diff --git a/contributing/documentation/standards.rst b/contributing/documentation/standards.rst
index 821252113bf..a46dea693a5 100644
--- a/contributing/documentation/standards.rst
+++ b/contributing/documentation/standards.rst
@@ -85,10 +85,10 @@ Files and Directories
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 * When referencing directories, always add a trailing slash to avoid confusions
-  with regular files (e.g. *"execute the ``console`` script located at the ``app/``
-  directory"*).
+  with regular files (e.g. "execute the ``console`` script located at the ``app/``
+  directory").
 * When referencing file extensions explicitly, you should include a leading dot
-  for every extension (e.g. "*XML files use the ``.xml`` extension*").
+  for every extension (e.g. "XML files use the ``.xml`` extension").
 * When you list a Symfony file/directory hierarchy, use ``your-project/`` as the
   top level directory. E.g.
 
diff --git a/cookbook/configuration/override_dir_structure.rst b/cookbook/configuration/override_dir_structure.rst
index b3d73241b93..b8144809085 100644
--- a/cookbook/configuration/override_dir_structure.rst
+++ b/cookbook/configuration/override_dir_structure.rst
@@ -10,18 +10,19 @@ directory structure is:
 
 .. code-block:: text
 
-    app/
-        cache/
-        config/
-        logs/
-        ...
-    src/
-        ...
-    vendor/
-        ...
-    web/
-        app.php
-        ...
+    your-project/
+    ├─ app/
+    |  ├─ cache/
+    |  ├─ config/
+    |  ├─ logs/
+    |  └─ ...
+    ├─ src/
+    |  └─ ...
+    ├─ vendor/
+    |  └─ ...
+    └─ web/
+       ├─ app.php
+       └─ ...
 
 .. _override-cache-dir:
 
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ may need to modify the paths inside these files::
 You also need to change the ``extra.symfony-web-dir`` option in the ``composer.json``
 file:
 
-.. code-block:: json
+.. code-block:: javascript
 
     {
         ...