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 # What is this?
 
-Press the . key on any repo or swap .com with .dev on any GitHub repo to be taken directly into a fully fledged VS Code environment. You might even be in it right now!
+Press the `.` key on any repo or swap `.com` with `.dev` on any GitHub repo to be taken directly into a fully fledged VS Code environment. You might even be in it right now!
 
 ![github dev](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/856858/130119109-4769f2d7-9027-4bc4-a38c-10f297499e8f.gif)