diff --git a/Doc/library/json.rst b/Doc/library/json.rst
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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 .. moduleauthor:: Bob Ippolito <bob@redivi.com>
 .. sectionauthor:: Bob Ippolito <bob@redivi.com>
 
-JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) <http://json.org> is a subset of JavaScript
+`JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) <http://json.org>`_ is a subset of JavaScript
 syntax (ECMA-262 3rd edition) used as a lightweight data interchange format.
 
 :mod:`json` exposes an API familiar to users of the standard library