diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7417d7c0..ebfd04d5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -421,11 +421,11 @@ to use (and to be thread-safe), you should simply require it first:
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     <td>File Extension</td>
-    <td><pre>.haml</pre></td>
+    <td><tt>.haml</tt></td>
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     <td>Example</td>
-    <td><pre>haml :index, :format => :html5</pre></td>
+    <td><tt>haml :index, :format => :html5</tt></td>
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