diff --git a/reference/funchand/functions/func-get-args.xml b/reference/funchand/functions/func-get-args.xml
index f53967b207..11ec9ea134 100644
--- a/reference/funchand/functions/func-get-args.xml
+++ b/reference/funchand/functions/func-get-args.xml
@@ -81,13 +81,13 @@
 function foo()
 {
     $numargs = func_num_args();
-    echo "Number of arguments: $numargs<br />\n";
+    echo "Number of arguments: $numargs \n";
     if ($numargs >= 2) {
-        echo "Second argument is: " . func_get_arg(1) . "<br />\n";
+        echo "Second argument is: " . func_get_arg(1) . "\n";
     }
     $arg_list = func_get_args();
     for ($i = 0; $i < $numargs; $i++) {
-        echo "Argument $i is: " . $arg_list[$i] . "<br />\n";
+        echo "Argument $i is: " . $arg_list[$i] . "\n";
     }
 }
 
@@ -98,11 +98,11 @@ foo(1, 2, 3);
     &example.outputs;
     <screen>
 <![CDATA[
-Number of arguments: 3<br />
-Second argument is: 2<br />
-Argument 0 is: 1<br />
-Argument 1 is: 2<br />
-Argument 2 is: 3<br />
+Number of arguments: 3 
+Second argument is: 2
+Argument 0 is: 1
+Argument 1 is: 2
+Argument 2 is: 3
 ]]>
     </screen>
    </example>