diff --git a/docs/web_reference.rst b/docs/web_reference.rst
index b16a5b9831..df754ba811 100644
--- a/docs/web_reference.rst
+++ b/docs/web_reference.rst
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ and :ref:`aiohttp-web-signals` handlers::
                            connection if `pong` response is not
                            received. The timer is reset on any data reception.
 
-   :param float timeout: Timeout value for the `close`
+   :param float timeout: Timeout value for the ``close``
                          operation. After sending the close websocket message,
                          ``close`` waits for ``timeout`` seconds for a response.
                          Default value is ``10.0`` (10 seconds for ``close``