diff --git a/docs/ref/templates/api.txt b/docs/ref/templates/api.txt
index e9bc7d3a96..b1c396dca0 100644
--- a/docs/ref/templates/api.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/templates/api.txt
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ overridden by what's passed by
       the :ttag:`{% load %}<load>` tag.
 
     * ``'multiline'`` controls whether multiline support is enabled in
-      templates. For new projects this is set to `True`, and this is the
+      templates. For new projects this is set to ``True``, and this is the
       recommended setting. Multiline support in templates means that newline
       between `{%` and `%}` in templates is allowed.