diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1057b8694..963de51ed 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -164,8 +164,6 @@ $ pip install "fastapi[standard]"
 Create a file `main.py` with:
 
 ```Python
-from typing import Union
-
 from fastapi import FastAPI
 
 app = FastAPI()
@@ -177,7 +175,7 @@ def read_root():
 
 
 @app.get("/items/{item_id}")
-def read_item(item_id: int, q: Union[str, None] = None):
+def read_item(item_id: int, q: str | None = None):
     return {"item_id": item_id, "q": q}
 ```
 
@@ -186,9 +184,7 @@ def read_item(item_id: int, q: Union[str, None] = None):
 
 If your code uses `async` / `await`, use `async def`:
 
-```Python hl_lines="9  14"
-from typing import Union
-
+```Python hl_lines="7  12"
 from fastapi import FastAPI
 
 app = FastAPI()
@@ -200,7 +196,7 @@ async def read_root():
 
 
 @app.get("/items/{item_id}")
-async def read_item(item_id: int, q: Union[str, None] = None):
+async def read_item(item_id: int, q: str | None = None):
     return {"item_id": item_id, "q": q}
 ```
 
@@ -291,9 +287,7 @@ Now modify the file `main.py` to receive a body from a `PUT` request.
 
 Declare the body using standard Python types, thanks to Pydantic.
 
-```Python hl_lines="4  9-12  25-27"
-from typing import Union
-
+```Python hl_lines="2  7-10 23-25"
 from fastapi import FastAPI
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
@@ -303,7 +297,7 @@ app = FastAPI()
 class Item(BaseModel):
     name: str
     price: float
-    is_offer: Union[bool, None] = None
+    is_offer: bool | None = None
 
 
 @app.get("/")
@@ -312,7 +306,7 @@ def read_root():
 
 
 @app.get("/items/{item_id}")
-def read_item(item_id: int, q: Union[str, None] = None):
+def read_item(item_id: int, q: str | None = None):
     return {"item_id": item_id, "q": q}