1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/faces.el b/lisp/faces.el
index f501e0054d1..c893e47ca79 100644
--- a/lisp/faces.el
+++ b/lisp/faces.el
@@ -2075,7 +2075,7 @@ terminal type to a different value."
     ;; red4 is too dark, but some say blue is too loud.
     ;; brown seems to work ok. -- rms.
     (t :foreground "brown"))
-  "Face for characters displayed as ^-sequences or \-sequences."
+  "Face for characters displayed as sequences using `^' or `\\'."
   :group 'basic-faces
   :version "22.1")