diff --git a/docs/source/api.rst b/docs/source/api.rst
index 6d49a57a..08da3220 100644
--- a/docs/source/api.rst
+++ b/docs/source/api.rst
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ The :meth:`~sqlparse.format` function accepts the following keyword arguments.
   The column limit (in characters) for wrapping comma-separated lists. If unspecified, it
   puts every item in the list on its own line.
 
-``compact```
+``compact``
   If ``True`` the formatter tries to produce more compact output.
 
 ``output_format``
@@ -72,4 +72,4 @@ The :meth:`~sqlparse.format` function accepts the following keyword arguments.
 ``comma_first``
   If ``True`` comma-first notation for column names is used.
 
- 
+