diff --git a/pandas/core/generic.py b/pandas/core/generic.py
index 20d8bd3bda21f..2a36f5fb478b4 100644
--- a/pandas/core/generic.py
+++ b/pandas/core/generic.py
@@ -5527,7 +5527,7 @@ def head(self, n: int = 5) -> Self:
         it returns an empty object. When ``n`` is negative, it returns
         all rows except the last ``|n|`` rows, mirroring the behavior of ``df[:n]``.
 
-        If n is larger than the number of rows, this function returns all rows.
+        If ``n`` is larger than the number of rows, this function returns all rows.
 
         Parameters
         ----------
@@ -5615,7 +5615,7 @@ def tail(self, n: int = 5) -> Self:
         For negative values of `n`, this function returns all rows except
         the first `|n|` rows, equivalent to ``df[|n|:]``.
 
-        If n is larger than the number of rows, this function returns all rows.
+        If ``n`` is larger than the number of rows, this function returns all rows.
 
         Parameters
         ----------