*** empty log message ***

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index cf351830a28..716be11eaed 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -3465,7 +3465,7 @@ display tables.
 
 ** General Lisp changes:
 
-*** The escape sequence \s now stands for the SPACE character.
+*** New syntax: \s now stands for the SPACE character.
 
 `?\s' is a new way to write the space character.  You must make sure
 it is not followed by a dash, since `?\s-...' indicates the "super"
@@ -3476,6 +3476,15 @@ them.
 `\s' stands for space in strings, too, but it is not really meant for
 strings; it is easier and nicer just to write a space.
 
+*** New syntax: \uXXXX and \UXXXXXXXX specify Unicode code points in hex.
+
+For instance, you can use "\u0428" to specify a string consisting of
+CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER SHA, or `"U0001D6E2" to specify one consisting
+of MATHEMATICAL ITALIC CAPITAL ALPHA (the latter is greater than
+#xFFFF and thus needs the longer syntax).
+
+This syntax works for both character constants and strings.
+
 *** The function `expt' handles negative exponents differently.
 The value for `(expt A B)', if both A and B are integers and B is
 negative, is now a float.  For example: (expt 2 -2) => 0.25.
@@ -3705,12 +3714,6 @@ text properties.
 `assoc-ignore-representation', which are still available, but have
 been declared obsolete.
 
-*** New syntax: \uXXXX and \UXXXXXXXX specify Unicode code points in hex.
-Use "\u0428" to specify a string consisting of CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER SHA,
-or "\U0001D6E2" to specify one consisting of MATHEMATICAL ITALIC CAPITAL
-ALPHA (the latter is greater than #xFFFF and thus needs the longer
-syntax).  Also available for characters.
-
 ** Displaying warnings to the user.
 
 See the functions `warn' and `display-warning', or the Lisp Manual.