diff --git a/doxia-modules/doxia-module-markdown/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/doxia/module/markdown/MarkdownMarkup.java b/doxia-modules/doxia-module-markdown/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/doxia/module/markdown/MarkdownMarkup.java
index 88f0a4e44..32b70f713 100644
--- a/doxia-modules/doxia-module-markdown/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/doxia/module/markdown/MarkdownMarkup.java
+++ b/doxia-modules/doxia-module-markdown/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/doxia/module/markdown/MarkdownMarkup.java
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ public interface MarkdownMarkup
     // Markup syntax
     // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-    /** Syntax for the anchor end: "\"></a>" */
+    /** Syntax for the anchor end: "\"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;" */
     String ANCHOR_END_MARKUP = "\"></a>";
 
-    /** Syntax for the anchor start: "<a name=\"" */
+    /** Syntax for the anchor start: "&lt;a name=\"" */
     String ANCHOR_START_MARKUP = "<a name=\"";
 
     /** Syntax for the bold style end: "**" */