diff --git a/docs/metadata.rst b/docs/metadata.rst
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--- a/docs/metadata.rst
+++ b/docs/metadata.rst
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ Spatialite tables are automatically hidden) using ``"hidden": true``:
 Using YAML for metadata
 -----------------------
 
-Datasette accepts YAML as an alternative to JSON for your metadata configuration file. YAML is particularly useful for including muli-line HTML and SQL strings.
+Datasette accepts YAML as an alternative to JSON for your metadata configuration file. YAML is particularly useful for including multiline HTML and SQL strings.
 
 Here's an example of a ``metadata.yml`` file, re-using an example from :ref:`canned_queries`.