diff --git a/modules/ui/intro/area.js b/modules/ui/intro/area.js
index 158daaee1..d20cee392 100644
--- a/modules/ui/intro/area.js
+++ b/modules/ui/intro/area.js
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ export function uiIntroArea(context, reveal) {
         });
 
         reveal('.entity-editor-pane',
-            helpHtml('intro.areas.describe_playground', { button: icon('#iD-icon-close', 'inline') }),
+            helpHtml('intro.areas.describe_playground', { button: { html: icon('#iD-icon-close', 'inline') } }),
             { duration: 300 }
         );
 
diff --git a/modules/ui/intro/building.js b/modules/ui/intro/building.js
index 0f058d320..9b858f4c4 100644
--- a/modules/ui/intro/building.js
+++ b/modules/ui/intro/building.js
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ export function uiIntroBuilding(context, reveal) {
 
         timeout(function() {
             reveal('.entity-editor-pane',
-                helpHtml('intro.buildings.close', { button: icon('#iD-icon-close', 'inline') })
+                helpHtml('intro.buildings.close', { button: { html: icon('#iD-icon-close', 'inline') } })
             );
         }, 500);
 
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ export function uiIntroBuilding(context, reveal) {
 
         timeout(function() {
             reveal('.entity-editor-pane',
-                helpHtml('intro.buildings.close', { button: icon('#iD-icon-close', 'inline') })
+                helpHtml('intro.buildings.close', { button: { html: icon('#iD-icon-close', 'inline') } })
             );
         }, 500);
 
diff --git a/modules/ui/intro/line.js b/modules/ui/intro/line.js
index b5143bfcc..c0d997574 100644
--- a/modules/ui/intro/line.js
+++ b/modules/ui/intro/line.js
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ export function uiIntroLine(context, reveal) {
 
         timeout(function() {
             reveal('.entity-editor-pane',
-                helpHtml('intro.lines.name_road', { button: icon('#iD-icon-close', 'inline') }),
+                helpHtml('intro.lines.name_road', { button: { html: icon('#iD-icon-close', 'inline') } }),
                 { tooltipClass: 'intro-lines-name_road' }
             );
         }, 500);
diff --git a/modules/ui/intro/point.js b/modules/ui/intro/point.js
index 26804c3bc..dd8918c1b 100644
--- a/modules/ui/intro/point.js
+++ b/modules/ui/intro/point.js
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ export function uiIntroPoint(context, reveal) {
         });
 
         reveal('.entity-editor-pane',
-            helpHtml('intro.points.add_close', { button: icon(href, 'inline') })
+            helpHtml('intro.points.add_close', { button: { html: icon(href, 'inline') } })
         );
 
         function continueTo(nextStep) {
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ export function uiIntroPoint(context, reveal) {
 
         timeout(function() {
             reveal('.entity-editor-pane',
-                helpHtml('intro.points.update_close', { button: icon('#iD-icon-close', 'inline') })
+                helpHtml('intro.points.update_close', { button: { html: icon('#iD-icon-close', 'inline') } })
             );
         }, 500);