diff --git a/9-regular-expressions/07-regexp-escaping/article.md b/9-regular-expressions/07-regexp-escaping/article.md
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--- a/9-regular-expressions/07-regexp-escaping/article.md
+++ b/9-regular-expressions/07-regexp-escaping/article.md
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ The similar search in one of previous examples worked with `pattern:/\d\.\d/`, b
 
 The reason is that backslashes are "consumed" by a string. As we may recall, regular strings have their own special characters, such as `\n`, and a backslash is used for escaping.
 
-Here's how "\d\.\d" is perceived:
+Here's how "\d\\.\d" is perceived:
 
 ```js run
 alert("\d\.\d"); // d.d