diff --git a/content/repositories/managing-your-repositorys-settings-and-features/customizing-your-repository/about-code-owners.md b/content/repositories/managing-your-repositorys-settings-and-features/customizing-your-repository/about-code-owners.md
index 678942531b..c5a8011c39 100644
--- a/content/repositories/managing-your-repositorys-settings-and-features/customizing-your-repository/about-code-owners.md
+++ b/content/repositories/managing-your-repositorys-settings-and-features/customizing-your-repository/about-code-owners.md
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ apps/ @octocat
 /apps/github
 ```
 ### Syntax exceptions
-There are some syntax rules for gitignore files that **do not work** in CODEOWNERS files:
+There are some syntax rules for gitignore files that *do not work* in CODEOWNERS files:
 - Escaping a pattern starting with `#` using `\` so it is treated as a pattern and not a comment
 - Using `!` to negate a pattern
 - Using `[ ]` to define a character range