diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3660e07..074e05b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,14 +11,15 @@ Windows (Visual Studio)
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  * Start a Visual Studio command prompt then:
-   $ mkdir build
-   $ cd build
-   $ cmake .. -G "NMake Makefiles"
-   $ nmake
+   * `mkdir build`
+   * `cd build`
+   * `cmake .. -G "NMake Makefiles"`
+   * `nmake`
 
 Linux
 -----
 
-   $ mkdir build
-   $ cmake ..
-   $ make
+   * `mkdir build`
+   * `cd build`
+   * `cmake ..`
+   * `make`