diff --git a/docs/reference/units/job.rst b/docs/reference/units/job.rst
index f8a0e7fcb9..97cf8a7d05 100644
--- a/docs/reference/units/job.rst
+++ b/docs/reference/units/job.rst
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Following fields may be used by the job unit:
 ``id``:
     (mandatory) - A name for the job. Should be unique, an error will
     be generated if there are duplicates. Should contain characters in
-    [a-z0-9/-].
+    ``[a-z0-9/-]``.
     This field used to be called ``name``. That name is now deprecated. For
     backwards compatibility it is still recognized and used if ``id`` is
     missing.
diff --git a/docs/reference/units/template.rst b/docs/reference/units/template.rst
index 2eafab1e37..ff1bf82198 100644
--- a/docs/reference/units/template.rst
+++ b/docs/reference/units/template.rst
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ Template-Specific Fields
 .. _Template template-id field:
 
 ``template-id``
-    Unique identifier for this template.
+    Unique identifier for this template. Should contain characters in
+    ``[a-z0-9/-]``.
 
     This field is optional. If absent, a ``template-id`` value will be computed
     from the ``id`` field. For instance, if the ``id`` field is