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diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 38d7273a909..4d6a3c1d7c4 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -1581,6 +1581,9 @@ functionality with aliases for the mldrag functions.
 * Lisp changes made after edition 2.6 of the Emacs Lisp Manual,
 (Display-related features are described in a page of their own below.)
 
+** A `?' can be used in a symbol name without escaping it with a
+backslash.
+
 +++
 ** Reading from the mini-buffer now reads from standard input if Emacs
 is running in batch mode.  For example,
diff --git a/lispref/objects.texi b/lispref/objects.texi
index 8904bfba483..f62243ed2ef 100644
--- a/lispref/objects.texi
+++ b/lispref/objects.texi
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ are written with letters, digits, and the punctuation characters
 @samp{-+=*/}.  Such names require no special punctuation; the characters
 of the name suffice as long as the name does not look like a number.
 (If it does, write a @samp{\} at the beginning of the name to force
-interpretation as a symbol.)  The characters @samp{_~!@@$%^&:<>@{@}} are
+interpretation as a symbol.)  The characters @samp{_~!@@$%^&:<>@{@}?} are
 less often used but also require no special punctuation.  Any other
 characters may be included in a symbol's name by escaping them with a
 backslash.  In contrast to its use in strings, however, a backslash in