diff --git a/cmd/tools/vdoc/html.v b/cmd/tools/vdoc/html.v
index 574e13b52a..15e9bd14d0 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/vdoc/html.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/vdoc/html.v
@@ -298,6 +298,8 @@ fn html_highlight(code string, tb &ast.Table) string {
 			"'$tok.lit'"
 		} else if typ == .char {
 			'`$tok.lit`'
+		} else if typ == .comment {
+			if tok.lit[0] == 1 { '//${tok.lit[1..]}' } else { '//$tok.lit' }
 		} else {
 			tok.lit
 		}