diff --git a/specification/metrics/semantic_conventions/http-metrics.md b/specification/metrics/semantic_conventions/http-metrics.md
index db636dc41..3a4244f80 100644
--- a/specification/metrics/semantic_conventions/http-metrics.md
+++ b/specification/metrics/semantic_conventions/http-metrics.md
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ and whether they should be on server, client, or both types of HTTP metric event
 | `http.method`        | `client` & `server` | Required                                                                     | The HTTP request method. E.g. `"GET"`                                                                                                   |
 | `http.scheme`        | `server`            | Required                                                                     | The URI scheme identifying the used protocol in lowercase: `"http"` or `"https"`                                                        |
 | `http.route`         | `server`            | Conditionally Required: If and only if it's available                        | The matched route (path template in the format used by the respective server framework). See note below [1]. E.g. `"/path/{id}/?q={}"`. |
-| `http.status_code`   | `client` & `server` | Conditionally Required: if and only if one was received/sent.                | [HTTP response status code][]. E.g. `200` (String)                                                                                      |
+| `http.status_code`   | `client` & `server` | Conditionally Required: if and only if one was received/sent.                | [HTTP response status code][]. E.g. `200` (int)                                                                                      |
 | `http.flavor`        | `client` & `server` | Recommended                                                                  | Kind of HTTP protocol used: `"1.0"`, `"1.1"`, `"2"`, `"SPDY"` or `"QUIC"`.                                                              |
 | `net.peer.name`      | `client`            | Required                                                                     | Host identifier of the ["URI origin"](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9110.html#name-uri-origin) HTTP request is sent to.             |
 | `net.peer.port`      | `client`            | Conditionally Required: If not default (`80` for `http`, `443` for `https`). | Port identifier of the ["URI origin"](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9110.html#name-uri-origin) HTTP request is sent to.             |