diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # rinja
 
-`rinja` is based on [Askama](https://crates.io/crates/askama).
+**Rinja** is based on [Askama](https://crates.io/crates/askama).
 It implements a template rendering engine based on [Jinja](https://jinja.palletsprojects.com/), and
 generates type-safe Rust code from your templates at compile time
 based on a user-defined `struct` to hold the template's context.
diff --git a/book/src/template_syntax.md b/book/src/template_syntax.md
index 89c3096b..b50c4024 100644
--- a/book/src/template_syntax.md
+++ b/book/src/template_syntax.md
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ struct MyTemplate {
 
 ## Calling functions
 
-If you only provide a function name, `rinja` will assume it's a method. If
+If you only provide a function name, rinja will assume it's a method. If
 you want to call a method, you will need to use a path instead:
 
 ```jinja