diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 9e4cddb..5570e85 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ end
 if astronvim.default_colorscheme then
   if not pcall(vim.cmd.colorscheme, astronvim.default_colorscheme) then
     require("astronvim.utils").notify(
-      "Error setting up colorscheme: " .. astronvim.default_colorscheme,
+      ("Error setting up colorscheme: `%s`"):format(astronvim.default_colorscheme),
       vim.log.levels.ERROR
     )
   end
diff --git a/lua/astronvim/lazy.lua b/lua/astronvim/lazy.lua
index 82f3e1d..35dd07a 100644
--- a/lua/astronvim/lazy.lua
+++ b/lua/astronvim/lazy.lua
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ if not vim.loop.fs_stat(lazypath) then
       vim.cmd.bw()
       vim.opt.cmdheight = oldcmdheight
       vim.tbl_map(function(module) pcall(require, module) end, { "nvim-treesitter", "mason" })
-      require("astronvim.utils").notify "Mason is installing packages if configured, check status with :Mason"
+      require("astronvim.utils").notify "Mason is installing packages if configured, check status with `:Mason`"
     end,
   })
 end
diff --git a/lua/astronvim/utils/mason.lua b/lua/astronvim/utils/mason.lua
index 3d08e0e..5cbd0e6 100644
--- a/lua/astronvim/utils/mason.lua
+++ b/lua/astronvim/utils/mason.lua
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 local M = {}
 
 local utils = require "astronvim.utils"
-local notify = utils.notify
 local astroevent = utils.event
+local function mason_notify(msg, type) utils.notify(msg, type, { title = "Mason" }) end
 
 --- Update specified mason packages, or just update the registries if no packages are listed
 ---@param pkg_names? string|string[] The package names as defined in Mason (Not mason-lspconfig or mason-null-ls) if the value is nil then it will just update the registries
@@ -32,34 +32,34 @@ function M.update(pkg_names, auto_install)
     if success then
       local count = #updated_registries
       if vim.tbl_count(pkg_names) == 0 then
-        notify(("Successfully updated %d %s."):format(count, count == 1 and "registry" or "registries"))
+        mason_notify(("Successfully updated %d %s."):format(count, count == 1 and "registry" or "registries"))
       end
       for _, pkg_name in ipairs(pkg_names) do
         local pkg_avail, pkg = pcall(registry.get_package, pkg_name)
         if not pkg_avail then
-          notify(("Mason: %s is not available"):format(pkg_name), vim.log.levels.ERROR)
+          mason_notify(("`%s` is not available"):format(pkg_name), vim.log.levels.ERROR)
         else
           if not pkg:is_installed() then
             if auto_install then
-              notify(("Mason: Installing %s"):format(pkg.name))
+              mason_notify(("Installing `%s`"):format(pkg.name))
               pkg:install()
             else
-              notify(("Mason: %s not installed"):format(pkg.name), vim.log.levels.WARN)
+              mason_notify(("`%s` not installed"):format(pkg.name), vim.log.levels.WARN)
             end
           else
             pkg:check_new_version(function(update_available, version)
               if update_available then
-                notify(("Mason: Updating %s to %s"):format(pkg.name, version.latest_version))
-                pkg:install():on("closed", function() notify(("Mason: Updated %s"):format(pkg.name)) end)
+                mason_notify(("Updating `%s` to %s"):format(pkg.name, version.latest_version))
+                pkg:install():on("closed", function() mason_notify(("Updated %s"):format(pkg.name)) end)
               else
-                notify(("Mason: No updates available for %s"):format(pkg.name))
+                mason_notify(("No updates available for `%s`"):format(pkg.name))
               end
             end)
           end
         end
       end
     else
-      notify(("Failed to update registries: %s"):format(updated_registries), vim.log.levels.ERROR)
+      mason_notify(("Failed to update registries: %s"):format(updated_registries), vim.log.levels.ERROR)
     end
   end))
 end
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ function M.update_all()
     return
   end
 
-  notify "Mason: Checking for package updates..."
+  mason_notify "Checking for package updates..."
   registry.update(vim.schedule_wrap(function(success, updated_registries)
     if success then
       local installed_pkgs = registry.get_installed_packages()
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ function M.update_all()
       local no_pkgs = running == 0
 
       if no_pkgs then
-        notify "Mason: No updates available"
+        mason_notify "No updates available"
         astroevent "MasonUpdateCompleted"
       else
         local updated = false
@@ -88,11 +88,11 @@ function M.update_all()
           pkg:check_new_version(function(update_available, version)
             if update_available then
               updated = true
-              notify(("Mason: Updating %s to %s"):format(pkg.name, version.latest_version))
+              mason_notify(("Updating `%s` to %s"):format(pkg.name, version.latest_version))
               pkg:install():on("closed", function()
                 running = running - 1
                 if running == 0 then
-                  notify "Mason: Update Complete"
+                  mason_notify "Update Complete"
                   astroevent "MasonUpdateCompleted"
                 end
               end)
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ function M.update_all()
               running = running - 1
               if running == 0 then
                 if updated then
-                  notify "Mason: Update Complete"
+                  mason_notify "Update Complete"
                 else
-                  notify "Mason: No updates available"
+                  mason_notify "No updates available"
                 end
                 astroevent "MasonUpdateCompleted"
               end
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ function M.update_all()
         end
       end
     else
-      notify(("Failed to update registries: %s"):format(updated_registries), vim.log.levels.ERROR)
+      mason_notify(("Failed to update registries: %s"):format(updated_registries), vim.log.levels.ERROR)
     end
   end))
 end
diff --git a/lua/astronvim/utils/updater.lua b/lua/astronvim/utils/updater.lua
index 68d84e0..9b5e268 100644
--- a/lua/astronvim/utils/updater.lua
+++ b/lua/astronvim/utils/updater.lua
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ end
 function M.version(quiet)
   local version = astronvim.install.version or git.current_version(false) or "unknown"
   if astronvim.updater.options.channel ~= "stable" then version = ("nightly (%s)"):format(version) end
-  if version and not quiet then notify("Version: " .. version) end
+  if version and not quiet then notify(("Version: *%s*"):format(version)) end
   return version
 end
 
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ function M.update_available(opts)
   -- if the git command is not available, then throw an error
   if not git.available() then
     notify(
-      "git command is not available, please verify it is accessible in a command line. This may be an issue with your PATH",
+      "`git` command is not available, please verify it is accessible in a command line. This may be an issue with your `PATH`",
       vim.log.levels.ERROR
     )
     return
diff --git a/lua/plugins/neo-tree.lua b/lua/plugins/neo-tree.lua
index e48e499..518badf 100644
--- a/lua/plugins/neo-tree.lua
+++ b/lua/plugins/neo-tree.lua
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ return {
           vim.api.nvim_echo(messages, false, {})
           local result = results[vim.fn.getcharstr()]
           if result and result.val and result.val ~= "" then
-            vim.notify("Copied: " .. result.val)
+            utils.notify(("Copied: `%s`"):format(result.val))
             vim.fn.setreg("+", result.val)
           end
         end,