diff --git a/content/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/addressing-merge-conflicts/resolving-a-merge-conflict-using-the-command-line.md b/content/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/addressing-merge-conflicts/resolving-a-merge-conflict-using-the-command-line.md
index 6641aa3dcd6d..12c6124d9d88 100644
--- a/content/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/addressing-merge-conflicts/resolving-a-merge-conflict-using-the-command-line.md
+++ b/content/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/addressing-merge-conflicts/resolving-a-merge-conflict-using-the-command-line.md
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ You can now merge the branches on the command line or [push your changes to your
 
 To resolve a merge conflict caused by competing changes to a file, where a person deletes a file in one branch and another person edits the same file, you must choose whether to delete or keep the removed file in a new commit.
 
-For example, if you edited a file, such as _README.md_, and another person removed the same file in another branch in the same Git repository, you'll get a merge conflict error when you try to merge these branches. You must resolve this merge conflict with a new commit before you can merge these branches.
+For example, if you edited a file, such as (`README.md`), and another person removed the same file in another branch in the same Git repository, you'll get a merge conflict error when you try to merge these branches. You must resolve this merge conflict with a new commit before you can merge these branches.
 
 {% data reusables.command_line.open_the_multi_os_terminal %}
 1. Navigate into the local Git repository that has the merge conflict.
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ For example, if you edited a file, such as _README.md_, and another person remov
    cd REPOSITORY-NAME
    ```
 
-1. Generate a list of the files affected by the merge conflict. In this example, the file _README.md_ has a merge conflict.
+1. Generate a list of the files affected by the merge conflict. In this example, the file (`README.md`) has a merge conflict.
 
    ```shell
    $ git status