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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ For example:
 ```
 
 If you prepare 2D sprites for your 3D models, you can provide the converter with mappings for these sprites to be incorporated into item_texture.json and the exported Geyser mappings. To do so, simply include a file called `sprites.json` in the root of your Java resource pack. The format of this file is as follows:
-```
+```json
 {
     "leather": [
         {
@@ -117,4 +117,4 @@ wget https://github.com/stedolan/jq/releases/download/jq-1.6/jq-linux64 && sudo
 If you install spritesheet-js globally, but the script fails due to missing the dependency, ensure that the folder containing your global node modules is added to your path. If, after installing, `which spritesheet-js` returns no output, you may add global node modules to your path by:
 ```sh
 echo "export PATH=$PATH:$(npm config --global get prefix)/bin" >> ~/.bashrc && source ~/.bashrc
-```
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+```