diff --git a/aio/content/guide/template-syntax.md b/aio/content/guide/template-syntax.md
index 65e6fd47ed..46f4718649 100644
--- a/aio/content/guide/template-syntax.md
+++ b/aio/content/guide/template-syntax.md
@@ -1610,8 +1610,8 @@ by HTML.
 
 The reference value of itemForm, without the ngForm attribute value, would be
 the [HTMLFormElement](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLFormElement).
-There is, however, a difference between a Component and a Directive in that a `Component
-`will be referenced without specifying the attribute value, and a `Directive` will not
+There is, however, a difference between a Component and a Directive in that a `Component`
+will be referenced without specifying the attribute value, and a `Directive` will not
 change the implicit reference (that is, the element).