diff --git a/ionic/components/tabs/tab.ts b/ionic/components/tabs/tab.ts
index 44e2e142a0..c6ddafea92 100644
--- a/ionic/components/tabs/tab.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/tabs/tab.ts
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ import {TabButton} from './tab-button';
  *     console.log("Passed params", navParams.data);
  *   }
  * }
+ * ```
  *
  * Sometimes you may want to call a method instead of navigating to a new
  * page. You can use the `(select)` event to call a method on your class when