diff --git a/docs/getting_started.rst b/docs/getting_started.rst
index f5da2753..313b44e1 100644
--- a/docs/getting_started.rst
+++ b/docs/getting_started.rst
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ For RestructuredText::
 
 For Markdown, format your code blocks thusly::
 
-    ::identifier
+    :::identifier
     your code goes here
 
 The specified identifier should be one that appears on the