diff --git a/docs/guide/structure-views.md b/docs/guide/structure-views.md
index 2391a6d294..61a94c2e95 100644
--- a/docs/guide/structure-views.md
+++ b/docs/guide/structure-views.md
@@ -414,10 +414,10 @@ behind the scene Yii takes two steps to determine what is the actual layout file
 
 In the first step, it determines the layout value and the context module:
 
-- If the [[yii\base\Controller::layout]] property of the controller is not null, use it as the layout value and
+- If the [[yii\base\Controller::layout]] property of the controller is not `null`, use it as the layout value and
   the [[yii\base\Controller::module|module]] of the controller as the context module.
-- If [[yii\base\Controller::layout|layout]] is null, search through all ancestor modules (including the application itself) of the controller and 
-  find the first module whose [[yii\base\Module::layout|layout]] property is not null. Use that module and
+- If the [[yii\base\Controller::layout]] property of the controller is `null`, search through all ancestor modules (including the application itself) of the controller and 
+  find the first module whose [[yii\base\Module::layout|layout]] property is not `null`. Use that module and
   its [[yii\base\Module::layout|layout]] value as the context module and the chosen layout value.
   If such a module cannot be found, it means no layout will be applied.