diff --git a/src/uu/false/src/false.rs b/src/uu/false/src/false.rs
index 1083490313a..bf3d83f3202 100644
--- a/src/uu/false/src/false.rs
+++ b/src/uu/false/src/false.rs
@@ -3,11 +3,68 @@
 // For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
 // file that was distributed with this source code.
 use clap::{Arg, ArgAction, Command};
-use std::{ffi::OsString, io::Write};
+use std::{
+    ffi::OsString,
+    io::{IsTerminal, Write},
+};
 use uucore::error::{UResult, set_exit_code};
 
 use uucore::translate;
 
+/// Create a localized help template for true/false commands which starts with Usage:
+/// This ensures the format matches GNU coreutils where Usage: appears first
+pub fn true_false_help_template(util_name: &str) -> clap::builder::StyledStr {
+    // Determine if colors should be enabled - same logic as configure_localized_command
+    let colors_enabled = if std::env::var("NO_COLOR").is_ok() {
+        false
+    } else if std::env::var("CLICOLOR_FORCE").is_ok() || std::env::var("FORCE_COLOR").is_ok() {
+        true
+    } else {
+        IsTerminal::is_terminal(&std::io::stdout())
+            && std::env::var("TERM").unwrap_or_default() != "dumb"
+    };
+
+    true_false_help_template_with_colors(util_name, colors_enabled)
+}
+
+/// Create a localized help template for true/false commands with explicit color control
+pub fn true_false_help_template_with_colors(
+    util_name: &str,
+    colors_enabled: bool,
+) -> clap::builder::StyledStr {
+    use std::fmt::Write;
+
+    // Ensure localization is initialized for this utility
+    let _ = uucore::locale::setup_localization(util_name);
+
+    // Get the localized "Usage" label
+    let usage_label = uucore::locale::translate!("common-usage");
+
+    // Create a styled template
+    let mut template = clap::builder::StyledStr::new();
+
+    // Add the basic template parts
+    write!(template, "{{before-help}}").unwrap();
+
+    // Add styled usage header (bold + underline like clap's default)
+    if colors_enabled {
+        write!(
+            template,
+            "\x1b[1m\x1b[4m{usage_label}:\x1b[0m {{usage}}\n\n"
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+    } else {
+        write!(template, "{usage_label}: {{usage}}\n\n").unwrap();
+    }
+
+    writeln!(template, "{{about-with-newline}}").unwrap();
+
+    // Add the rest
+    write!(template, "{{all-args}}{{after-help}}").unwrap();
+
+    template
+}
+
 #[uucore::main]
 pub fn uumain(args: impl uucore::Args) -> UResult<()> {
     let mut command = uu_app();
@@ -47,7 +104,8 @@ pub fn uumain(args: impl uucore::Args) -> UResult<()> {
 pub fn uu_app() -> Command {
     Command::new(uucore::util_name())
         .version(uucore::crate_version!())
-        .help_template(uucore::localized_help_template(uucore::util_name()))
+        .override_usage(uucore::util_name().to_string())
+        .help_template(true_false_help_template(uucore::util_name()))
         .about(translate!("false-about"))
         // We provide our own help and version options, to ensure maximum compatibility with GNU.
         .disable_help_flag(true)
diff --git a/src/uu/true/src/true.rs b/src/uu/true/src/true.rs
index e19b26408e3..3bfd441f3c6 100644
--- a/src/uu/true/src/true.rs
+++ b/src/uu/true/src/true.rs
@@ -3,11 +3,68 @@
 // For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
 // file that was distributed with this source code.
 use clap::{Arg, ArgAction, Command};
-use std::{ffi::OsString, io::Write};
+use std::{
+    ffi::OsString,
+    io::{IsTerminal, Write},
+};
 use uucore::error::{UResult, set_exit_code};
 
 use uucore::translate;
 
+/// Create a localized help template for true/false commands which starts with Usage:
+/// This ensures the format matches GNU coreutils where Usage: appears first
+pub fn true_false_help_template(util_name: &str) -> clap::builder::StyledStr {
+    // Determine if colors should be enabled - same logic as configure_localized_command
+    let colors_enabled = if std::env::var("NO_COLOR").is_ok() {
+        false
+    } else if std::env::var("CLICOLOR_FORCE").is_ok() || std::env::var("FORCE_COLOR").is_ok() {
+        true
+    } else {
+        IsTerminal::is_terminal(&std::io::stdout())
+            && std::env::var("TERM").unwrap_or_default() != "dumb"
+    };
+
+    true_false_help_template_with_colors(util_name, colors_enabled)
+}
+
+/// Create a localized help template for true/false commands with explicit color control
+pub fn true_false_help_template_with_colors(
+    util_name: &str,
+    colors_enabled: bool,
+) -> clap::builder::StyledStr {
+    use std::fmt::Write;
+
+    // Ensure localization is initialized for this utility
+    let _ = uucore::locale::setup_localization(util_name);
+
+    // Get the localized "Usage" label
+    let usage_label = uucore::locale::translate!("common-usage");
+
+    // Create a styled template
+    let mut template = clap::builder::StyledStr::new();
+
+    // Add the basic template parts
+    write!(template, "{{before-help}}").unwrap();
+
+    // Add styled usage header (bold + underline like clap's default)
+    if colors_enabled {
+        write!(
+            template,
+            "\x1b[1m\x1b[4m{usage_label}:\x1b[0m {{usage}}\n\n"
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+    } else {
+        write!(template, "{usage_label}: {{usage}}\n\n").unwrap();
+    }
+
+    writeln!(template, "{{about-with-newline}}").unwrap();
+
+    // Add the rest
+    write!(template, "{{all-args}}{{after-help}}").unwrap();
+
+    template
+}
+
 #[uucore::main]
 pub fn uumain(args: impl uucore::Args) -> UResult<()> {
     let mut command = uu_app();
@@ -42,7 +99,8 @@ pub fn uumain(args: impl uucore::Args) -> UResult<()> {
 pub fn uu_app() -> Command {
     Command::new(uucore::util_name())
         .version(uucore::crate_version!())
-        .help_template(uucore::localized_help_template(uucore::util_name()))
+        .override_usage(uucore::util_name().to_string())
+        .help_template(true_false_help_template(uucore::util_name()))
         .about(translate!("true-about"))
         // We provide our own help and version options, to ensure maximum compatibility with GNU.
         .disable_help_flag(true)