diff --git a/doc_src/cmds/contains.rst b/doc_src/cmds/contains.rst
index 301c78057..283c765b3 100644
--- a/doc_src/cmds/contains.rst
+++ b/doc_src/cmds/contains.rst
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ contains - test if a word is present in a list
 Synopsis
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-**contains** [**options**] *KEY* [*VALUES* ...]
+``contains`` [**options**] *KEY* [*VALUES* ...]
 
 Description
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