diff --git a/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt b/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt
index 3c96fa8c86..73008705eb 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ git cherry-pick ^HEAD master::
 	Apply the changes introduced by all commits that are ancestors
 	of master but not of HEAD to produce new commits.
 
-git cherry-pick master\~4 master~2::
+git cherry-pick master{tilde}4 master{tilde}2::
 
 	Apply the changes introduced by the fifth and third last
 	commits pointed to by master and create 2 new commits with
diff --git a/Documentation/git-revert.txt b/Documentation/git-revert.txt
index f40984d144..752fc88e76 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-revert.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-revert.txt
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ git revert HEAD~3::
 	Revert the changes specified by the fourth last commit in HEAD
 	and create a new commit with the reverted changes.
 
-git revert -n master\~5..master~2::
+git revert -n master{tilde}5..master{tilde}2::
 
 	Revert the changes done by commits from the fifth last commit
 	in master (included) to the third last commit in master