diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fef6062a1f..01248ae0ed 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -487,14 +487,15 @@ Options:
           cumbersome to specify on the command line directly.
 
           Examples:
-            lychee --files-from list.txt
-            find . -name '*.md' | lychee --files-from -
-            echo 'README.md' | lychee --files-from -
+
+              lychee --files-from list.txt
+              find . -name '*.md' | lychee --files-from -
+              echo 'README.md' | lychee --files-from -
 
           File Format:
-            Each line should contain one input (file path, URL, or glob pattern).
-            Lines starting with '#' are treated as comments and ignored.
-            Empty lines are also ignored.
+          - Each line should contain one input (file path, URL, or glob pattern).
+          - Lines starting with '#' are treated as comments and ignored.
+          - Empty lines are also ignored.
 
       --generate <GENERATE>
           Generate special output (e.g. the man page) instead of performing link checking
diff --git a/lychee-bin/src/options.rs b/lychee-bin/src/options.rs
index f0891b7663..857c3f6b64 100644
--- a/lychee-bin/src/options.rs
+++ b/lychee-bin/src/options.rs
@@ -398,14 +398,15 @@ This is useful when you have a large number of inputs that would be
 cumbersome to specify on the command line directly.
 
 Examples:
-  lychee --files-from list.txt
-  find . -name '*.md' | lychee --files-from -
-  echo 'README.md' | lychee --files-from -
+
+    lychee --files-from list.txt
+    find . -name '*.md' | lychee --files-from -
+    echo 'README.md' | lychee --files-from -
 
 File Format:
-  Each line should contain one input (file path, URL, or glob pattern).
-  Lines starting with '#' are treated as comments and ignored.
-  Empty lines are also ignored."
+- Each line should contain one input (file path, URL, or glob pattern).
+- Lines starting with '#' are treated as comments and ignored.
+- Empty lines are also ignored."
     )]
     files_from: Option<PathBuf>,