diff --git a/README.asciidoc b/README.asciidoc
index ae0ab7b2..dee502f7 100644
--- a/README.asciidoc
+++ b/README.asciidoc
@@ -945,9 +945,9 @@ general highlighters are:
        <option_name>.
  * `show_matching`: highlight matching char of the character under the selections
        cursor using `MatchingChar` face.
- * `number_lines <-relative> <-hlcursor>`: show line numbers. The -relative switch
-       will show line numbers to main cursor line, the -hlcursor switch will
-       highlight the cursor line with a separate face..
+ * `number_lines \<-relative> \<-hlcursor>`: show line numbers. The -relative switch
+       will show line numbers relative to the main cursor line, the -hlcursor switch will
+       highlight the cursor line with a separate face.
  * `fill <face>`: fill using given face, mostly useful with <<regions-highlighters,Regions highlighters>>
 
 Highlighting Groups