diff --git a/std/fmt/README.md b/std/fmt/README.md
index 8d76cda2a2..700943567b 100644
--- a/std/fmt/README.md
+++ b/std/fmt/README.md
@@ -126,11 +126,11 @@ In general, 'width' describes the minimum length of the output, while
 Numerical values for width and precision can be substituted for the `*` char, in
 which case the values are obtained from the next args, e.g.:
 
-    sprintf ("%*.*f", 9,8,456.0)
+    sprintf("%*.*f", 9, 8, 456.0)
 
 is equivalent to
 
-    sprintf ("%9.9f", 456.0)
+    sprintf("%9.8f", 456.0)
 
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