diff --git a/doc/readme/json-lines.md b/doc/readme/json-lines.md
index f0af3dd50..d511bfdf3 100644
--- a/doc/readme/json-lines.md
+++ b/doc/readme/json-lines.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ structures. No 3rd-party libraries are required.
 
 ## Usage
 
-To convert to/from JSON strings, use json/write-str and json/read-str:
+To convert to/from JSON strings, use *jsonl/write-str* and *jsonl/read-str*:
 
 ```clojure
 (do
diff --git a/doc/readme/json.md b/doc/readme/json.md
index 6906e9209..d4b8ca27d 100644
--- a/doc/readme/json.md
+++ b/doc/readme/json.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ structures. No 3rd-party libraries are required.
 
 ## Usage
 
-To convert to/from JSON strings, use json/write-str and json/read-str:
+To convert to/from JSON strings, use *json/write-str* and *json/read-str*:
 
 ```clojure
 (json/write-str {:a 1 :b 2})