diff --git a/Doc/library/exceptions.rst b/Doc/library/exceptions.rst
index c12e874..ad75ed5 100644
--- a/Doc/library/exceptions.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/exceptions.rst
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@
    it has another type (such as a string), the object's value is printed and the
    exit status is one.
 
-   Instances have an attribute :attr:`code` which is set to the proposed exit
+   Instances have an attribute :attr:`!code` which is set to the proposed exit
    status or error message (defaulting to ``None``). Also, this exception derives
    directly from :exc:`BaseException` and not :exc:`StandardError`, since it is not
    technically an error.