diff --git a/doc/source/contributor/doc_contribute_guide.rst b/doc/source/contributor/doc_contribute_guide.rst
index 250f838e4..c82ee9860 100644
--- a/doc/source/contributor/doc_contribute_guide.rst
+++ b/doc/source/contributor/doc_contribute_guide.rst
@@ -1416,7 +1416,7 @@ removed from the third.
 * This feature will not work with tables that do not have header rows. Columns
   to be removed must be named.
 
-* This feature relies on the HTML ''<table>`` syntax. It will not work with
+* This feature relies on the HTML ``<table>`` syntax. It will not work with
   tables that are constructed using other elements such as ``<div>``.
   reStructuredText tables are rendered using HTML ``<table>`` elements.