fix incorrect example
diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst
index 96b254c..6d0d422 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@
 
 Curly brackets can be escaped by doubling them::
 
-     >>> format("Empty dict: {{}}")
+     >>> "Empty dict: {{}}".format()
      "Empty dict: {}"
 
 Field names can be integers indicating positional arguments, such as