diff --git a/README.asciidoc b/README.asciidoc
index 28024a931..b645ee9fc 100644
--- a/README.asciidoc
+++ b/README.asciidoc
@@ -2,34 +2,34 @@
 :toc:
 :toc-placement!:
 // START_SHORTCUT_BLOCK
-:sc_paste_from_clipboard: `ctrl+shift+v`
-:sc_paste_from_selection: `ctrl+shift+s`
-:sc_copy_to_clipboard: `ctrl+shift+c`
-:sc_scroll_line_up: `ctrl+shift+up`
-:sc_scroll_line_down: `ctrl+shift+down`
-:sc_scroll_page_up: `ctrl+shift+page_up`
-:sc_scroll_page_down: `ctrl+shift+page_down`
-:sc_scroll_home: `ctrl+shift+home`
-:sc_scroll_end: `ctrl+shift+end`
-:sc_new_window: `ctrl+shift+enter`
-:sc_next_window: `ctrl+shift+]`
-:sc_previous_window: `ctrl+shift+[`
-:sc_close_window: `ctrl+shift+w`
-:sc_next_layout: `ctrl+shift+l`
-:sc_first_window: `ctrl+shift+1`
-:sc_second_window: `ctrl+shift+2`
-:sc_third_window: `ctrl+shift+3`
-:sc_fourth_window: `ctrl+shift+4`
-:sc_fifth_window: `ctrl+shift+5`
-:sc_sixth_window: `ctrl+shift+6`
-:sc_seventh_window: `ctrl+shift+7`
-:sc_eighth_window: `ctrl+shift+8`
-:sc_ninth_window: `ctrl+shift+9`
-:sc_tenth_window: `ctrl+shift+0`
-:sc_next_tab: `ctrl+shift+right`
-:sc_previous_tab: `ctrl+shift+left`
-:sc_new_tab: `ctrl+shift+t`
-:sc_close_tab: `ctrl+shift+q`
+:sc_paste_from_clipboard: ctrl+shift+v
+:sc_paste_from_selection: ctrl+shift+s
+:sc_copy_to_clipboard: ctrl+shift+c
+:sc_scroll_line_up: ctrl+shift+up
+:sc_scroll_line_down: ctrl+shift+down
+:sc_scroll_page_up: ctrl+shift+page_up
+:sc_scroll_page_down: ctrl+shift+page_down
+:sc_scroll_home: ctrl+shift+home
+:sc_scroll_end: ctrl+shift+end
+:sc_new_window: ctrl+shift+enter
+:sc_next_window: ctrl+shift+]
+:sc_previous_window: ctrl+shift+[
+:sc_close_window: ctrl+shift+w
+:sc_next_layout: ctrl+shift+l
+:sc_first_window: ctrl+shift+1
+:sc_second_window: ctrl+shift+2
+:sc_third_window: ctrl+shift+3
+:sc_fourth_window: ctrl+shift+4
+:sc_fifth_window: ctrl+shift+5
+:sc_sixth_window: ctrl+shift+6
+:sc_seventh_window: ctrl+shift+7
+:sc_eighth_window: ctrl+shift+8
+:sc_ninth_window: ctrl+shift+9
+:sc_tenth_window: ctrl+shift+0
+:sc_next_tab: ctrl+shift+right
+:sc_previous_tab: ctrl+shift+left
+:sc_new_tab: ctrl+shift+t
+:sc_close_tab: ctrl+shift+q
 // END_SHORTCUT_BLOCK
 
 image::https://travis-ci.org/kovidgoyal/kitty.svg?branch=master[Build status, link=https://travis-ci.org/kovidgoyal/kitty]
diff --git a/preprocess-readme.py b/preprocess-readme.py
index b96637217..f9db71877 100755
--- a/preprocess-readme.py
+++ b/preprocess-readme.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ defns = []
 for line in open('kitty/kitty.conf'):
     if line.startswith('map '):
         _, sc, name = line.split(maxsplit=3)
-        defns.append(':sc_{}: `{}`'.format(name, sc))
+        defns.append(':sc_{}: {}'.format(name, sc))
 
 defns = '\n'.join(defns)