diff --git a/Doc/reference/datamodel.rst b/Doc/reference/datamodel.rst
index 61a1bf4..962ec7e 100644
--- a/Doc/reference/datamodel.rst
+++ b/Doc/reference/datamodel.rst
@@ -1315,9 +1315,9 @@
    Called by the :func:`format` built-in function,
    and by extension, evaluation of :ref:`formatted string literals
    <f-strings>` and the :meth:`str.format` method, to produce a "formatted"
-   string representation of an object. The ``format_spec`` argument is
+   string representation of an object. The *format_spec* argument is
    a string that contains a description of the formatting options desired.
-   The interpretation of the ``format_spec`` argument is up to the type
+   The interpretation of the *format_spec* argument is up to the type
    implementing :meth:`__format__`, however most classes will either
    delegate formatting to one of the built-in types, or use a similar
    formatting option syntax.