diff --git a/kitty/cli.py b/kitty/cli.py
index 53c3336dc..cbf6af831 100644
--- a/kitty/cli.py
+++ b/kitty/cli.py
@@ -149,6 +149,11 @@ def doc(x: str) -> str:
     return website_url(x)
 
 
+@role
+def ref(x: str) -> str:
+    return re.sub(r'\s*<.+?>', '', x)
+
+
 OptionSpecSeq = List[Union[str, OptionDict]]