diff --git a/content/en/templates/shortcode.md b/content/en/templates/shortcode.md
index 5587c7479..e7c6f1d8a 100644
--- a/content/en/templates/shortcode.md
+++ b/content/en/templates/shortcode.md
@@ -395,10 +395,10 @@ It is disabled by default for security reasons. The security model used by Hugo'
 And once enabled, you can do this in your content files:
 
  ```go-html-template
- {{</* time.inline */>}}{{ now }}{{</* /time.inline */>}}
+{{< sum.inline 4.3 3.14 8.23 12.4 >}}Sum: {{ math.Sum .Params }}{{< /sum.inline >}}
  ```
 
-The above will print the current date and time.
+The above will print the sum of the numbers given.
 
 Note that an inline shortcode's inner content is parsed and executed as a Go text template with the same context as a regular shortcode template.
 
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ This means that the current page can be accessed via `.Page.Title` etc. This als
 The same inline shortcode can be reused later in the same content file, with different arguments if needed, using the self-closing syntax:
 
  ```go-html-template
-{{</* time.inline /*/>}}
+{{< sum.inline 3.14159265359 6.324 />}}
 ```
 
 [`.Parent`]: /methods/shortcode/parent/