diff --git a/docs/en/designers/language-modifiers/language-modifier-string-format.xml b/docs/en/designers/language-modifiers/language-modifier-string-format.xml
index 428527ab..d9688bad 100644
--- a/docs/en/designers/language-modifiers/language-modifier-string-format.xml
+++ b/docs/en/designers/language-modifiers/language-modifier-string-format.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
   </informaltable>
   <para>
    This is a way to format strings, such as decimal numbers and such.
-   Use the syntax for <ulink url="&url.php-manual;sprintf">sprintf</ulink>
+   Use the syntax for <ulink url="&url.php-manual;sprintf">sprintf()</ulink>
    for the formatting.
   </para>
   <example>