diff --git a/docs/library/ujson.rst b/docs/library/ujson.rst
index 0932d0ab55..82b35ecde0 100644
--- a/docs/library/ujson.rst
+++ b/docs/library/ujson.rst
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ Functions
 
 .. function:: dumps(obj)
 
-   Return ``obj`` represented as a JSON string.
+   Return *obj* represented as a JSON string.
 
 .. function:: loads(str)
 
-   Parse the JSON ``str`` and return an object.  Raises ValueError if the
+   Parse the JSON *str* and return an object.  Raises :exc:`ValueError` if the
    string is not correctly formed.