diff --git a/kitty/kitty.conf b/kitty/kitty.conf
index 363050f98..17e1ac52f 100644
--- a/kitty/kitty.conf
+++ b/kitty/kitty.conf
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # that have many weight variants like Book, Medium, Thick, etc. For example:
 # font_family Operator Mono Book
 # bold_font Operator Mono Thick
-# bold_talic_font Operator Mono Medium
+# bold_italic_font Operator Mono Medium
 font_family      monospace
 italic_font      auto
 bold_font        auto