diff --git a/base/special/exp.jl b/base/special/exp.jl
index fd1befeb14b368..938c5e8b66626d 100644
--- a/base/special/exp.jl
+++ b/base/special/exp.jl
@@ -255,4 +255,5 @@ Compute the natural base exponential of `x`, in other words ``e^x``.
 ```jldoctest
 julia> exp(1.0)
 2.718281828459045
+```
 """ exp(x::Real)