diff --git a/pandas/core/arrays/sparse/array.py b/pandas/core/arrays/sparse/array.py
index 2b312dd543cd5..0c76280e7fdb4 100644
--- a/pandas/core/arrays/sparse/array.py
+++ b/pandas/core/arrays/sparse/array.py
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ def npoints(self) -> int:
         See Also
         --------
         Series.sparse.to_dense : Convert a Series from sparse values to dense.
-        Series.sparse.fill_value : Elements in `data` that are `fill_value` are
+        Series.sparse.fill_value : Elements in ``data`` that are ``fill_value`` are
             not stored.
         Series.sparse.density : The percent of non- ``fill_value`` points, as decimal.