diff --git a/man/man1/notmuch-tag.1 b/man/man1/notmuch-tag.1
index 0f86582d..9444aa43 100644
--- a/man/man1/notmuch-tag.1
+++ b/man/man1/notmuch-tag.1
@@ -4,20 +4,21 @@ notmuch-tag \- add/remove tags for all messages matching the search terms
 
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B notmuch tag
-.RI  "+<" tag> "|\-<" tag "> [...] [\-\-] <" search-term ">..."
+.RI "+<" tag ">|\-<" tag "> [...] [\-\-] <" search-term "> [...]"
 
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 
 Add/remove tags for all messages matching the search terms.
 
 See \fBnotmuch-search-terms\fR(7)
-for details of the supported syntax for <search-terms>.
+for details of the supported syntax for
+.RI < search-term >.
 
 Tags prefixed by '+' are added while those prefixed by '\-' are
 removed. For each message, tag removal is performed before tag
 addition.
 
-The beginning of <search-terms> is recognized by the first
+The beginning of the search terms is recognized by the first
 argument that begins with neither '+' nor '\-'. Support for
 an initial search term beginning with '+' or '\-' is provided
 by allowing the user to specify a "\-\-" argument to separate