diff --git a/doc/dox/whatsnew.dox b/doc/dox/whatsnew.dox
index e742ee5c01..d679e6ccbc 100644
--- a/doc/dox/whatsnew.dox
+++ b/doc/dox/whatsnew.dox
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ Changes, compared to  \ref page_whatsnew_V4_0_0 "v4.0.0" include:
     <li>NEW: added support for flushleft/flushright/center-environments with linebreaks</li>
     <li>NEW: added support for framed/shaded/snugshade-environments with linebreaks and framed</li>
     <li>NEW: added support for -- and --- for en- and em-dashes</li>
-    <li>NEW: added support for \c \\char"HEX , \c \\char'OCTAL and \c \\charDECIMAL for inserting any uicode character code</li>
+    <li>NEW: added support for \c \\char\"HEX , \c \\char\'OCTAL and \c \\charDECIMAL for inserting any uicode character code</li>
     <li>NEW: added support for \\bigl,\\bigr,\\Bigr,... commands for fixed-size but enlarged paramtheses</li>
     <li>NEW: added support for \\begin{verbatim}...\\end{verbatim}, \\begin{verbatim*}...\\end{verbatim*}</li>
   </ul></li>