diff --git a/Language/Structure/Compound Operators/increment.adoc b/Language/Structure/Compound Operators/increment.adoc
index b9dd49b7b..7419f1ff6 100644
--- a/Language/Structure/Compound Operators/increment.adoc	
+++ b/Language/Structure/Compound Operators/increment.adoc	
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ Increments the value of a variable by 1.
 
 [float]
 === Syntax
-`x++;  // increment x by one and returns the old value of x` +
-`++x;  // increment x by one and returns the new value of x`
+`x{plus}{plus};  // increment x by one and returns the old value of x` +
+`{plus}{plus}x;  // increment x by one and returns the new value of x`
 
 
 [float]