diff --git a/doc/api_assets/style.css b/doc/api_assets/style.css
index 9248b09bcf6..ecb4a35c500 100644
--- a/doc/api_assets/style.css
+++ b/doc/api_assets/style.css
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ hr {
 }
 
 p tt,
-p code {
+p code, span.type {
   background: #f8f8ff;
   border: 1px solid #dedede;
   padding: 0 0.2em;