diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 041dd1d..5f0a617 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,22 +30,24 @@ Install using composer:
 You need a key for both generating and parsing tokens. Create a `JWTDerivedKey`
 or a `JWTPlaintextKey` and pass it to the `JWTToken` constructor:
 
-    use NoccyLabs\SimpleJWT\Key\{JWTDerivedKey,JWTPlaintextKey}
+```php
+use NoccyLabs\SimpleJWT\Key\{JWTDerivedKey,JWTPlaintextKey}
 
-    // Derive a key using secret and salt...
-    $key = new JWTDerivedKey("secret", "salt");
-    // ...or use a prepared plaintext key
-    $key = new JWTPlaintextKey("This Should Be Binary Data..");
+// Derive a key using secret and salt...
+$key = new JWTDerivedKey("secret", "salt");
+// ...or use a prepared plaintext key
+$key = new JWTPlaintextKey("This Should Be Binary Data.."); 
+```
 
 ### Generating tokens
 
 
+```php
+use NoccyLabs\SimpleJWT\JWTToken;
 
-    use NoccyLabs\SimpleJWT\JWTToken;
-
-    $tok = new JWTToken($key);
-    $tok->setExpiry("1h");
-    $tok->claims->add("some/claim/MaxItems", 8);
+$tok = new JWTToken($key);
+$tok->setExpiry("1h");
+$tok->claims->add("some/claim/MaxItems", 8);
 
 $str = $tok->getSignedToken();
 ```
@@ -54,11 +56,12 @@ $str = $tok->getSignedToken();
 
 Parsing is done by passing the raw token as the 2nd parameter
 
-    use NoccyLabs\SimpleJWT\JWTToken;
+```php
+use NoccyLabs\SimpleJWT\JWTToken;
 
 $str = "...received token...";
 
-    $tok = new JWTToken($key, $str);
+$tok = new JWTToken($key, $str);
 
 if (!$tok->isValid()) {
     // This check works, but using the validator might be better
@@ -76,21 +79,23 @@ $val = $tok->claims->valueOf("some/claim/MaxItems", 64);
 
 ### Validating tokens
 
-    use NoccyLabs\SimpleJWT\Validator\JWTValidator;
+```php
+use NoccyLabs\SimpleJWT\Validator\JWTValidator;
 
-    $validator = new JWTValidator();
-    // Require that some claim exists
-    $validator
-        ->requireIssuer("api.issuer.tld")
-        ->requireAudience(["api.issuer.tld", "foo.issuer.tld"])
-        ->addRequiredClaim("some/required/Claim");
+$validator = new JWTValidator();
+// Require that some claim exists
+$validator
+    ->requireIssuer("api.issuer.tld")
+    ->requireAudience(["api.issuer.tld", "foo.issuer.tld"])
+    ->addRequiredClaim("some/required/Claim");
 
-    try {
-        // Pass a JWTToken to validateToken()...
-        $valid = $validator->validateToken($tok);
-        // ...or pass a JWTKeyInterface and the raw string to validate()
-        $valid = $validator->validate($key, $tokenstr);
-    }
-    catch (JWTValidatorException $e) {
-        // validation failed
-    }
+try {
+    // Pass a JWTToken to validateToken()...
+    $valid = $validator->validateToken($tok);
+    // ...or pass a JWTKeyInterface and the raw string to validate()
+    $valid = $validator->validate($key, $tokenstr);
+}
+catch (JWTValidatorException $e) {
+    // validation failed
+}
+```