diff --git a/doc/snacks-terminal.txt b/doc/snacks-terminal.txt
index 4c4991af..bb677b6b 100644
--- a/doc/snacks-terminal.txt
+++ b/doc/snacks-terminal.txt
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ Colorize the current buffer. Replaces ansii color codes with the actual colors.
 
 Example:
 
->lua
+>sh
     ls -la | nvim - -c "lua Snacks.terminal.colorize()"
 <
 
diff --git a/docs/terminal.md b/docs/terminal.md
index 640d6b1c..be516d21 100644
--- a/docs/terminal.md
+++ b/docs/terminal.md
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ Replaces ansii color codes with the actual colors.
 
 Example:
 
-```lua
+```sh
 ls -la | nvim - -c "lua Snacks.terminal.colorize()"
 ```
 
diff --git a/lua/snacks/terminal.lua b/lua/snacks/terminal.lua
index fdb745dc..67c3114e 100644
--- a/lua/snacks/terminal.lua
+++ b/lua/snacks/terminal.lua
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ end
 ---
 --- Example:
 ---
---- ```lua
+--- ```sh
 --- ls -la | nvim - -c "lua Snacks.terminal.colorize()"
 --- ```
 function M.colorize()