diff --git a/8-string_format.md b/8-string_format.md
index 4aa0abc..20d67ca 100644
--- a/8-string_format.md
+++ b/8-string_format.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 Create a string in Python:
 
-`name = 'will`
+`name = 'will'`
 
 Create a string with single quotes in Python:
 
@@ -47,4 +47,4 @@ Code to use variable substitution with the string format method:
 item = 'ball'
 color = 'red'
 print("Will's {0} is {1}".format(item, color))
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+```