diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 0d26cfd..95796e5 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Deploying a forked version to GitHub Pages or running your local
 development copy in a sub-path (instead of the web root) will require you to modify
 the `vue.config.js` and configure the path at which the website will be served, as well
 as removing the CNAME file and updating the GitHub pages configuration. Otherwise, your fork
-will think it should be served at clocktower.online instead of <user>.github.io/townsquare/.
+will think it should be served at clocktower.online instead of \<user\>.github.io/townsquare/.
 
 For example, deploying your forked `townsquare` project to GitHub pages would need the following
 `vue.config.js` changes: