diff --git a/data/glossaries/external.yml b/data/glossaries/external.yml
index e8613797ebc0..6819f8cce049 100644
--- a/data/glossaries/external.yml
+++ b/data/glossaries/external.yml
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@
 - term: main
   description: >-
     The default development branch. Whenever you create a Git repository, a
-    branch named "main" is created, and becomes the active branch. In most
+    branch named `main` is created, and becomes the active branch. In most
     cases, this contains the local development, though that is purely by
     convention and is not required.
 - term: master