diff --git a/doc/api.rst b/doc/api.rst
index de032298..8b15a5d5 100644
--- a/doc/api.rst
+++ b/doc/api.rst
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ Compatibility
 Locale
 ------
 
-All formatting is locale-independent by default. Use the ``'n'`` format
+All formatting is locale-independent by default. Use the ``'L'`` format
 specifier to insert the appropriate number separator characters from the
 locale::