diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/core/utils/code-block.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/core/utils/code-block.ts
index db53186c0f..a703f06bab 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/core/utils/code-block.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/core/utils/code-block.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export class UUICodeBlock extends LitElement {
 		return html`<div id="container">
 			<uui-scroll-container>
 				<pre>
-					<slot></slot>
+					<code><slot></slot></code>
 				</pre>
 			</uui-scroll-container>
 		</div> `;