers are invariant over their type parameter
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ LL |     x
    |     ^ function was supposed to return data with lifetime `'b` but it is returning data with lifetime `'a`
    |
    = help: consider adding the following bound: `'a: 'b`
-   = note: requirement occurs because of a mutable pointer to &i32
+   = note: requirement occurs because of a mutable pointer to `&i32`
    = note: mutable pointers are invariant over their type parameter
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
diff --git a/src/test/ui/nll/type-check-pointer-comparisons.stderr b/src/test/ui/nll/type-check-pointer-comparisons.stderr
index b488af820b86d..8c88b2290395c 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/nll/type-check-pointer-comparisons.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/nll/type-check-pointer-comparisons.stderr
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ LL |     x == y;
    |     ^ requires that `'a` must outlive `'b`
    |
    = help: consider adding the following bound: `'a: 'b`
-   = note: requirement occurs because of a mutable reference to &i32
+   = note: requirement occurs because of a mutable reference to `&i32`
    = note: mutable references are invariant over their type parameter
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ LL |     x == y;
    |          ^ requires that `'b` must outlive `'a`
    |
    = help: consider adding the following bound: `'b: 'a`
-   = note: requirement occurs because of a mutable reference to &i32
+   = note: requirement occurs because of a mutable reference to `&i32`
    = note: mutable references are invariant over their type parameter
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ LL |     x == y;
    |     ^ requires that `'a` must outlive `'b`
    |
    = help: consider adding the following bound: `'a: 'b`
-   = note: requirement occurs because of a mutable pointer to &i32
+   = note: requirement occurs because of a mutable pointer to `&i32`
    = note: mutable pointers are invariant over their type parameter
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ LL |     x == y;
    |          ^ requires that `'b` must outlive `'a`
    |
    = help: consider adding the following bound: `'b: 'a`
-   = note: requirement occurs because of a mutable pointer to &i32
+   = note: requirement occurs because of a mutable pointer to `&i32`
    = note: mutable pointers are invariant over their type parameter
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ LL |     f == g;
    |     ^ requires that `'a` must outlive `'b`
    |
    = help: consider adding the following bound: `'a: 'b`
-   = note: requirement occurs because of a mutable reference to &i32
+   = note: requirement occurs because of a mutable reference to `&i32`
    = note: mutable references are invariant over their type parameter
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ LL |     f == g;
    |          ^ requires that `'b` must outlive `'a`
    |
    = help: consider adding the following bound: `'b: 'a`
-   = note: requirement occurs because of a mutable reference to &i32
+   = note: requirement occurs because of a mutable reference to `&i32`
    = note: mutable references are invariant over their type parameter
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
diff --git a/src/test/ui/nll/where_clauses_in_structs.stderr b/src/test/ui/nll/where_clauses_in_structs.stderr
index 952667d518d58..b88c90e8f5416 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/nll/where_clauses_in_structs.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/nll/where_clauses_in_structs.stderr
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ LL |     Foo { x, y };
    |           ^ this usage requires that `'a` must outlive `'b`
    |
    = help: consider adding the following bound: `'a: 'b`
-   = note: requirement occurs because of the type Cell<&u32>, which makes the generic argument &u32 invariant
-   = note: the struct Cell<T> is invariant over the parameter T
+   = note: requirement occurs because of the type `Cell<&u32>`, which makes the generic argument `&u32` invariant
+   = note: the struct `Cell<T>` is invariant over the parameter `T`
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
 error: aborting due to previous error
diff --git a/src/test/ui/regions/region-invariant-static-error-reporting.nll.stderr b/src/test/ui/regions/region-invariant-static-error-reporting.nll.stderr
index 376534bf573d2..6e7eb734a50ea 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/regions/region-invariant-static-error-reporting.nll.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/regions/region-invariant-static-error-reporting.nll.stderr
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ LL |         x.unwrap()
    |         `x` escapes the function body here
    |         argument requires that `'a` must outlive `'static`
    |
-   = note: requirement occurs because of the type Invariant<'_>, which makes the generic argument '_ invariant
-   = note: the struct Invariant<'a> is invariant over the parameter 'a
+   = note: requirement occurs because of the type `Invariant<'_>`, which makes the generic argument `'_` invariant
+   = note: the struct `Invariant<'a>` is invariant over the parameter `'a`
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
 error: aborting due to previous error
diff --git a/src/test/ui/regions/region-lifetime-bounds-on-fns-where-clause.nll.stderr b/src/test/ui/regions/region-lifetime-bounds-on-fns-where-clause.nll.stderr
index a64ad46ef462b..233a040491c66 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/regions/region-lifetime-bounds-on-fns-where-clause.nll.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/regions/region-lifetime-bounds-on-fns-where-clause.nll.stderr
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ LL |     a(x, y);
    |     ^^^^^^^ argument requires that `'b` must outlive `'a`
    |
    = help: consider adding the following bound: `'b: 'a`
-   = note: requirement occurs because of a mutable reference to &isize
+   = note: requirement occurs because of a mutable reference to `&isize`
    = note: mutable references are invariant over their type parameter
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
diff --git a/src/test/ui/regions/region-multiple-lifetime-bounds-on-fns-where-clause.nll.stderr b/src/test/ui/regions/region-multiple-lifetime-bounds-on-fns-where-clause.nll.stderr
index ce5e7d0172308..00119743acd78 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/regions/region-multiple-lifetime-bounds-on-fns-where-clause.nll.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/regions/region-multiple-lifetime-bounds-on-fns-where-clause.nll.stderr
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ LL |     a(x, y, z);
    |     ^^^^^^^^^^ argument requires that `'b` must outlive `'a`
    |
    = help: consider adding the following bound: `'b: 'a`
-   = note: requirement occurs because of a mutable reference to &isize
+   = note: requirement occurs because of a mutable reference to `&isize`
    = note: mutable references are invariant over their type parameter
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
diff --git a/src/test/ui/regions/regions-bounded-method-type-parameters-cross-crate.nll.stderr b/src/test/ui/regions/regions-bounded-method-type-parameters-cross-crate.nll.stderr
index 32f3080ea3714..6193bf02f6d0d 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/regions/regions-bounded-method-type-parameters-cross-crate.nll.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/regions/regions-bounded-method-type-parameters-cross-crate.nll.stderr
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ LL |     a.bigger_region(b)
    |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ argument requires that `'y` must outlive `'x`
    |
    = help: consider adding the following bound: `'y: 'x`
-   = note: requirement occurs because of the type Inv<'_>, which makes the generic argument '_ invariant
-   = note: the struct Inv<'a> is invariant over the parameter 'a
+   = note: requirement occurs because of the type `Inv<'_>`, which makes the generic argument `'_` invariant
+   = note: the struct `Inv<'a>` is invariant over the parameter `'a`
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
 error: aborting due to previous error
diff --git a/src/test/ui/regions/regions-bounded-method-type-parameters-trait-bound.nll.stderr b/src/test/ui/regions/regions-bounded-method-type-parameters-trait-bound.nll.stderr
index 246b6483c21a8..0e0086be9ea8d 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/regions/regions-bounded-method-type-parameters-trait-bound.nll.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/regions/regions-bounded-method-type-parameters-trait-bound.nll.stderr
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ LL |     f.method(b);
    |     ^^^^^^^^^^^ argument requires that `'b` must outlive `'a`
    |
    = help: consider adding the following bound: `'b: 'a`
-   = note: requirement occurs because of the type Inv<'_>, which makes the generic argument '_ invariant
-   = note: the struct Inv<'a> is invariant over the parameter 'a
+   = note: requirement occurs because of the type `Inv<'_>`, which makes the generic argument `'_` invariant
+   = note: the struct `Inv<'a>` is invariant over the parameter `'a`
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
 error: aborting due to previous error
diff --git a/src/test/ui/regions/regions-infer-invariance-due-to-decl.nll.stderr b/src/test/ui/regions/regions-infer-invariance-due-to-decl.nll.stderr
index fede5f2d7795f..c8c7808e06c5f 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/regions/regions-infer-invariance-due-to-decl.nll.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/regions/regions-infer-invariance-due-to-decl.nll.stderr
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ LL | fn to_longer_lifetime<'r>(b_isize: Invariant<'r>) -> Invariant<'static> {
 LL |     b_isize
    |     ^^^^^^^ returning this value requires that `'r` must outlive `'static`
    |
-   = note: requirement occurs because of the type Invariant<'_>, which makes the generic argument '_ invariant
-   = note: the struct Invariant<'a> is invariant over the parameter 'a
+   = note: requirement occurs because of the type `Invariant<'_>`, which makes the generic argument `'_` invariant
+   = note: the struct `Invariant<'a>` is invariant over the parameter `'a`
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
 error: aborting due to previous error
diff --git a/src/test/ui/regions/regions-infer-invariance-due-to-mutability-3.nll.stderr b/src/test/ui/regions/regions-infer-invariance-due-to-mutability-3.nll.stderr
index 8f5f366745352..1165011c1f4fc 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/regions/regions-infer-invariance-due-to-mutability-3.nll.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/regions/regions-infer-invariance-due-to-mutability-3.nll.stderr
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ LL | fn to_longer_lifetime<'r>(b_isize: Invariant<'r>) -> Invariant<'static> {
 LL |     b_isize
    |     ^^^^^^^ returning this value requires that `'r` must outlive `'static`
    |
-   = note: requirement occurs because of the type Invariant<'_>, which makes the generic argument '_ invariant
-   = note: the struct Invariant<'a> is invariant over the parameter 'a
+   = note: requirement occurs because of the type `Invariant<'_>`, which makes the generic argument `'_` invariant
+   = note: the struct `Invariant<'a>` is invariant over the parameter `'a`
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
 error: aborting due to previous error
diff --git a/src/test/ui/regions/regions-infer-invariance-due-to-mutability-4.nll.stderr b/src/test/ui/regions/regions-infer-invariance-due-to-mutability-4.nll.stderr
index 8079fb0ef0d7e..f3973a93bad84 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/regions/regions-infer-invariance-due-to-mutability-4.nll.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/regions/regions-infer-invariance-due-to-mutability-4.nll.stderr
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ LL | fn to_longer_lifetime<'r>(b_isize: Invariant<'r>) -> Invariant<'static> {
 LL |     b_isize
    |     ^^^^^^^ returning this value requires that `'r` must outlive `'static`
    |
-   = note: requirement occurs because of the type Invariant<'_>, which makes the generic argument '_ invariant
-   = note: the struct Invariant<'a> is invariant over the parameter 'a
+   = note: requirement occurs because of the type `Invariant<'_>`, which makes the generic argument `'_` invariant
+   = note: the struct `Invariant<'a>` is invariant over the parameter `'a`
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
 error: aborting due to previous error
diff --git a/src/test/ui/regions/regions-infer-not-param.nll.stderr b/src/test/ui/regions/regions-infer-not-param.nll.stderr
index 3183aee23d936..f4875e49c3da4 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/regions/regions-infer-not-param.nll.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/regions/regions-infer-not-param.nll.stderr
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ LL | fn take_indirect2<'a,'b>(p: Indirect2<'a>) -> Indirect2<'b> { p }
    |                   lifetime `'a` defined here
    |
    = help: consider adding the following bound: `'b: 'a`
-   = note: requirement occurs because of the type Indirect2<'_>, which makes the generic argument '_ invariant
-   = note: the struct Indirect2<'a> is invariant over the parameter 'a
+   = note: requirement occurs because of the type `Indirect2<'_>`, which makes the generic argument `'_` invariant
+   = note: the struct `Indirect2<'a>` is invariant over the parameter `'a`
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
 error: lifetime may not live long enough
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ LL | fn take_indirect2<'a,'b>(p: Indirect2<'a>) -> Indirect2<'b> { p }
    |                   lifetime `'a` defined here
    |
    = help: consider adding the following bound: `'a: 'b`
-   = note: requirement occurs because of the type Indirect2<'_>, which makes the generic argument '_ invariant
-   = note: the struct Indirect2<'a> is invariant over the parameter 'a
+   = note: requirement occurs because of the type `Indirect2<'_>`, which makes the generic argument `'_` invariant
+   = note: the struct `Indirect2<'a>` is invariant over the parameter `'a`
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
 help: `'b` and `'a` must be the same: replace one with the other
diff --git a/src/test/ui/regions/regions-lifetime-bounds-on-fns.nll.stderr b/src/test/ui/regions/regions-lifetime-bounds-on-fns.nll.stderr
index cae692ad2f6fa..ee3dcef1cb5c4 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/regions/regions-lifetime-bounds-on-fns.nll.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/regions/regions-lifetime-bounds-on-fns.nll.stderr
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ LL |     a(x, y);
    |     ^^^^^^^ argument requires that `'b` must outlive `'a`
    |
    = help: consider adding the following bound: `'b: 'a`
-   = note: requirement occurs because of a mutable reference to &isize
+   = note: requirement occurs because of a mutable reference to `&isize`
    = note: mutable references are invariant over their type parameter
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
diff --git a/src/test/ui/regions/regions-trait-object-subtyping.nll.stderr b/src/test/ui/regions/regions-trait-object-subtyping.nll.stderr
index 26f0fcae638d0..1b3a116d508fa 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/regions/regions-trait-object-subtyping.nll.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/regions/regions-trait-object-subtyping.nll.stderr
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ LL |     x
    |     ^ function was supposed to return data with lifetime `'b` but it is returning data with lifetime `'a`
    |
    = help: consider adding the following bound: `'a: 'b`
-   = note: requirement occurs because of a mutable reference to dyn Dummy
+   = note: requirement occurs because of a mutable reference to `dyn Dummy`
    = note: mutable references are invariant over their type parameter
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ LL |     x
    |     ^ function was supposed to return data with lifetime `'a` but it is returning data with lifetime `'b`
    |
    = help: consider adding the following bound: `'b: 'a`
-   = note: requirement occurs because of a mutable reference to dyn Dummy
+   = note: requirement occurs because of a mutable reference to `dyn Dummy`
    = note: mutable references are invariant over their type parameter
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
diff --git a/src/test/ui/regions/regions-variance-invariant-use-contravariant.nll.stderr b/src/test/ui/regions/regions-variance-invariant-use-contravariant.nll.stderr
index 8e8ca8e47cce8..b35a2cb905dc3 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/regions/regions-variance-invariant-use-contravariant.nll.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/regions/regions-variance-invariant-use-contravariant.nll.stderr
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ LL |     let _: Invariant<'short> = c;
    |            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ type annotation requires that `'short` must outlive `'long`
    |
    = help: consider adding the following bound: `'short: 'long`
-   = note: requirement occurs because of the type Invariant<'_>, which makes the generic argument '_ invariant
-   = note: the struct Invariant<'a> is invariant over the parameter 'a
+   = note: requirement occurs because of the type `Invariant<'_>`, which makes the generic argument `'_` invariant
+   = note: the struct `Invariant<'a>` is invariant over the parameter `'a`
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
 error: aborting due to previous error
diff --git a/src/test/ui/regions/regions-variance-invariant-use-covariant.nll.stderr b/src/test/ui/regions/regions-variance-invariant-use-covariant.nll.stderr
index f9a3d727f7af9..761e78d179e41 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/regions/regions-variance-invariant-use-covariant.nll.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/regions/regions-variance-invariant-use-covariant.nll.stderr
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ LL | fn use_<'b>(c: Invariant<'b>) {
 LL |     let _: Invariant<'static> = c;
    |            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ type annotation requires that `'b` must outlive `'static`
    |
-   = note: requirement occurs because of the type Invariant<'_>, which makes the generic argument '_ invariant
-   = note: the struct Invariant<'a> is invariant over the parameter 'a
+   = note: requirement occurs because of the type `Invariant<'_>`, which makes the generic argument `'_` invariant
+   = note: the struct `Invariant<'a>` is invariant over the parameter `'a`
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
 error: aborting due to previous error
diff --git a/src/test/ui/variance/variance-btree-invariant-types.nll.stderr b/src/test/ui/variance/variance-btree-invariant-types.nll.stderr
index 867d9f8238a96..0d9815cf788a1 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/variance/variance-btree-invariant-types.nll.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/variance/variance-btree-invariant-types.nll.stderr
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ LL | fn iter_cov_key<'a, 'new>(v: IterMut<'a, &'static (), ()>) -> IterMut<'a, &
 LL |     v
    |     ^ returning this value requires that `'new` must outlive `'static`
    |
-   = note: requirement occurs because of the type std::collections::btree_map::IterMut<'_, &(), ()>, which makes the generic argument &() invariant
-   = note: the struct std::collections::btree_map::IterMut<'a, K, V> is invariant over the parameter K
+   = note: requirement occurs because of the type `std::collections::btree_map::IterMut<'_, &(), ()>`, which makes the generic argument `&()` invariant
+   = note: the struct `std::collections::btree_map::IterMut<'a, K, V>` is invariant over the parameter `K`
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
 error: lifetime may not live long enough
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ LL | fn iter_cov_val<'a, 'new>(v: IterMut<'a, (), &'static ()>) -> IterMut<'a, (
 LL |     v
    |     ^ returning this value requires that `'new` must outlive `'static`
    |
-   = note: requirement occurs because of the type std::collections::btree_map::IterMut<'_, (), &()>, which makes the generic argument () invariant
-   = note: the struct std::collections::btree_map::IterMut<'a, K, V> is invariant over the parameter K
+   = note: requirement occurs because of the type `std::collections::btree_map::IterMut<'_, (), &()>`, which makes the generic argument `()` invariant
+   = note: the struct `std::collections::btree_map::IterMut<'a, K, V>` is invariant over the parameter `K`
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
 error: lifetime may not live long enough
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ LL | fn iter_contra_key<'a, 'new>(v: IterMut<'a, &'new (), ()>) -> IterMut<'a, &
 LL |     v
    |     ^ returning this value requires that `'new` must outlive `'static`
    |
-   = note: requirement occurs because of the type std::collections::btree_map::IterMut<'_, &(), ()>, which makes the generic argument &() invariant
-   = note: the struct std::collections::btree_map::IterMut<'a, K, V> is invariant over the parameter K
+   = note: requirement occurs because of the type `std::collections::btree_map::IterMut<'_, &(), ()>`, which makes the generic argument `&()` invariant
+   = note: the struct `std::collections::btree_map::IterMut<'a, K, V>` is invariant over the parameter `K`
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
 error: lifetime may not live long enough
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ LL | fn iter_contra_val<'a, 'new>(v: IterMut<'a, (), &'new ()>) -> IterMut<'a, (
 LL |     v
    |     ^ returning this value requires that `'new` must outlive `'static`
    |
-   = note: requirement occurs because of the type std::collections::btree_map::IterMut<'_, (), &()>, which makes the generic argument () invariant
-   = note: the struct std::collections::btree_map::IterMut<'a, K, V> is invariant over the parameter K
+   = note: requirement occurs because of the type `std::collections::btree_map::IterMut<'_, (), &()>`, which makes the generic argument `()` invariant
+   = note: the struct `std::collections::btree_map::IterMut<'a, K, V>` is invariant over the parameter `K`
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
 error: lifetime may not live long enough
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ LL | fn range_cov_key<'a, 'new>(v: RangeMut<'a, &'static (), ()>) -> RangeMut<'a
 LL |     v
    |     ^ returning this value requires that `'new` must outlive `'static`
    |
-   = note: requirement occurs because of the type RangeMut<'_, &(), ()>, which makes the generic argument &() invariant
-   = note: the struct RangeMut<'a, K, V> is invariant over the parameter K
+   = note: requirement occurs because of the type `RangeMut<'_, &(), ()>`, which makes the generic argument `&()` invariant
+   = note: the struct `RangeMut<'a, K, V>` is invariant over the parameter `K`
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
 error: lifetime may not live long enough
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ LL | fn range_cov_val<'a, 'new>(v: RangeMut<'a, (), &'static ()>) -> RangeMut<'a
 LL |     v
    |     ^ returning this value requires that `'new` must outlive `'static`
    |
-   = note: requirement occurs because of the type RangeMut<'_, (), &()>, which makes the generic argument () invariant
-   = note: the struct RangeMut<'a, K, V> is invariant over the parameter K
+   = note: requirement occurs because of the type `RangeMut<'_, (), &()>`, which makes the generic argument `()` invariant
+   = note: the struct `RangeMut<'a, K, V>` is invariant over the parameter `K`
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
 error: lifetime may not live long enough
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ LL | fn range_contra_key<'a, 'new>(v: RangeMut<'a, &'new (), ()>) -> RangeMut<'a
 LL |     v
    |     ^ returning this value requires that `'new` must outlive `'static`
    |
-   = note: requirement occurs because of the type RangeMut<'_, &(), ()>, which makes the generic argument &() invariant
-   = note: the struct RangeMut<'a, K, V> is invariant over the parameter K
+   = note: requirement occurs because of the type `RangeMut<'_, &(), ()>`, which makes the generic argument `&()` invariant
+   = note: the struct `RangeMut<'a, K, V>` is invariant over the parameter `K`
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
 error: lifetime may not live long enough
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ LL | fn range_contra_val<'a, 'new>(v: RangeMut<'a, (), &'new ()>) -> RangeMut<'a
 LL |     v
    |     ^ returning this value requires that `'new` must outlive `'static`
    |
-   = note: requirement occurs because of the type RangeMut<'_, (), &()>, which makes the generic argument () invariant
-   = note: the struct RangeMut<'a, K, V> is invariant over the parameter K
+   = note: requirement occurs because of the type `RangeMut<'_, (), &()>`, which makes the generic argument `()` invariant
+   = note: the struct `RangeMut<'a, K, V>` is invariant over the parameter `K`
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
 error: lifetime may not live long enough
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ LL |                          -> OccupiedEntry<'a, &'new (), ()> {
 LL |     v
    |     ^ returning this value requires that `'new` must outlive `'static`
    |
-   = note: requirement occurs because of the type std::collections::btree_map::OccupiedEntry<'_, &(), ()>, which makes the generic argument &() invariant
-   = note: the struct std::collections::btree_map::OccupiedEntry<'a, K, V> is invariant over the parameter K
+   = note: requirement occurs because of the type `std::collections::btree_map::OccupiedEntry<'_, &(), ()>`, which makes the generic argument `&()` invariant
+   = note: the struct `std::collections::btree_map::OccupiedEntry<'a, K, V>` is invariant over the parameter `K`
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
 error: lifetime may not live long enough
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ LL |                          -> OccupiedEntry<'a, (), &'new ()> {
 LL |     v
    |     ^ returning this value requires that `'new` must outlive `'static`
    |
-   = note: requirement occurs because of the type std::collections::btree_map::OccupiedEntry<'_, (), &()>, which makes the generic argument () invariant
-   = note: the struct std::collections::btree_map::OccupiedEntry<'a, K, V> is invariant over the parameter K
+   = note: requirement occurs because of the type `std::collections::btree_map::OccupiedEntry<'_, (), &()>`, which makes the generic argument `()` invariant
+   = note: the struct `std::collections::btree_map::OccupiedEntry<'a, K, V>` is invariant over the parameter `K`
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
 error: lifetime may not live long enough
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ LL |                             -> OccupiedEntry<'a, &'static (), ()> {
 LL |     v
    |     ^ returning this value requires that `'new` must outlive `'static`
    |
-   = note: requirement occurs because of the type std::collections::btree_map::OccupiedEntry<'_, &(), ()>, which makes the generic argument &() invariant
-   = note: the struct std::collections::btree_map::OccupiedEntry<'a, K, V> is invariant over the parameter K
+   = note: requirement occurs because of the type `std::collections::btree_map::OccupiedEntry<'_, &(), ()>`, which makes the generic argument `&()` invariant
+   = note: the struct `std::collections::btree_map::OccupiedEntry<'a, K, V>` is invariant over the parameter `K`
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
 error: lifetime may not live long enough
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ LL |                             -> OccupiedEntry<'a, (), &'static ()> {
 LL |     v
    |     ^ returning this value requires that `'new` must outlive `'static`
    |
-   = note: requirement occurs because of the type std::collections::btree_map::OccupiedEntry<'_, (), &()>, which makes the generic argument () invariant
-   = note: the struct std::collections::btree_map::OccupiedEntry<'a, K, V> is invariant over the parameter K
+   = note: requirement occurs because of the type `std::collections::btree_map::OccupiedEntry<'_, (), &()>`, which makes the generic argument `()` invariant
+   = note: the struct `std::collections::btree_map::OccupiedEntry<'a, K, V>` is invariant over the parameter `K`
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
 error: lifetime may not live long enough
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@ LL |                          -> VacantEntry<'a, &'new (), ()> {
 LL |     v
    |     ^ returning this value requires that `'new` must outlive `'static`
    |
-   = note: requirement occurs because of the type std::collections::btree_map::VacantEntry<'_, &(), ()>, which makes the generic argument &() invariant
-   = note: the struct std::collections::btree_map::VacantEntry<'a, K, V> is invariant over the parameter K
+   = note: requirement occurs because of the type `std::collections::btree_map::VacantEntry<'_, &(), ()>`, which makes the generic argument `&()` invariant
+   = note: the struct `std::collections::btree_map::VacantEntry<'a, K, V>` is invariant over the parameter `K`
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
 error: lifetime may not live long enough
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@ LL |                          -> VacantEntry<'a, (), &'new ()> {
 LL |     v
    |     ^ returning this value requires that `'new` must outlive `'static`
    |
-   = note: requirement occurs because of the type std::collections::btree_map::VacantEntry<'_, (), &()>, which makes the generic argument () invariant
-   = note: the struct std::collections::btree_map::VacantEntry<'a, K, V> is invariant over the parameter K
+   = note: requirement occurs because of the type `std::collections::btree_map::VacantEntry<'_, (), &()>`, which makes the generic argument `()` invariant
+   = note: the struct `std::collections::btree_map::VacantEntry<'a, K, V>` is invariant over the parameter `K`
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
 error: lifetime may not live long enough
@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@ LL |                             -> VacantEntry<'a, &'static (), ()> {
 LL |     v
    |     ^ returning this value requires that `'new` must outlive `'static`
    |
-   = note: requirement occurs because of the type std::collections::btree_map::VacantEntry<'_, &(), ()>, which makes the generic argument &() invariant
-   = note: the struct std::collections::btree_map::VacantEntry<'a, K, V> is invariant over the parameter K
+   = note: requirement occurs because of the type `std::collections::btree_map::VacantEntry<'_, &(), ()>`, which makes the generic argument `&()` invariant
+   = note: the struct `std::collections::btree_map::VacantEntry<'a, K, V>` is invariant over the parameter `K`
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
 error: lifetime may not live long enough
@@ -194,8 +194,8 @@ LL |                             -> VacantEntry<'a, (), &'static ()> {
 LL |     v
    |     ^ returning this value requires that `'new` must outlive `'static`
    |
-   = note: requirement occurs because of the type std::collections::btree_map::VacantEntry<'_, (), &()>, which makes the generic argument () invariant
-   = note: the struct std::collections::btree_map::VacantEntry<'a, K, V> is invariant over the parameter K
+   = note: requirement occurs because of the type `std::collections::btree_map::VacantEntry<'_, (), &()>`, which makes the generic argument `()` invariant
+   = note: the struct `std::collections::btree_map::VacantEntry<'a, K, V>` is invariant over the parameter `K`
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
 error: aborting due to 16 previous errors
diff --git a/src/test/ui/variance/variance-cell-is-invariant.nll.stderr b/src/test/ui/variance/variance-cell-is-invariant.nll.stderr
index d6a85680141dc..ab5435d1656d2 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/variance/variance-cell-is-invariant.nll.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/variance/variance-cell-is-invariant.nll.stderr
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ LL |     let _: Foo<'long> = c;
    |            ^^^^^^^^^^ type annotation requires that `'short` must outlive `'long`
    |
    = help: consider adding the following bound: `'short: 'long`
-   = note: requirement occurs because of the type Foo<'_>, which makes the generic argument '_ invariant
-   = note: the struct Foo<'a> is invariant over the parameter 'a
+   = note: requirement occurs because of the type `Foo<'_>`, which makes the generic argument `'_` invariant
+   = note: the struct `Foo<'a>` is invariant over the parameter `'a`
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
 error: aborting due to previous error
diff --git a/src/test/ui/variance/variance-use-invariant-struct-1.nll.stderr b/src/test/ui/variance/variance-use-invariant-struct-1.nll.stderr
index f1df2a88b6bab..600b245c1f7fd 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/variance/variance-use-invariant-struct-1.nll.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/variance/variance-use-invariant-struct-1.nll.stderr
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ LL |     v
    |     ^ function was supposed to return data with lifetime `'max` but it is returning data with lifetime `'min`
    |
    = help: consider adding the following bound: `'min: 'max`
-   = note: requirement occurs because of the type SomeStruct<&()>, which makes the generic argument &() invariant
-   = note: the struct SomeStruct<T> is invariant over the parameter T
+   = note: requirement occurs because of the type `SomeStruct<&()>`, which makes the generic argument `&()` invariant
+   = note: the struct `SomeStruct<T>` is invariant over the parameter `T`
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
 error: lifetime may not live long enough
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ LL |     v
    |     ^ function was supposed to return data with lifetime `'max` but it is returning data with lifetime `'min`
    |
    = help: consider adding the following bound: `'min: 'max`
-   = note: requirement occurs because of the type SomeStruct<&()>, which makes the generic argument &() invariant
-   = note: the struct SomeStruct<T> is invariant over the parameter T
+   = note: requirement occurs because of the type `SomeStruct<&()>`, which makes the generic argument `&()` invariant
+   = note: the struct `SomeStruct<T>` is invariant over the parameter `T`
    = help: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/subtyping.html> for more information about variance
 
 error: aborting due to 2 previous errors