diff --git a/src/uu/wc/src/wc.rs b/src/uu/wc/src/wc.rs
index 4a4838350..0b7b164a8 100644
--- a/src/uu/wc/src/wc.rs
+++ b/src/uu/wc/src/wc.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use count_fast::{count_bytes_chars_and_lines_fast, count_bytes_fast};
 use countable::WordCountable;
 use unicode_width::UnicodeWidthChar;
 use utf8::{BufReadDecoder, BufReadDecoderError};
-use uucore::{format_usage, show};
+use uucore::{format_usage, help_about, help_usage, show};
 use word_count::{TitledWordCount, WordCount};
 
 use clap::{crate_version, Arg, ArgAction, ArgMatches, Command};
@@ -98,9 +98,8 @@ impl Settings {
     }
 }
 
-static ABOUT: &str = "Display newline, word, and byte counts for each FILE, and a total line if
-more than one FILE is specified. With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.";
-const USAGE: &str = "{} [OPTION]... [FILE]...";
+const ABOUT: &str = help_about!("wc.md");
+const USAGE: &str = help_usage!("wc.md");
 
 pub mod options {
     pub static BYTES: &str = "bytes";
diff --git a/src/uu/wc/wc.md b/src/uu/wc/wc.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3d0014b37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/uu/wc/wc.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# wc
+
+wc [OPTION]... [FILE]...
+```
+
+Display newline, word, and byte counts for each FILE, and a total line if
+more than one FILE is specified. With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.