diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 60db80cd..d3a9346c 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -240,13 +240,13 @@ header-only library so it doesn't provide any linkage options.
 Quick build
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-You can download and install fmt using the [vcpkg](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg) dependency manager:
+You can download and install fmt using the [vcpkg](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg) dependency manager::
 
-    git clone https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg.git
-    cd vcpkg
-    ./bootstrap-vcpkg.sh
-    ./vcpkg integrate install
-    vcpkg install fmt
+    $ git clone https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg.git
+    $ cd vcpkg
+    $ ./bootstrap-vcpkg.sh
+    $ ./vcpkg integrate install
+    $ ./vcpkg install fmt
 
 The fmt port in vcpkg is kept up to date by Microsoft team members and community contributors. If the version is out of date, please [create an issue or pull request](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg) on the vcpkg repository.