diff --git a/doc/templates.rst b/doc/templates.rst
index de7249ad7..31ae6e738 100644
--- a/doc/templates.rst
+++ b/doc/templates.rst
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ the parent template::
     The possibility to pass an array of templates has been added in Twig 1.2.
 
 You can also provide a list of templates that are checked for existence. The
-first template that exists will be used as a parent::
+first template that exists will be used as a parent:
 
 .. code-block:: jinja
 
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ directly::
 
 You can mark an include with ``ignore missing`` in which case Twig will ignore
 the statement if the template to be ignored does not exist. It has to be
-placed just after the template name. Here some valid examples::
+placed just after the template name. Here some valid examples:
 
 .. code-block:: jinja
 
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ placed just after the template name. Here some valid examples::
     The possibility to pass an array of templates has been added in Twig 1.2.
 
 You can also provide a list of templates that are checked for existence before
-inclusion. The first template that exists will be included::
+inclusion. The first template that exists will be included:
 
 .. code-block:: jinja