diff --git a/scripts/language_stats.py b/scripts/language_stats.py
index eb8b276..4a7bec6 100644
--- a/scripts/language_stats.py
+++ b/scripts/language_stats.py
@@ -70,9 +70,7 @@ lines = [
 for lang, nbytes in pairs:
     pct = nbytes * 100 / total_bytes
     bar = "█" * int(pct / 2)  # up to 50 chars
-    lines.append(f"{lang} {bar} {pct:5.1f}% \n")
+    lines.append(f"{bar} {lang}{pct:5.1f}%\\")
 
-block = "<!--LANG_STATS_START-->\n" + "".join(lines) + "<!--LANG_STATS_END-->\n"
-
-# ---------- output markdown block ----------
-print(block)
+for line in lines:
+    print(line)