diff --git a/templates/zerver/markdown_help.html b/templates/zerver/markdown_help.html
index e2fe33ea8e..5f8027c8a6 100644
--- a/templates/zerver/markdown_help.html
+++ b/templates/zerver/markdown_help.html
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def zulip():
 
                     </tr>
                     <tr>
-                    <td class="preserve_spaces">``` quote
+                    <td class="preserve_spaces">```quote
 Quoted block
 ```</td>
                     <td><blockquote><p>Quoted block</p></blockquote></td>