diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cc6ab5c..eedccd0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -123,13 +123,13 @@ ENVIRONMENT:
 
 ## Environment Variables
 
-The edit command respects your preferred editor. You can set this in your ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc:
+The edit command respects your preferred editor. You can set this in your `~/.bashrc` or `~/.zshrc`:
 
 ```bash
 export EDITOR='emacs'
 ```
 
-Alternative sites-available and sites-enabled directories can be configured using the following
+Alternative `sites-available` and `sites-enabled` directories can be configured using the following
 environment variables.
 
 ```bash
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ export NX_SITES_AVAILABLE_PATH=<preferred-path>
 export NX_SITES_ENABLED_PATH=<preferred-path>
 ```
 
-Note: To ensure your environment variables are picked up when running with sudo, use the -E flag:
+**Note**: To ensure your environment variables are picked up when running with sudo, use the -E flag:
 
 ```bash
 sudo -E nx enable example.com