diff --git a/doc/python/legend.md b/doc/python/legend.md
index 49b989405b5..02e8a8fff5d 100644
--- a/doc/python/legend.md
+++ b/doc/python/legend.md
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ fig.show()
 
 *New in 5.11*
 
-Set the width of horizontal legend entries by setting `entrywidth`. Here we set it to `70` pixels. Pixels is the default unit for `entrywidth`, but you can set it to be a fraction of the plot width using `entrywidthmode='fraction`.
+Set the width of horizontal legend entries by setting `entrywidth`. Here we set it to `70` pixels. Pixels is the default unit for `entrywidth`, but you can set it to be a fraction of the plot width using `entrywidthmode='fraction'`.
 
 ```python
 import plotly.express as px