diff --git a/rst.html.markdown b/rst.html.markdown
index 2423622e..bdc73c7a 100644
--- a/rst.html.markdown
+++ b/rst.html.markdown
@@ -49,9 +49,11 @@ Subtitles with dashes
You can put text in *italic* or in **bold**, you can "mark" text as code with double backquote ``print()``.
+Special characters can be escaped using a backslash, e.g. \\ or \*.
+
Lists are similar to Markdown, but a little more involved.
-Remember to line up list symbols (like - or *) with the left edge of the previous text block, and remember to use blank lines to separate new lists from parent lists:
+Remember to line up list symbols (like - or \*) with the left edge of the previous text block, and remember to use blank lines to separate new lists from parent lists:
- First item
- Second item
@@ -86,7 +88,7 @@ There are multiple ways to make links:
- By typing a full comprehensible URL : https://github.com/ (will be automatically converted to a link)
- By making a more Markdown-like link: `Github `_ .
-.. _Github https://github.com/
+.. _Github: https://github.com/
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