diff --git a/compiler/docgen.nim b/compiler/docgen.nim
index 54066587b780..b4c4baa2b673 100644
--- a/compiler/docgen.nim
+++ b/compiler/docgen.nim
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ proc toLangSymbol(k: TSymKind, n: PNode, baseName: string): LangSymbol =
     if genNode != nil:
       var literal = ""
       var r: TSrcGen = initTokRender(genNode, {renderNoBody, renderNoComments,
-        renderNoPragmas, renderNoProcDefs, renderExpandUsing})
+        renderNoPragmas, renderNoProcDefs, renderExpandUsing, renderNoPostfix})
       var kind = tkEof
       while true:
         getNextTok(r, kind, literal)
@@ -1099,10 +1099,10 @@ proc genItem(d: PDoc, n, nameNode: PNode, k: TSymKind, docFlags: DocFlags, nonEx
                priority = symbolPriority(k), info = lineinfo,
                module = addRstFileIndex(d, FileIndex d.module.position))
 
-  let renderFlags =
-    if nonExports: {renderNoBody, renderNoComments, renderDocComments, renderSyms,
-      renderExpandUsing, renderNonExportedFields}
-    else: {renderNoBody, renderNoComments, renderDocComments, renderSyms, renderExpandUsing}
+  var renderFlags = {renderNoBody, renderNoComments, renderDocComments,
+    renderSyms, renderExpandUsing, renderNoPostfix}
+  if nonExports:
+    renderFlags.incl renderNonExportedFields
   nodeToHighlightedHtml(d, n, result, renderFlags, symbolOrIdEnc)
 
   let seeSrc = genSeeSrc(d, toFullPath(d.conf, n.info), n.info.line.int)
@@ -1167,7 +1167,8 @@ proc genJsonItem(d: PDoc, n, nameNode: PNode, k: TSymKind, nonExports = false):
     name = getNameEsc(d, nameNode)
     comm = genRecComment(d, n)
     r: TSrcGen
-    renderFlags = {renderNoBody, renderNoComments, renderDocComments, renderExpandUsing}
+    renderFlags = {renderNoBody, renderNoComments, renderDocComments,
+      renderExpandUsing, renderNoPostfix}
   if nonExports:
     renderFlags.incl renderNonExportedFields
   r = initTokRender(n, renderFlags)
diff --git a/nimdoc/extlinks/project/expected/main.html b/nimdoc/extlinks/project/expected/main.html
index bb80b551d6d5..1a58ea2ac7b0 100644
--- a/nimdoc/extlinks/project/expected/main.html
+++ b/nimdoc/extlinks/project/expected/main.html
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#6">Imports</a></h1>
   <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#7">Types</a></h1>
   <dl class="item">
     <div id="A">
-  <dt><pre><a href="main.html#A"><span class="Identifier">A</span></a><span class="Operator">*</span> <span class="Other">=</span> <span class="Keyword">object</span>
+  <dt><pre><a href="main.html#A"><span class="Identifier">A</span></a> <span class="Other">=</span> <span class="Keyword">object</span>
   </pre></dt>
   <dd>
     
diff --git a/nimdoc/extlinks/project/expected/sub/submodule.html b/nimdoc/extlinks/project/expected/sub/submodule.html
index f30123eeefe9..60887ae37ad3 100644
--- a/nimdoc/extlinks/project/expected/sub/submodule.html
+++ b/nimdoc/extlinks/project/expected/sub/submodule.html
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ <h1 class="title">nimdoc/extlinks/project/sub/submodule</h1>
   <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#7">Types</a></h1>
   <dl class="item">
     <div id="submoduleInt">
-  <dt><pre><a href="submodule.html#submoduleInt"><span class="Identifier">submoduleInt</span></a><span class="Operator">*</span> <span class="Other">=</span> <span class="Keyword">distinct</span> <span class="Identifier">int</span></pre></dt>
+  <dt><pre><a href="submodule.html#submoduleInt"><span class="Identifier">submoduleInt</span></a> <span class="Other">=</span> <span class="Keyword">distinct</span> <span class="Identifier">int</span></pre></dt>
   <dd>
     
     
diff --git a/nimdoc/testproject/expected/subdir/subdir_b/utils.html b/nimdoc/testproject/expected/subdir/subdir_b/utils.html
index b1c0f4e3ed92..ba9512d5a9d7 100644
--- a/nimdoc/testproject/expected/subdir/subdir_b/utils.html
+++ b/nimdoc/testproject/expected/subdir/subdir_b/utils.html
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ <h2><a class="toc-backref" id="pandoc-markdown-symbols-documentation" href="#pan
   <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#7">Types</a></h1>
   <dl class="item">
     <div id="G">
-  <dt><pre><a href="utils.html#G"><span class="Identifier">G</span></a><span class="Operator">*</span><span class="Other">[</span><span class="Identifier">T</span><span class="Other">]</span> <span class="Other">=</span> <span class="Keyword">object</span>
+  <dt><pre><a href="utils.html#G"><span class="Identifier">G</span></a><span class="Other">[</span><span class="Identifier">T</span><span class="Other">]</span> <span class="Other">=</span> <span class="Keyword">object</span>
   </pre></dt>
   <dd>
     
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#7">Types</a></h1>
   </dd>
 </div>
 <div id="SomeType">
-  <dt><pre><a href="utils.html#SomeType"><span class="Identifier">SomeType</span></a><span class="Operator">*</span> <span class="Other">=</span> <span class="Keyword">enum</span>
+  <dt><pre><a href="utils.html#SomeType"><span class="Identifier">SomeType</span></a> <span class="Other">=</span> <span class="Keyword">enum</span>
   <span class="Identifier">enumValueA</span><span class="Other">,</span> <span class="Identifier">enumValueB</span><span class="Other">,</span> <span class="Identifier">enumValueC</span></pre></dt>
   <dd>
     
diff --git a/nimdoc/testproject/expected/testproject.html b/nimdoc/testproject/expected/testproject.html
index 6486b5581aa6..48c8e86ab176 100644
--- a/nimdoc/testproject/expected/testproject.html
+++ b/nimdoc/testproject/expected/testproject.html
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#6">Imports</a></h1>
   <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#7">Types</a></h1>
   <dl class="item">
     <div id="A">
-  <dt><pre><a href="testproject.html#A"><span class="Identifier">A</span></a><span class="Operator">*</span> {.<span class="Identifier">inject</span>.} <span class="Other">=</span> <span class="Keyword">enum</span>
+  <dt><pre><a href="testproject.html#A"><span class="Identifier">A</span></a> {.<span class="Identifier">inject</span>.} <span class="Other">=</span> <span class="Keyword">enum</span>
   <span class="Identifier">aA</span></pre></dt>
   <dd>
     
@@ -377,10 +377,10 @@ <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#7">Types</a></h1>
   </dd>
 </div>
 <div id="AnotherObject">
-  <dt><pre><a href="testproject.html#AnotherObject"><span class="Identifier">AnotherObject</span></a><span class="Operator">*</span> <span class="Other">=</span> <span class="Keyword">object</span>
-  <span class="Keyword">case</span> <span class="Identifier">x</span><span class="Operator">*</span><span class="Other">:</span> <span class="Identifier">bool</span>
+  <dt><pre><a href="testproject.html#AnotherObject"><span class="Identifier">AnotherObject</span></a> <span class="Other">=</span> <span class="Keyword">object</span>
+  <span class="Keyword">case</span> <span class="Identifier">x</span><span class="Other">:</span> <span class="Identifier">bool</span>
   <span class="Keyword">of</span> <span class="Identifier">true</span><span class="Other">:</span>
-      <span class="Identifier">y</span><span class="Operator">*</span><span class="Other">:</span> <span class="Keyword">proc</span> <span class="Other">(</span><span class="Identifier">x</span><span class="Other">:</span> <span class="Identifier">string</span><span class="Other">)</span>
+      <span class="Identifier">y</span><span class="Other">:</span> <span class="Keyword">proc</span> <span class="Other">(</span><span class="Identifier">x</span><span class="Other">:</span> <span class="Identifier">string</span><span class="Other">)</span>
 
   <span class="Keyword">of</span> <span class="Identifier">false</span><span class="Other">:</span>
     
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#7">Types</a></h1>
   </dd>
 </div>
 <div id="B">
-  <dt><pre><a href="testproject.html#B"><span class="Identifier">B</span></a><span class="Operator">*</span> {.<span class="Identifier">inject</span>.} <span class="Other">=</span> <span class="Keyword">enum</span>
+  <dt><pre><a href="testproject.html#B"><span class="Identifier">B</span></a> {.<span class="Identifier">inject</span>.} <span class="Other">=</span> <span class="Keyword">enum</span>
   <span class="Identifier">bB</span></pre></dt>
   <dd>
     
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#7">Types</a></h1>
   </dd>
 </div>
 <div id="Foo">
-  <dt><pre><a href="testproject.html#Foo"><span class="Identifier">Foo</span></a><span class="Operator">*</span> <span class="Other">=</span> <span class="Keyword">enum</span>
+  <dt><pre><a href="testproject.html#Foo"><span class="Identifier">Foo</span></a> <span class="Other">=</span> <span class="Keyword">enum</span>
   <span class="Identifier">enumValueA2</span></pre></dt>
   <dd>
     
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#7">Types</a></h1>
   </dd>
 </div>
 <div id="FooBuzz">
-  <dt><pre><a href="testproject.html#FooBuzz"><span class="Identifier">FooBuzz</span></a><span class="Operator">*</span> {.<span><span class="Other pragmadots">...</span></span><span class="pragmawrap"><span class="Identifier">deprecated</span><span class="Other">:</span> <span class="StringLit">&quot;FooBuzz msg&quot;</span></span>.} <span class="Other">=</span> <span class="Identifier">int</span></pre></dt>
+  <dt><pre><a href="testproject.html#FooBuzz"><span class="Identifier">FooBuzz</span></a> {.<span><span class="Other pragmadots">...</span></span><span class="pragmawrap"><span class="Identifier">deprecated</span><span class="Other">:</span> <span class="StringLit">&quot;FooBuzz msg&quot;</span></span>.} <span class="Other">=</span> <span class="Identifier">int</span></pre></dt>
   <dd>
     <div class="deprecation-message">
   <b>Deprecated:</b> FooBuzz msg
@@ -421,9 +421,9 @@ <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#7">Types</a></h1>
   </dd>
 </div>
 <div id="MyObject">
-  <dt><pre><a href="testproject.html#MyObject"><span class="Identifier">MyObject</span></a><span class="Operator">*</span> <span class="Other">=</span> <span class="Keyword">object</span>
-  <span class="Identifier">someString</span><span class="Operator">*</span><span class="Other">:</span> <span class="Identifier">string</span>        <span class="Comment">## This is a string</span>
-  <span class="Identifier">annotated</span><span class="Operator">*</span> {.<span class="Identifier">somePragma</span>.}<span class="Other">:</span> <span class="Identifier">string</span> <span class="Comment">## This is an annotated string</span>
+  <dt><pre><a href="testproject.html#MyObject"><span class="Identifier">MyObject</span></a> <span class="Other">=</span> <span class="Keyword">object</span>
+  <span class="Identifier">someString</span><span class="Other">:</span> <span class="Identifier">string</span>         <span class="Comment">## This is a string</span>
+  <span class="Identifier">annotated</span> {.<span class="Identifier">somePragma</span>.}<span class="Other">:</span> <span class="Identifier">string</span> <span class="Comment">## This is an annotated string</span>
   </pre></dt>
   <dd>
     
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#7">Types</a></h1>
   </dd>
 </div>
 <div id="Shapes">
-  <dt><pre><a href="testproject.html#Shapes"><span class="Identifier">Shapes</span></a><span class="Operator">*</span> <span class="Other">=</span> <span class="Keyword">enum</span>
+  <dt><pre><a href="testproject.html#Shapes"><span class="Identifier">Shapes</span></a> <span class="Other">=</span> <span class="Keyword">enum</span>
   <span class="Identifier">Circle</span><span class="Other">,</span>                   <span class="Comment">## A circle</span>
   <span class="Identifier">Triangle</span><span class="Other">,</span>                 <span class="Comment">## A three-sided shape</span>
   <span class="Identifier">Rectangle</span>                  <span class="Comment">## A four-sided shape</span></pre></dt>
@@ -443,8 +443,8 @@ <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#7">Types</a></h1>
   </dd>
 </div>
 <div id="T19396">
-  <dt><pre><a href="testproject.html#T19396"><span class="Identifier">T19396</span></a><span class="Operator">*</span> <span class="Other">=</span> <span class="Keyword">object</span>
-  <span class="Identifier">a</span><span class="Operator">*</span><span class="Other">:</span> <span class="Identifier">int</span>
+  <dt><pre><a href="testproject.html#T19396"><span class="Identifier">T19396</span></a> <span class="Other">=</span> <span class="Keyword">object</span>
+  <span class="Identifier">a</span><span class="Other">:</span> <span class="Identifier">int</span>
   </pre></dt>
   <dd>