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@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ a hash value of sha256 is supported.</dd>
 document.  It is recommend that CIDv1 addresses are used, as the
 host portion of a URL is case insensitive, and CIDv0 (the current
 default) values are case sensitive.  An example is:
-<pre>ipfs://bafkreibtbcckul7lwxqz7nyzj3dknhwrdxj5o4jc6gsroxxjhzz46albym</pre>.</dd>
+<code>ipfs://bafkreibtbcckul7lwxqz7nyzj3dknhwrdxj5o4jc6gsroxxjhzz46albym</code>.</dd>
 <dt>https</dt>
 <dd>This is the standard web url that everyone is familar with.</dd>
 </dl>