diff --git a/docs/documentation_guidelines/writing.rst b/docs/documentation_guidelines/writing.rst
index 1505e9e632b..3953304ff68 100644
--- a/docs/documentation_guidelines/writing.rst
+++ b/docs/documentation_guidelines/writing.rst
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ You can use tags to emphasize items.
      ``label``
 
 * **Layer names**
+
   When referring to layers, format as inline code:
 
   .. code-block:: rst