diff --git a/doc/faq/howto_faq.rst b/doc/faq/howto_faq.rst
index 59467b67640a..acabf3f3dbe7 100644
--- a/doc/faq/howto_faq.rst
+++ b/doc/faq/howto_faq.rst
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ or by saving to a file handle::
import sys
fig.savefig(sys.stdout)
-Here is an example using `Pillow `_.
+Here is an example using `Pillow `_.
First, the figure is saved to a BytesIO object which is then fed to
Pillow for further processing::
diff --git a/tutorials/introductory/images.py b/tutorials/introductory/images.py
index 0e83a01a8d61..61de12bb6511 100644
--- a/tutorials/introductory/images.py
+++ b/tutorials/introductory/images.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
# ===============================================
#
# Loading image data is supported by the `Pillow
-# `_ library. Natively, matplotlib only
+# `_ library. Natively, matplotlib only
# supports PNG images. The commands shown below fall back on Pillow if the
# native read fails.
#