diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f7b52635..09117178 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -62,13 +62,13 @@ fn main() {
 ```
 
 Install `cargo apk` for building, running and debugging your application:
-```sh
-cargo install cargo-apk
+```console
+$ cargo install cargo-apk
 ```
 
 We can now directly execute our `Hello World` application on a real connected device or an emulator:
-```sh
-cargo apk run
+```console
+$ cargo apk run
 ```
 
 ## Logging and stdout
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ Stdout is redirected to the android log api when using `ndk-glue`. Any logger th
 stdout, like `println!`, should therefore work.
 
 Use can filter the output in logcat
-```
-adb logcat RustStdoutStderr:D *:S
+```console
+$ adb logcat RustStdoutStderr:D *:S
 ```
 
 ### Android logger
diff --git a/cargo-apk/README.md b/cargo-apk/README.md
index 0408eb0f..d38101db 100644
--- a/cargo-apk/README.md
+++ b/cargo-apk/README.md
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ Tool for creating Android packages.
 ## Installation
 
 From crates.io:
-```
-cargo install cargo-apk
+```console
+$ cargo install cargo-apk
 ```
 
 From source:
-```
-cargo install --path .
+```console
+$ cargo install --path .
 ```
 
 ## Commands
diff --git a/ndk-examples/README.md b/ndk-examples/README.md
index 7f649e5c..c4eec76b 100644
--- a/ndk-examples/README.md
+++ b/ndk-examples/README.md
@@ -5,22 +5,22 @@ Collection of examples showing different parts of the libraries.
 ## Examples
 
 In order to see logs of the sample apps execute in a console:
-```
-adb logcat RustStdoutStderr:D '*:S'
+```console
+$ adb logcat RustStdoutStderr:D '*:S'
 ```
 
 ### hello_world
 
 Prints `hello world` in the console
 
-```
-cargo apk build --example hello_world
+```console
+$ cargo apk build --example hello_world
 ```
 
 ### jni_audio
 
 Prints output audio devices in the console
 
-```
-cargo apk run --example jni_audio
+```console
+$ cargo apk run --example jni_audio
 ```