diff --git a/cmd/tools/vdoc/html.v b/cmd/tools/vdoc/html.v
index 70cbf879aa..4a2e8f4133 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/vdoc/html.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/vdoc/html.v
@@ -302,6 +302,8 @@ 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
 		}