diff --git a/SC3012.md b/SC3012.md
index 42f388c..07af52e 100644
--- a/SC3012.md
+++ b/SC3012.md
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ First, make sure you wanted a lexicographical comparison (aka dictionary order),
 
 Then to compare as string, you can use `expr` and make sure that the strings are not interpreted numerically by adding some non-numerical data to them. Here, an apostrophe is prepended:
 
-```
+```sh
 #!/bin/sh
 x="aardvark"
 y="zebra"
-if expr "'$x" \< "'$y"   > /dev/null 
+if expr "'$x" \< "'$y" > /dev/null
 then
   echo "$x comes before $y in the dictionary"
 fi