diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 14ef6d1a..b94ec57f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -328,11 +328,11 @@ could express the slice in a couple ways:
 
 ```bash
 $ cat table.txt
-  We want to skip this header
-      col1       col2
-      foo        1
-      bar        1
-  We also want to skip this footer
+      ### We want to skip this header ###
+          col1       col2
+          foo        1
+          bar        1
+      ### We want to skip this footer ###
 $ cat table.txt | jc 1:-1 --asciitable
 [{"col1":"foo","col2":"1"},{"col1":"bar","col2":"1"}]
 $ cat table.txt | jc 1:4 --asciitable
diff --git a/templates/readme_template b/templates/readme_template
index 8cc7d4d9..634e5714 100644
--- a/templates/readme_template
+++ b/templates/readme_template
@@ -190,11 +190,11 @@ could express the slice in a couple ways:
 
 ```bash
 $ cat table.txt
-  We want to skip this header
-      col1       col2
-      foo        1
-      bar        1
-  We also want to skip this footer
+      ### We want to skip this header ###
+          col1       col2
+          foo        1
+          bar        1
+      ### We want to skip this footer ###
 $ cat table.txt | jc 1:-1 --asciitable
 [{"col1":"foo","col2":"1"},{"col1":"bar","col2":"1"}]
 $ cat table.txt | jc 1:4 --asciitable