diff --git a/docs/config.ld b/docs/config.ld
index a48f7b059..3ac6d98fc 100644
--- a/docs/config.ld
+++ b/docs/config.ld
@@ -178,10 +178,24 @@ local function wrap_modname(str, item)
         .. str:sub(#item.module.name+2, 9999)
 end
 
+local named_args = {
+    [ "(args)"       ] = true,
+    [ "([args=nil])" ] = true,
+    [ "([args={}])"  ] = true
+}
+
 -- Wrap the arguments for the CSS highlight.
 local function wrap_args(item)
     if not item.args then return "" end
-    return "<span class='function_args'>"..item.args.."</span>"
+
+    -- Display named args with `{}` and ordered args with `()`
+    if named_args[item.args] then
+        return "<span class='function_named_args'><b>{</b>[args]<b>}</b></span>"
+    end
+
+    local new_args = item.args:sub(2, item.args:len()-2)
+
+    return "<span class='function_args'> <b>(</b>"..new_args.."<b>)</b></span>"
 end
 
 
diff --git a/docs/ldoc.css b/docs/ldoc.css
index 2355bf2c1..3e3956415 100644
--- a/docs/ldoc.css
+++ b/docs/ldoc.css
@@ -315,6 +315,25 @@ table.function_list .function_args /*.function_modname*/ {
     text-decoration-color: #bbd3ff;
 }
 
+table.function_list .function_args b {
+    font-weight: 500;
+    color: #95b1ff;
+    text-decoration: underline;
+    text-decoration-color: #bbd3ff;
+}
+
+table.function_list .function_named_args b {
+    color: #b37cff;
+    text-decoration: underline;
+    text-decoration-color: #bbd3ff;
+}
+
+table.function_list .function_named_args {
+    color: #ba97ff;
+    text-decoration: underline;
+    text-decoration-color: #bbd3ff;
+}
+
 dl.function {
     margin-right: 15px;
     margin-left: 15px;