diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 00d8e3b..427f3d7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
 #### NPM Install
 
-```
+```sh
 $> npm install pixi.js
 ```
 
@@ -112,18 +112,17 @@
 ```js
 // The application will create a renderer using WebGL, if possible,
 // with a fallback to a canvas render. It will also setup the ticker
-// and the root stage PIXI.Container.
-var app = new PIXI.Application();
+// and the root stage PIXI.Container
+const app = new PIXI.Application();
 
 // The application will create a canvas element for you that you
-// can then insert into the DOM.
+// can then insert into the DOM
 document.body.appendChild(app.view);
 
 // load the texture we need
-PIXI.loader.add('bunny', 'bunny.png').load(function(loader, resources) {
-
-    // This creates a texture from a 'bunny.png' image.
-    var bunny = new PIXI.Sprite(resources.bunny.texture);
+PIXI.loader.add('bunny', 'bunny.png').load((loader, resources) => {
+    // This creates a texture from a 'bunny.png' image
+    const bunny = new PIXI.Sprite(resources.bunny.texture);
 
     // Setup the position of the bunny
     bunny.x = app.renderer.width / 2;
@@ -133,11 +132,11 @@
     bunny.anchor.x = 0.5;
     bunny.anchor.y = 0.5;
 
-    // Add the bunny to the scene we are building.
+    // Add the bunny to the scene we are building
     app.stage.addChild(bunny);
 
     // Listen for frame updates
-    app.ticker.add(function() {
+    app.ticker.add(() => {
          // each frame we spin the bunny around a bit
         bunny.rotation += 0.01;
     });
@@ -153,13 +152,13 @@
 If you don't already have Node.js and NPM, go install them. Then, in the folder where you have cloned
 the repository, install the build dependencies using npm:
 
-```
+```sh
 $> npm install
 ```
 
 Then, to build the source, run:
 
-```
+```sh
 $> npm run dist
 ```
 
@@ -168,13 +167,13 @@
 
 If there are specific plugins you don't want, say "interaction" or "extras", you can exclude those:
 
-```
+```sh
 $> npm run dist -- --exclude extras --exclude interaction
 ```
 
 You can also use the short-form `-e`:
 
-```
+```sh
 $> npm run dist -- -e extras -e interaction -e filters
 ```
 
@@ -182,7 +181,7 @@
 
 The docs can be generated using npm:
 
-```
+```sh
 $> npm run docs
 ```