diff --git a/basis/prettyprint/backend/backend-docs.factor b/basis/prettyprint/backend/backend-docs.factor
index 8b72758607..0388cbb621 100644
--- a/basis/prettyprint/backend/backend-docs.factor
+++ b/basis/prettyprint/backend/backend-docs.factor
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ HELP: pprint-word
 $prettyprinting-note ;
 
 HELP: ch>ascii-escape
-{ $values { "ch" "a character" } { "char: " "a character" } { "?" boolean } }
+{ $values { "ch" "a character" } { "ch'" "a character" } { "?" boolean } }
 { $description "Converts a character to an escape code." } ;
 
 HELP: unparse-ch