diff --git a/src/govuk/components/cookie-banner/cookie-banner.yaml b/src/govuk/components/cookie-banner/cookie-banner.yaml
index 1d01409e05..81c0557b4c 100644
--- a/src/govuk/components/cookie-banner/cookie-banner.yaml
+++ b/src/govuk/components/cookie-banner/cookie-banner.yaml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ params:
     - name: role
       type: string
       required: false
-      description: Set `role` to ’alert` on replacement messages to allow assistive tech to automatically read the message. You will also need to move focus to the replacement message using JavaScript you have written yourself.
+      description: Set `role` to `alert` on replacement messages to allow assistive tech to automatically read the message. You will also need to move focus to the replacement message using JavaScript you have written yourself.
     - name: classes
       type: string
       required: false