diff --git a/src/_pytest/terminal.py b/src/_pytest/terminal.py
index 388dab291..6bfcf839e 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/terminal.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/terminal.py
@@ -117,9 +117,14 @@ class TestShortLogReport(NamedTuple):
     """Used to store the test status result category, shortletter and verbose word.
     For example ``"rerun", "R", ("RERUN", {"yellow": True})``.
 
-    category: the class of result, for example “passed”, “skipped”, “error”, or the empty string
-    letter: the shortletter shown as testing progresses, for example ".", "s", "E", or the empty string.
-    word: verbose word is shown as testing progresses in verbose mode, for example "PASSED", "SKIPPED",
+    :ivar category: 
+        The class of result, for example ``“passed”``, ``“skipped”``, ``“error”``, or the empty string.
+
+    :ivar letter: 
+        The short letter shown as testing progresses, for example ``"."``, ``"s"``, ``"E"``, or the empty string.
+        
+    :ivar word: 
+        Verbose word is shown as testing progresses in verbose mode, for example ``"PASSED"``, ``"SKIPPED"``.
     "ERROR", or the empty string.
     """