diff --git a/equi.md b/equi.md
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@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ CR |`( -- )`                        |In the command mode, output a line break an
 `N`|`( a -- -a )`                   |Single-instruction negation (complement to 65536)
 `~`|`( a -- ~a )`                   |Bitwise NOT
 `&`|`( a b -- a&b )`                |Bitwise AND
-`|`|`( a b -- a|b )`                |Bitwise OR
+`\|`|`( a b -- a|b )`               |Bitwise OR
 `^`|`( a b -- a^b )`                |Bitwise XOR
 `.`|`( a -- ) `                     |Output a character by the ASCII (or Unicode, if supported) value into the standard terminal
 `,`|`( -- a ) `                     |Non-blocking key input of an ASCII (or Unicode, if supported) value from the standard terminal