diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/plot/base/ctor/lib/main.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/plot/base/ctor/lib/main.js
index d06d83cb323c..59b0ec51ccc3 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/plot/base/ctor/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/plot/base/ctor/lib/main.js
@@ -1039,7 +1039,7 @@ defineProperty( Plot.prototype, 'xRange', {
 * @example
 * var plot = new Plot();
 * plot.xScale = 'time';
-* plot.xTickFormat = '%H:%M';
+* plot.xTickFormat = 'HH:mm'; 
 *
 * @example
 * var plot = new Plot({