diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ceec4f4f8..46b08bd55 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ to `_config.yml`,  and substitute `jekyll serve --incremental`
 # News Posts
 Located in `services/m=news/archives/`
 Use the latest as an example. They are indexed automatically based on their file name.
-> <pre> ---
+> <pre>---
 > title: Title
 > tags: news
 > layout: newspost
@@ -41,4 +41,4 @@ Use the latest as an example. They are indexed automatically based on their file
 > date: 2021-07-26 00:00:00 +0000
 > authors: Name
 > ---</pre>
-there is an optional `promo_image` tag to specify a homepage image for the post.
\ No newline at end of file
+there is an optional `promo_image` tag to specify a homepage image for the post.