diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/cookie_helper.rst b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/cookie_helper.rst
index e70893f..2e8db5f 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/cookie_helper.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/cookie_helper.rst
@@ -25,18 +25,17 @@
 The following functions are available:
 
 
-.. function:: set_cookie([$name = ''[, $value = ''[, $expire = ''[, $domain = ''[, $path = '/'[, $prefix = ''[, $secure = FALSE[, $httponly = FALSE]]]]]]]])
+.. function:: set_cookie($name[, $value = ''[, $expire = ''[, $domain = ''[, $path = '/'[, $prefix = ''[, $secure = FALSE[, $httponly = FALSE]]]]]]]])
 
-	:param	mixed	$name: Cookie name *or* associative array of all of
-		the parameters available to this function
-	:param	string	$value: Cookie value
-	:param	int	$expire: Number of seconds until expiration
-	:param	string	$domain: Cookie domain (usually: .yourdomain.com)
-	:param	string	$path: Cookie path
-	:param	string	$prefix: Cookie name prefix
-	:param	bool	$secure: Whether to only send the cookie through HTTPS
-	:param	bool	$httponly: Whether to hide the cookie from JavaScript
-	:returns:	void
+	:param mixed $name: Cookie name *or* associative array of all of the parameters available to this function
+	:param string $value: Cookie value
+	:param int $expire: Number of seconds until expiration
+	:param string $domain: Cookie domain (usually: .yourdomain.com)
+	:param string $path: Cookie path
+	:param string $prefix: Cookie name prefix
+	:param bool $secure: Whether to only send the cookie through HTTPS
+	:param bool $httponly: Whether to hide the cookie from JavaScript
+	:returns: void
 
 	This helper function gives you view file friendly syntax to set browser
 	cookies. Refer to the :doc:`Input Library <../libraries/input>` for a
@@ -44,28 +43,27 @@
 	``CI_Input::set_cookie()``.
 
 
-.. function:: get_cookie([$index = ''[, $xss_clean = FALSE]])
+.. function:: get_cookie($index[, $xss_clean = FALSE]])
 
-	:param	string	$index: Cookie name
-	:param	bool	$xss_clean: Whether to apply XSS filtering to the returned value
-	:returns:	mixed
+	:param string $index: Cookie name
+	:param bool $xss_clean: Whether to apply XSS filtering to the returned value
+	:returns: mixed
 
 	This helper function gives you view file friendly syntax to get browser
 	cookies. Refer to the :doc:`Input Library <../libraries/input>` for a
 	description of its use, as this function is an alias for ``CI_Input::cookie()``.
 
 
-.. function:: delete_cookie([$name = ''[, $domain = ''[, $path = '/'[, $prefix = '']]]])
+.. function:: delete_cookie($name[, $domain = ''[, $path = '/'[, $prefix = '']]]])
 
-	:param	string	$name: Cookie name
-	:param	string	$domain: Cookie domain (usually: .yourdomain.com)
-	:param	string	$path: Cookie path
-	:param	string	$prefix: Cookie name prefix
+	:param string $name: Cookie name
+	:param string $domain: Cookie domain (usually: .yourdomain.com)
+	:param string $path: Cookie path
+	:param string $prefix: Cookie name prefix
 	:returns: void
 
 	Lets you delete a cookie. Unless you've set a custom path or other
 	values, only the name of the cookie is needed.
-
 	::
 
 		delete_cookie('name');
@@ -74,7 +72,6 @@
 	does not have the value and expiration parameters. You can submit an
 	array of values in the first parameter or you can set discrete
 	parameters.
-
 	::
 
 		delete_cookie($name, $domain, $path, $prefix)
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