diff --git a/getting_started/step_by_step/scene_tree.rst b/getting_started/step_by_step/scene_tree.rst
index 7c2abe4bd..a32bb5703 100644
--- a/getting_started/step_by_step/scene_tree.rst
+++ b/getting_started/step_by_step/scene_tree.rst
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ When a node is connected, directly or indirectly, to the root
 viewport, it becomes part of the *scene tree*.
 
 This means that as explained in previous tutorials, it will get the
-_enter_tree() and _ready() callbacks (as well as _exit_tree()).
+``_enter_tree()`` and ``_ready()`` callbacks (as well as ``_exit_tree()``).
 
 .. image:: img/activescene.png