diff --git a/supplementary_style_guide/style_guidelines/formatting.adoc b/supplementary_style_guide/style_guidelines/formatting.adoc
index 2b099958..e6dece94 100644
--- a/supplementary_style_guide/style_guidelines/formatting.adoc
+++ b/supplementary_style_guide/style_guidelines/formatting.adoc
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ To apply formatting in a code block, you must use the `quotes` link:https://docs
 
   [subs="+quotes"]
   ----
-  # *virsh net-list --all*
+  # virsh net-list --all
   ----
  
   [subs="+quotes"]
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Verify that the `libvirt` default network is active and configured to start auto
 
 [subs="+quotes"]
 ----
-# *virsh net-list --all*
+# virsh net-list --all
 ----
 
 [subs="+quotes"]
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ To italicize a user-replaced value in a code block, you must add an attribute to
 
   [subs="+quotes"]
   ----
-  $ *oc describe node __<node_name>__*
+  $ oc describe node __<node_name>__
   ----
 
 This example renders as follows in HTML:
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ This example renders as follows in HTML:
 ====
 [subs="+quotes"]
 ----
-$ *oc describe node __<node_name>__*
+$ oc describe node __<node_name>__
 ----
 ====