diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5a5d813..ce37f2b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ USAGE
 
 It's a filter, you use it in your html like this:
 
-    ```<div ng-bind-html="oldText|diff:newText"></div>```
+    <div ng-bind-html="oldText|diff:newText"></div>
 
 This will show the diff between ```oldText``` and ```newText```
 
-Note that the filter returns html with '''&lt;ins&gt;''' and '''&lt;del&gt;''' tags, so in order to
+Note that the filter returns html with ```<ins>``` and ```<del>``` tags, so in order to
 display it you have to use ng-bind-html.
 
 Here's a demo, that's worth more than a thousand words: