diff --git a/trurl.md b/trurl.md
index f2eff73c..2755b642 100644
--- a/trurl.md
+++ b/trurl.md
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ trailing asterisk (`*`)) which makes trurl remove the tuples from the query
 string that match the instruction.
 
 To match a literal trailing asterisk instead of using a wildcard, escape it with
-a backslash in front of it. Like "*".
+a backslash in front of it. Like `\\*`.
 
 ## -v, --version