diff --git a/src/_pytest/logging.py b/src/_pytest/logging.py
index 3f2d03059..9267c4070 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/logging.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/logging.py
@@ -447,10 +447,12 @@ class LogCaptureFixture:
         self.handler.reset()
 
     def set_level(self, level: Union[int, str], logger: Optional[str] = None) -> None:
-        """Sets the threshold for this logger to level. Logging messages which are less
-        severe than level will be ignored; logging messages which have severity level or
-        higher will be emitted by whichever handler or handlers service this logger, unless
-        a handler’s level has been set to a higher severity level than level.
+        """Sets the threshold for this logger to level. 
+        
+        Logging messages which are less severe than level will be ignored; logging messages 
+        which have severity level or higher will be emitted by whichever handler or handlers 
+        service this logger, unless a handler’s level has been set to a higher severity level 
+        than `level`.
 
         .. versionchanged:: 3.4
             The levels of the loggers changed by this function will be