diff --git a/docs/axes/cartesian/linear.md b/docs/axes/cartesian/linear.md
index f534a4d9b82..fae3b98d11b 100644
--- a/docs/axes/cartesian/linear.md
+++ b/docs/axes/cartesian/linear.md
@@ -97,4 +97,4 @@ module.exports = {
 
 ## Internal data format
 
-Internally, the linear scale uses numeric data
+Internally, the linear scale uses numeric data.