diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ placed at `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ghostty/config`, which defaults to
 
 The file format is documented below as an example:
 
-```
+```ini
 # The syntax is "key = value". The whitespace around the equals doesn't matter.
 background = 282c34
 foreground= ffffff