diff --git a/doc/en/getting-started.rst b/doc/en/getting-started.rst
index 349711faaf4..24c2584c1d8 100644
--- a/doc/en/getting-started.rst
+++ b/doc/en/getting-started.rst
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ The ``[100%]`` refers to the overall progress of running all test cases. After i
 Run multiple tests
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-``pytest`` will run all files of the form test_*.py or \*_test.py in the current directory and its subdirectories. More generally, it follows :ref:`standard test discovery rules <test discovery>`.
+``pytest`` will run all files of the form ``test_*.py`` or ``*_test.py`` in the current directory and its subdirectories. More generally, it follows :ref:`standard test discovery rules <test discovery>`.
 
 
 Assert that a certain exception is raised