diff --git a/docs/userguide b/docs/userguide
index 13dae4fe..b077eb66 100644
--- a/docs/userguide
+++ b/docs/userguide
@@ -2134,10 +2134,10 @@ and the following placeholders which will be replaced:
 
 +%title+::
     The X11 window title (_NET_WM_NAME or WM_NAME as fallback).
-+%class+:
++%class+::
     The X11 window class (second part of WM_CLASS). This corresponds to the
     +class+ criterion, see <<command_criteria>>.
-+%instance+:
++%instance+::
     The X11 window instance (first part of WM_CLASS). This corresponds to the
     +instance+ criterion, see <<command_criteria>>.