diff --git a/docs/mapping.rst b/docs/mapping.rst
index c30c489f7..64c3ecf6a 100644
--- a/docs/mapping.rst
+++ b/docs/mapping.rst
@@ -234,9 +234,9 @@ for copying to clipboard.
 
    When using multi-key mappings, of the form :kbd:`k1>k2` or similar, the
    condition applies to the first key and you can have only one condition per
-   key, the last in kitty.conf wins. In particular, this means you cant have
+   key, the last in kitty.conf wins. In particular, this means you cannot have
    multiple conditions applying to multi-key mappings with the same first key
-   and you can have mappings with and without conditions applying to multi-keys
+   and you cannot have mappings with and without conditions applying to multi-keys
    with the same first key.
 
 Sending arbitrary text or keys to the program running in kitty