diff --git a/SYNTAX.md b/SYNTAX.md
index 9558019..94908b4 100644
--- a/SYNTAX.md
+++ b/SYNTAX.md
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ c?ildren.0             "Sara"
 Special purpose characters, such as `.`, `*`, and `?` can be escaped with `\`. 
 
 ```go
-fav\.movie             "Deer Hunter"
+fav\\.movie             "Deer Hunter"
 ```
 
 ### Arrays