diff --git a/asciidoc-reference-cheat-sheet.adoc b/asciidoc-reference-cheat-sheet.adoc
index ee4fa21..e5e5b97 100644
--- a/asciidoc-reference-cheat-sheet.adoc
+++ b/asciidoc-reference-cheat-sheet.adoc
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ a| Document ::= (Header?, Preamble?, Section*) +
         ListLabel ::= (ListTerm+) +
         ListItem ::= (ItemText, (List \| ListParagraph \| ListContinuation)*) 
 
-| '<text>' or  \_<text>_
+| 'text' or  \_text_
 |<text> will be in italics.