diff --git a/meta/documentation_style.rst b/meta/documentation_style.rst
index a6cfad51b..5218a342c 100644
--- a/meta/documentation_style.rst
+++ b/meta/documentation_style.rst
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ complete specification to be merged correctly. These characters are:
 - ``~``
 - ``+``
 - ``^``
-- `````
+- \ `````
 - ``@``
 - ``:``