diff --git a/examples/gallery/lines/hlines_vlines.py b/examples/gallery/lines/hlines_vlines.py
index 016586f70d0..cef9df10b5d 100644
--- a/examples/gallery/lines/hlines_vlines.py
+++ b/examples/gallery/lines/hlines_vlines.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 fig.basemap(
     region=[0, 10, 0, 10], projection="X10c/10c", frame=["+tvlines Cartesian", "af"]
 )
-# Add a vertical line at x=1 
+# Add a vertical line at x=1
 fig.vlines(x=1, pen="1.5p,red3", label="Line 1")
 # Add a vertical line at x=2 with y from 2 to 8
 fig.vlines(x=2, ymin=2, ymax=8, pen="1.5p,gray30,-", label="Line 2")