diff --git a/docs/writing/documentation.rst b/docs/writing/documentation.rst
index 88e2a18..e122a83 100644
--- a/docs/writing/documentation.rst
+++ b/docs/writing/documentation.rst
@@ -22,20 +22,21 @@ Block comment styling should be used when commenting out multiple lines of code.
     single #.
 
 Inline comments are used for individual lines and should be used sparingly.: ::
+
     An inline comment is a comment on the same line as a statement.  Inline
     comments should be separated by at least two spaces from the statement.
     They should start with a # and a single space.
     Inline comments are unnecessary and in fact distracting if they state
     the obvious.  Don't do this:
         x = x + 1                 # Increment x
-    But sometimes, this is useful:
+    But sometimes, this is useful: ::
         x = x + 1                 # Compensate for border
 
 Doc Strings
 -----------
 PEP 257 is the primary reference for docstrings. (http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0257/)
-There are two types of docstrings, one-line and multi-line.  Their names should be fairly self explanatory.
-One-line docstrings: ::
+|There are two types of docstrings, one-line and multi-line.  Their names should be fairly self explanatory.
+|One-line docstrings: ::
 
     def kos_root():
     """Return the pathname of the KOS root directory."""