diff --git a/guides/common/modules/ref_json-response-metadata.adoc b/guides/common/modules/ref_json-response-metadata.adoc
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--- a/guides/common/modules/ref_json-response-metadata.adoc
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@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@
 
 {Project} API responses contain the following metadata fields:
 
-* `total` {endash} The total number of objects without any search parameters.
-* `subtotal` {endash} The number of objects returned with the given search parameters.
+`total`:: The total number of objects without any search parameters.
+`subtotal`:: The number of objects returned with the given search parameters.
 If there is no search, then subtotal is equal to total.
-* `page` {endash} The page number.
-* `per_page` {endash} The maximum number of objects returned per page.
-* `limit` {endash} The specified number of objects to return in a collection response.
-* `offset` {endash} The number of objects skipped before returning a collection.
-* `search` {endash} The search string based on `scoped_scoped` syntax.
-* `sort`
-** `by` {endash} Specifies by what field the API sorts the collection.
-** `order` {endash} The sort order, either ASC for ascending or DESC for descending.
-* `results` {endash} The collection of objects.
+`page`:: The page number.
+`per_page`:: The maximum number of objects returned per page.
+`limit`:: The specified number of objects to return in a collection response.
+`offset`:: The number of objects skipped before returning a collection.
+`search`:: The search string based on `scoped_scoped` syntax.
+`sort`::
+* `by` {endash} Specifies by what field the API sorts the collection.
+* `order` {endash} The sort order, either ASC for ascending or DESC for descending.
+`results`:: The collection of objects.