diff --git a/blog/content/README.md b/blog/content/README.md
index ef274ea8..0740a220 100644
--- a/blog/content/README.md
+++ b/blog/content/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ This folder contains the content for the _"Writing an OS in Rust"_ blog.
 
 This folder is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, available in [LICENSE-CC-BY-NC](LICENSE-CC-BY-NC) or under <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/>.
 
-All _code examples_ between markdown code blocks denoted by three backticks (`\``) are licensed under either of
+All _code examples_ between markdown code blocks denoted by three backticks (<code>\`\`\`</code>) are licensed under either of
 
 - Apache License, Version 2.0 ([LICENSE-APACHE](../../LICENSE-APACHE) or
   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)