diff --git a/Doc/library/ttk.rst b/Doc/library/ttk.rst
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--- a/Doc/library/ttk.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/ttk.rst
@@ -1294,7 +1294,7 @@
 
        * sticky=spec
           Specifies how the image is placed within the final parcel. spec
-          contains zero or more characters “n”, “s”, “w”, or “e”.
+          contains zero or more characters "n", "s", "w", or "e".
 
        * width=width
           Specifies a minimum width for the element. If less than zero, the