diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 187b7af7..7fed970a 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -338,10 +338,10 @@ Parameters
     [default: '{l_bar}{bar}{r_bar}'], where
     l_bar='{desc}: {percentage:3.0f}%|' and
     r_bar='| {n_fmt}/{total_fmt} [{elapsed}<{remaining}, '
-    '{rate_fmt}{postfix}]'
+      '{rate_fmt}{postfix}]'
     Possible vars: l_bar, bar, r_bar, n, n_fmt, total, total_fmt,
-    percentage, rate, rate_fmt, rate_noinv, rate_noinv_fmt,
-    rate_inv, rate_inv_fmt, elapsed, remaining, desc, postfix.
+      percentage, rate, rate_fmt, rate_noinv, rate_noinv_fmt,
+      rate_inv, rate_inv_fmt, elapsed, remaining, desc, postfix.
     Note that a trailing ": " is automatically removed after {desc}
     if the latter is empty.
 * initial  : int, optional  
diff --git a/tqdm/_tqdm.py b/tqdm/_tqdm.py
index 0eafbf0a..2e4218ab 100755
--- a/tqdm/_tqdm.py
+++ b/tqdm/_tqdm.py
@@ -691,11 +691,13 @@ class tqdm(object):
             (current/instantaneous speed) [default: 0.3].
         bar_format  : str, optional
             Specify a custom bar string formatting. May impact performance.
-            If unspecified, will use '{l_bar}{bar}{r_bar}', where l_bar is
-            '{desc}: {percentage:3.0f}%|' and r_bar is
-            '| {n_fmt}/{total_fmt} [{elapsed}<{remaining}, {rate_fmt}]'
-            Possible vars: bar, n, n_fmt, total, total_fmt, percentage,
-            rate, rate_fmt, elapsed, remaining, l_bar, r_bar, desc.
+            [default: '{l_bar}{bar}{r_bar}'], where
+            l_bar='{desc}: {percentage:3.0f}%|' and
+            r_bar='| {n_fmt}/{total_fmt} [{elapsed}<{remaining}, '
+              '{rate_fmt}{postfix}]'
+            Possible vars: l_bar, bar, r_bar, n, n_fmt, total, total_fmt,
+              percentage, rate, rate_fmt, rate_noinv, rate_noinv_fmt,
+              rate_inv, rate_inv_fmt, elapsed, remaining, desc, postfix.
             Note that a trailing ": " is automatically removed after {desc}
             if the latter is empty.
         initial  : int, optional