diff --git a/docs/web3.eth.account.rst b/docs/web3.eth.account.rst
index 1670b5d161..84834d904a 100644
--- a/docs/web3.eth.account.rst
+++ b/docs/web3.eth.account.rst
@@ -83,15 +83,13 @@ account you can just generate a random number that acts as a private key.
 
 To create a private key using web3.py and command line you can do:
 
-```shell
-python -c "from web3 import Web3; w3 = Web3(); acc = w3.eth.account.create(); print(f'private key={w3.toHex(acc.privateKey)}, account={acc.address}')"
-```
+.. code-block:: shell
+
+    python -c "from web3 import Web3; w3 = Web3(); acc = w3.eth.account.create(); print(f'private key={w3.to_hex(acc.key)}, account={acc.address}')"
 
-Which outputs a new private key and an account pair:
+Which outputs a new private key and an account pair::
 
-```
-private key=0x480c4aec9fa..., account=0x9202a9d5D2d129CB400a40e00aC822a53ED81167
-```
+    private key=0x480c4aec9fa..., account=0x9202a9d5D2d129CB400a40e00aC822a53ED81167
 
 - *Never store private key with your source*. Use environment variables 
   to store the key. Read more below.
diff --git a/newsfragments/3128.docs.rst b/newsfragments/3128.docs.rst
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+Fix formatting in documentation for creating an account.
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