diff --git a/docs/ref/templates/api.txt b/docs/ref/templates/api.txt
index b1c396dca0..d505a5b600 100644
--- a/docs/ref/templates/api.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/templates/api.txt
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ overridden by what's passed by
     * ``'multiline'`` controls whether multiline support is enabled in
       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.
+      between ``{%`` and ``%}`` in templates is allowed.
 
       It defaults to ``True``.