diff --git a/core/combinators/combinators-docs.factor b/core/combinators/combinators-docs.factor
index 2e9440a874..f8a23e179b 100755
--- a/core/combinators/combinators-docs.factor
+++ b/core/combinators/combinators-docs.factor
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ $nl
 "A generalization of the above combinators to any number of quotations can be found in " { $link "combinators" } "." ;
 
 ARTICLE: "apply-combinators" "Apply combinators"
-"The apply combinators apply a single quotation to multiple values. The asterisk (" { $snippet "*" } ") suffixed to these words' names signifies that they are apply combinators."
+"The apply combinators apply a single quotation to multiple values. The asterisk (" { $snippet "@" } ") suffixed to these words' names signifies that they are apply combinators."
 $nl
 "Two quotations:"
 { $subsections bi@ 2bi@ }