diff --git a/astropy/coordinates/representation/geodetic.py b/astropy/coordinates/representation/geodetic.py
index f21938135ed8..831187951f2e 100644
--- a/astropy/coordinates/representation/geodetic.py
+++ b/astropy/coordinates/representation/geodetic.py
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ class BaseGeodeticRepresentation(BaseRepresentation):
     respectively), or alternatively an ``_ellipsoid`` attribute to the relevant ERFA
     index (as passed in to `erfa.eform`).
     Longitudes are east positive and span from -180 to 180 degrees by default.
-    They can be made west positive setting `_positive_longitude='west'`, or spanning
-    from 0 to 360 degrees setting `_wrap_angle=360`.
-    Planetocentric latitudes can be obtained setting `_ographic=False`.
+    They can be made west positive setting ``_positive_longitude='west'``, or spanning
+    from 0 to 360 degrees setting ``_wrap_angle=360``.
+    Planetocentric latitudes can be obtained setting ``_ographic=False``.
     """
 
     attr_classes = {"lon": Longitude, "lat": Latitude, "height": u.Quantity}
diff --git a/docs/changes/coordinates/14851.feature.rst b/docs/changes/coordinates/14851.feature.rst
index cdb0c2ea51f1..4226659465ff 100644
--- a/docs/changes/coordinates/14851.feature.rst
+++ b/docs/changes/coordinates/14851.feature.rst
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 Add support for planetocentric latitudes, west positive longitudes and longitudes
-spanning from 0 to 360 degrees, to the ``BaseGeodeticRepresentation'`.
+spanning from 0 to 360 degrees, to the ``BaseGeodeticRepresentation'``.