diff --git a/src/core/array.c b/src/core/array.c
index b42fd717..834583ae 100644
--- a/src/core/array.c
+++ b/src/core/array.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ Janet janet_array_peek(JanetArray *array) {
 JANET_CORE_FN(cfun_array_new,
               "(array/new capacity)",
               "Creates a new empty array with a pre-allocated capacity. The same as "
-              "(array) but can be more efficient if the maximum size of an array is known.") {
+              "`(array)` but can be more efficient if the maximum size of an array is known.") {
     janet_fixarity(argc, 1);
     int32_t cap = janet_getinteger(argv, 0);
     JanetArray *array = janet_array(cap);
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ JANET_CORE_FN(cfun_array_push,
 JANET_CORE_FN(cfun_array_ensure,
               "(array/ensure arr capacity growth)",
               "Ensures that the memory backing the array is large enough for `capacity` "
-              "items at the given rate of growth. Capacity and growth must be integers. "
+              "items at the given rate of growth. `capacity` and `growth` must be integers. "
               "If the backing capacity is already enough, then this function does nothing. "
               "Otherwise, the backing memory will be reallocated so that there is enough space.") {
     janet_fixarity(argc, 3);