diff --git a/src/libcore/core.rc b/src/libcore/core.rc
index 4d3384e71490..cd61222f69f9 100644
--- a/src/libcore/core.rc
+++ b/src/libcore/core.rc
@@ -13,13 +13,15 @@
     "The core library provides functionality that is closely tied to \
      the Rust built-in types and runtime services, or that is used in nearly \
      every non-trivial program.\
-     \
+     \n\n\
      The core library is linked by default to all crates and the contents \
      imported. The effect is as though the user had written the following: \
-     \
-     > use core; \
-     > import core::*; \
-     \
+     \n\n\
+     ~~~\n\
+     use core; \n\
+     import core::*;\n\
+     ~~~\n\
+     \n\
      This behavior can be disabled with the `--no-core` compiler flag."
 )];