diff --git a/docs/cli-reference.rst b/docs/cli-reference.rst
index 000f88f..fd1199f 100644
--- a/docs/cli-reference.rst
+++ b/docs/cli-reference.rst
@@ -930,10 +930,10 @@ See :ref:`cli_create_table`.
           sqlite-utils create-table my.db people \
               id integer \
               name text \
-              height float \
+              height real \
               photo blob --pk id
 
-      Valid column types are text, integer, float and blob.
+      Valid column types are text, integer, real, float and blob.
 
     Options:
       --pk TEXT                 Column to use as primary key
diff --git a/sqlite_utils/cli.py b/sqlite_utils/cli.py
index c6496d4..905963f 100644
--- a/sqlite_utils/cli.py
+++ b/sqlite_utils/cli.py
@@ -1634,10 +1634,10 @@ def create_table(
         sqlite-utils create-table my.db people \\
             id integer \\
             name text \\
-            height float \\
+            height real \\
             photo blob --pk id
 
-    Valid column types are text, integer, float and blob.
+    Valid column types are text, integer, real, float and blob.
     """
     db = sqlite_utils.Database(path)
     _register_db_for_cleanup(db)