diff --git a/src/uu/cksum/cksum.md b/src/uu/cksum/cksum.md
index b613d4d43..c54132ef5 100644
--- a/src/uu/cksum/cksum.md
+++ b/src/uu/cksum/cksum.md
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@ Print CRC and size for each file
 
 DIGEST determines the digest algorithm and default output format:
 
--a=sysv:    (equivalent to sum -s)
--a=bsd:     (equivalent to sum -r)
--a=crc:     (equivalent to cksum)
--a=md5:     (equivalent to md5sum)
--a=sha1:    (equivalent to sha1sum)
--a=sha224:  (equivalent to sha224sum)
--a=sha256:  (equivalent to sha256sum)
--a=sha384:  (equivalent to sha384sum)
--a=sha512:  (equivalent to sha512sum)
--a=blake2b: (equivalent to b2sum)
--a=sm3:     (only available through cksum)
+- `-a=sysv`:    (equivalent to sum -s)
+- `-a=bsd`:     (equivalent to sum -r)
+- `-a=crc`:     (equivalent to cksum)
+- `-a=md5`:     (equivalent to md5sum)
+- `-a=sha1`:    (equivalent to sha1sum)
+- `-a=sha224`:  (equivalent to sha224sum)
+- `-a=sha256`:  (equivalent to sha256sum)
+- `-a=sha384`:  (equivalent to sha384sum)
+- `-a=sha512`:  (equivalent to sha512sum)
+- `-a=blake2b`: (equivalent to b2sum)
+- `-a=sm3`:     (only available through cksum)