diff --git a/tutorials/intermediate/color_cycle.py b/tutorials/intermediate/color_cycle.py
index 7a2e55ffd389..9adbdbcd7341 100644
--- a/tutorials/intermediate/color_cycle.py
+++ b/tutorials/intermediate/color_cycle.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 # ``.matplotlibrc`` file or a style file (``style.mplstyle``), you can set the
 # ``axes.prop_cycle`` property:
 #
-# ..code-block:: python
+# .. code-block:: python
 #
 #    axes.prop_cycle    : cycler(color='bgrcmyk')
 #