diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/cm.py b/lib/matplotlib/cm.py
index 1c07e9eaf13d..a2b0a75816d4 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/cm.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/cm.py
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ def register(self, cmap, *, name=None, force=False):
         name : str, optional
             The name for the colormap. If not given, ``cmap.name`` is used.
 
-        force: bool, default: False
+        force : bool, default: False
             If False, a ValueError is raised if trying to overwrite an already
             registered name. True supports overwriting registered colormaps
             other than the builtin colormaps.
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/colors.py b/lib/matplotlib/colors.py
index 6d126e6725fb..9c6a9e0046ac 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/colors.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/colors.py
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ def to_hex(c, keep_alpha=False):
     ----------
     c : :doc:`color </tutorials/colors/colors>` or `numpy.ma.masked`
 
-    keep_alpha: bool, default: False
+    keep_alpha : bool, default: False
       If False, use the ``#rrggbb`` format, otherwise use ``#rrggbbaa``.
 
     Returns
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/figure.py b/lib/matplotlib/figure.py
index 974e46d6e4b3..bd6e99de0350 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/figure.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/figure.py
@@ -2330,11 +2330,11 @@ def set_layout_engine(self, layout=None, **kwargs):
 
         Parameters
         ----------
-        layout: {'constrained', 'tight'} or `~.LayoutEngine`
+        layout : {'constrained', 'tight'} or `~.LayoutEngine`
             'constrained' will use `~.ConstrainedLayoutEngine`, 'tight' will
             use `~.TightLayoutEngine`.  Users and libraries can define their
             own layout engines as well.
-        kwargs: dict
+        kwargs : dict
             The keyword arguments are passed to the layout engine to set things
             like padding and margin sizes.  Only used if *layout* is a string.
         """
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/patches.py b/lib/matplotlib/patches.py
index fd81dbb591c1..9bfe41e2fa7c 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/patches.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/patches.py
@@ -1394,13 +1394,13 @@ def set_data(self, *, x=None, y=None, dx=None, dy=None, width=None,
         dx, dy : float or None, default: None
             The length of the arrow along x and y direction.
 
-        width: float or None, default: None
+        width : float or None, default: None
             Width of full arrow tail.
 
-        head_width: float or None, default: None
+        head_width : float or None, default: None
             Total width of the full arrow head.
 
-        head_length: float or None, default: None
+        head_length : float or None, default: None
             Length of arrow head.
         """
         if x is not None:
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/widgets.py b/lib/matplotlib/widgets.py
index bee2bd533a3a..da5b40a5ef28 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/widgets.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/widgets.py
@@ -1691,7 +1691,7 @@ class MultiCursor(Widget):
     horizOn : bool, default: False
         Whether to draw the horizontal line.
 
-    vertOn: bool, default: True
+    vertOn : bool, default: True
         Whether to draw the vertical line.
 
     Other Parameters