diff --git a/docs/md/entity.md b/docs/md/entity.md
index 34c4e00f4..a2608483c 100644
--- a/docs/md/entity.md
+++ b/docs/md/entity.md
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ registry.valid(entt::tombstone);
 
 Moreover, users cannot set the tombstone version when releasing an entity:
 
-```
+```cpp
 registry.destroy(entity, entt::tombstone);
 ```