diff --git a/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt b/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt
index e664c088a5e6a4bf1d09425ff37e36fe11d9f2f3..6109ef09aa2eeba564023cced75728ffaa1c4f96 100644
--- a/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt
+++ b/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ endif::git-rev-list[]
 - '%>>(<N>)', '%>>|(<N>)': similar to '%>(<N>)', '%>|(<N>)'
   respectively, except that if the next placeholder takes more spaces
   than given and there are spaces on its left, use those spaces
-- '%><(<N>)', '%><|(<N>)': similar to '% <(<N>)', '%<|(<N>)'
+- '%><(<N>)', '%><|(<N>)': similar to '%<(<N>)', '%<|(<N>)'
   respectively, but padding both sides (i.e. the text is centered)
 - %(trailers[:options]): display the trailers of the body as interpreted
   by linkgit:git-interpret-trailers[1]. The `trailers` string may be