diff --git a/Doc/api/api.tex b/Doc/api/api.tex
index b07c291..8e7efcb 100644
--- a/Doc/api/api.tex
+++ b/Doc/api/api.tex
@@ -1721,14 +1721,14 @@
 \begin{cfuncdesc}{PyObject*}{PyNumber_Lshift}{PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2}
 Returns the result of left shifting \var{o1} by \var{o2} on success,
 or \NULL{} on failure.  This is the equivalent of the Python
-expression \samp{\var{o1} << \var{o2}}.
+expression \samp{\var{o1} <\code{<} \var{o2}}.
 \end{cfuncdesc}
 
 
 \begin{cfuncdesc}{PyObject*}{PyNumber_Rshift}{PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2}
 Returns the result of right shifting \var{o1} by \var{o2} on success,
 or \NULL{} on failure.  This is the equivalent of the Python
-expression \samp{\var{o1} >> \var{o2}}.
+expression \samp{\var{o1} >\code{>} \var{o2}}.
 \end{cfuncdesc}
 
 
@@ -1802,7 +1802,7 @@
 Returns the result of left shifting \var{o1} by \var{o2} on success, or
 \NULL{} on failure.  The operation is done \emph{in-place} when \var{o1}
 supports it.  This is the equivalent of the Python expression \samp{\var{o1}
-<<= \var{o2}}.
+<\code{<=} \var{o2}}.
 \end{cfuncdesc}
 
 
@@ -1810,7 +1810,7 @@
 Returns the result of right shifting \var{o1} by \var{o2} on success, or
 \NULL{} on failure.  The operation is done \emph{in-place} when \var{o1}
 supports it.  This is the equivalent of the Python expression \samp{\var{o1}
->>= \var{o2}}.
+>\code{>=} \var{o2}}.
 \end{cfuncdesc}