diff --git a/src/js/_enqueues/wp/updates.js b/src/js/_enqueues/wp/updates.js
index 402afaf585..f4d3472f84 100644
--- a/src/js/_enqueues/wp/updates.js
+++ b/src/js/_enqueues/wp/updates.js
@@ -2580,8 +2580,8 @@
 				var $subTitle    = $( '<span />' ).addClass( 'subtitle' ).html(
 					sprintf(
 						/* translators: %s: Search query. */
-						__( 'Search results for &#8220;%s&#8221;' ),
-						_.escape( data.s )
+						__( 'Search results for: %s' ),
+						'<strong>' + _.escape( data.s ) + '</strong>'
 					) ),
 					$oldSubTitle = $( '.wrap .subtitle' );
 
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/edit-comments.php b/src/wp-admin/edit-comments.php
index 0dde8df01a..b7aec5d1de 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/edit-comments.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/edit-comments.php
@@ -232,8 +232,8 @@ if ( isset( $_REQUEST['s'] ) && strlen( $_REQUEST['s'] ) ) {
 	echo '<span class="subtitle">';
 	printf(
 		/* translators: %s: Search query. */
-		__( 'Search results for &#8220;%s&#8221;' ),
-		wp_html_excerpt( esc_html( wp_unslash( $_REQUEST['s'] ) ), 50, '&hellip;' )
+		__( 'Search results for: %s' ),
+		'<strong>' . wp_html_excerpt( esc_html( wp_unslash( $_REQUEST['s'] ) ), 50, '&hellip;' . '</strong>' )
 	);
 	echo '</span>';
 }
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/edit-tags.php b/src/wp-admin/edit-tags.php
index cb1ac29fdb..9408f21eba 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/edit-tags.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/edit-tags.php
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ if ( is_plugin_active( 'wpcat2tag-importer/wpcat2tag-importer.php' ) ) {
 <?php
 if ( isset( $_REQUEST['s'] ) && strlen( $_REQUEST['s'] ) ) {
 	/* translators: %s: Search query. */
-	printf( '<span class="subtitle">' . __( 'Search results for &#8220;%s&#8221;' ) . '</span>', esc_html( wp_unslash( $_REQUEST['s'] ) ) );
+	printf( '<span class="subtitle">' . __( 'Search results for: %s' ) . '</span>', '<strong>' . esc_html( wp_unslash( $_REQUEST['s'] ) ) . '</strong>' );
 }
 ?>
 
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/edit.php b/src/wp-admin/edit.php
index 40bc41c512..75d4773641 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/edit.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/edit.php
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ if ( current_user_can( $post_type_object->cap->create_posts ) ) {
 
 if ( isset( $_REQUEST['s'] ) && strlen( $_REQUEST['s'] ) ) {
 	/* translators: %s: Search query. */
-	printf( ' <span class="subtitle">' . __( 'Search results for &#8220;%s&#8221;' ) . '</span>', get_search_query() );
+	printf( ' <span class="subtitle">' . __( 'Search results for: %s' ) . '</span>', '<strong>' . get_search_query() . '</strong>' );
 }
 ?>
 
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugins-list-table.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugins-list-table.php
index 5a1f682455..b1917bac31 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugins-list-table.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugins-list-table.php
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ class WP_Plugins_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
 			$s = esc_html( wp_unslash( $_REQUEST['s'] ) );
 
 			/* translators: %s: Plugin search term. */
-			printf( __( 'No plugins found for &#8220;%s&#8221;.' ), $s );
+			printf( __( 'No plugins found for: %s.' ), '<strong>' . $s . '</strong>' );
 
 			// We assume that somebody who can install plugins in multisite is experienced enough to not need this helper link.
 			if ( ! is_multisite() && current_user_can( 'install_plugins' ) ) {
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/link-manager.php b/src/wp-admin/link-manager.php
index de57d2cf0d..4aa4d29260 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/link-manager.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/link-manager.php
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ echo esc_html( $title );
 <?php
 if ( isset( $_REQUEST['s'] ) && strlen( $_REQUEST['s'] ) ) {
 	/* translators: %s: Search query. */
-	printf( '<span class="subtitle">' . __( 'Search results for &#8220;%s&#8221;' ) . '</span>', esc_html( wp_unslash( $_REQUEST['s'] ) ) );
+	printf( '<span class="subtitle">' . __( 'Search results for: %s' ) . '</span>', '<strong>' . esc_html( wp_unslash( $_REQUEST['s'] ) ) . '</strong>' );
 }
 ?>
 
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/network/sites.php b/src/wp-admin/network/sites.php
index 5b081c2833..7c6fa7e9b8 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/network/sites.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/network/sites.php
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/admin-header.php';
 <?php
 if ( isset( $_REQUEST['s'] ) && strlen( $_REQUEST['s'] ) ) {
 	/* translators: %s: Search query. */
-	printf( '<span class="subtitle">' . __( 'Search results for &#8220;%s&#8221;' ) . '</span>', esc_html( $s ) );
+	printf( '<span class="subtitle">' . __( 'Search results for: %s' ) . '</span>', '<strong>' . esc_html( $s ) . '</strong>' );
 }
 ?>
 
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/network/themes.php b/src/wp-admin/network/themes.php
index 84fbdf3106..6f335e7311 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/network/themes.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/network/themes.php
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/admin-header.php';
 <?php
 if ( isset( $_REQUEST['s'] ) && strlen( $_REQUEST['s'] ) ) {
 	/* translators: %s: Search query. */
-	printf( '<span class="subtitle">' . __( 'Search results for &#8220;%s&#8221;' ) . '</span>', esc_html( $s ) );
+	printf( '<span class="subtitle">' . __( 'Search results for: %s' ) . '</span>', '<strong>' . esc_html( $s ) . '</strong>' );
 }
 ?>
 
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/network/users.php b/src/wp-admin/network/users.php
index 4b103fc0bc..fe7fe0d61d 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/network/users.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/network/users.php
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ if ( isset( $_REQUEST['updated'] ) && 'true' == $_REQUEST['updated'] && ! empty(
 
 	if ( strlen( $usersearch ) ) {
 		/* translators: %s: Search query. */
-		printf( '<span class="subtitle">' . __( 'Search results for &#8220;%s&#8221;' ) . '</span>', esc_html( $usersearch ) );
+		printf( '<span class="subtitle">' . __( 'Search results for: %s' ) . '</span>', '<strong>' . esc_html( $usersearch ) . '</strong>' );
 	}
 	?>
 
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/plugins.php b/src/wp-admin/plugins.php
index 96d0b2cba9..1edfdab85e 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/plugins.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/plugins.php
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ if ( ( ! is_multisite() || is_network_admin() ) && current_user_can( 'install_pl
 
 if ( strlen( $s ) ) {
 	/* translators: %s: Search query. */
-	printf( '<span class="subtitle">' . __( 'Search results for &#8220;%s&#8221;' ) . '</span>', esc_html( urldecode( $s ) ) );
+	printf( '<span class="subtitle">' . __( 'Search results for: %s' ) . '</span>', '<strong>' . esc_html( urldecode( $s ) ) . '</strong>' );
 }
 ?>
 
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/upload.php b/src/wp-admin/upload.php
index 2eb29da17d..08129a23bc 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/upload.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/upload.php
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ if ( current_user_can( 'upload_files' ) ) {
 
 if ( isset( $_REQUEST['s'] ) && strlen( $_REQUEST['s'] ) ) {
 	/* translators: %s: Search query. */
-	printf( '<span class="subtitle">' . __( 'Search results for &#8220;%s&#8221;' ) . '</span>', get_search_query() );
+	printf( '<span class="subtitle">' . __( 'Search results for: %s' ) . '</span>', '<strong>' . get_search_query() . '</strong>' );
 }
 ?>
 
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/users.php b/src/wp-admin/users.php
index 786e7e29a2..1ff91ec595 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/users.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/users.php
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ switch ( $wp_list_table->current_action() ) {
 
 if ( strlen( $usersearch ) ) {
 	/* translators: %s: Search query. */
-	printf( '<span class="subtitle">' . __( 'Search results for &#8220;%s&#8221;' ) . '</span>', esc_html( $usersearch ) );
+	printf( '<span class="subtitle">' . __( 'Search results for: %s' ) . '</span>', '<strong>' . esc_html( $usersearch ) . '</strong>' );
 }
 ?>