diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 43a543b..fa160c0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ var simplemde = new SimpleMDE({
 		strikethrough: false,
 		underscoresBreakWords: true,
 	},
-    placeholder: "Type here...",
+	placeholder: "Type here...",
 	previewRender: function(plainText) {
 		return customMarkdownParser(plainText); // Returns HTML from a custom parser
 	},