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 ```
 
 ### String Options
-**'!r' uses object's `repr()` function, instead of `__format__()`, to get a string:** 
+**`'!r'` uses object's `repr()` function, instead of `__format__()`, to get a string:** 
 ```python
 {'abcde'!r}      # "'abcde'"
 ```