diff --git a/docs/reference/commandline/service_create.md b/docs/reference/commandline/service_create.md
index a42ad0dc4f..059996dadf 100644
--- a/docs/reference/commandline/service_create.md
+++ b/docs/reference/commandline/service_create.md
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ access to the network.
 When you create a service and pass the --network flag to attach the service to
 the overlay network:
 
+```bash
 $ docker service create \
   --replicas 3 \
   --network my-network \
@@ -377,6 +378,8 @@ $ docker service create \
   nginx
 
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+```
+
 The swarm extends my-network to each node running the service.
 
 Containers on the same network can access each other using
@@ -388,13 +391,13 @@ You can publish service ports to make them available externally to the swarm
 using the `--publish` flag:
 
 ```bash
-docker service create --publish <TARGET-PORT>:<SERVICE-PORT> nginx
+$ docker service create --publish <TARGET-PORT>:<SERVICE-PORT> nginx
 ```
 
 For example:
 
 ```bash
-docker service create --name my_web --replicas 3 --publish 8080:80 nginx
+$ docker service create --name my_web --replicas 3 --publish 8080:80 nginx
 ```
 
 When you publish a service port, the swarm routing mesh makes the service