diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index da95031..47a579b 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # Monochrome Docker Configuration
 # Copy to .env and edit: cp .env.example .env
 
-# --- Monochrome ---
+# Monochrome
 MONOCHROME_PORT=3000
 MONOCHROME_DEV_PORT=5173
 
-# --- Auth Gate (server-side authentication) ---
+# Auth Gate (server-side authentication)
 # Set AUTH_ENABLED=true to enable the auth gate entirely (login required)
 AUTH_ENABLED=false
 AUTH_SECRET=change-me-to-a-random-string
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ APPWRITE_PROJECT_ID=auth-for-monochrome
 # POCKETBASE_URL=https://monodb.samidy.com
 # SESSION_MAX_AGE=604800000  # 7 days in ms (default)
 
-# --- PocketBase (only used with --profile pocketbase) ---
+# PocketBase (only used with --profile pocketbase)
 POCKETBASE_PORT=8090
 PB_ADMIN_EMAIL=admin@example.com
 PB_ADMIN_PASSWORD=changeme