diff --git a/src/uu/echo/echo.md b/src/uu/echo/echo.md
index 4330ecd88..f6f6f37ff 100644
--- a/src/uu/echo/echo.md
+++ b/src/uu/echo/echo.md
@@ -12,15 +12,15 @@ Echo the STRING(s) to standard output.
 
 If -e is in effect, the following sequences are recognized:
 
-\\      backslash
-\a      alert (BEL)
-\b      backspace
-\c      produce no further output
-\e      escape
-\f      form feed
-\n      new line
-\r      carriage return
-\t      horizontal tab
-\v      vertical tab
-\0NNN   byte with octal value NNN (1 to 3 digits)
-\xHH    byte with hexadecimal value HH (1 to 2 digits)
\ No newline at end of file
+- `\`       backslash
+- `\a`      alert (BEL)
+- `\b`      backspace
+- `\c`      produce no further output
+- `\e`      escape
+- `\f`      form feed
+- `\n`      new line
+- `\r`      carriage return
+- `\t`      horizontal tab
+- `\v`      vertical tab
+- `\0NNN`   byte with octal value NNN (1 to 3 digits)
+- `\xHH`    byte with hexadecimal value HH (1 to 2 digits)