diff --git a/doc/user/markdown.md b/doc/user/markdown.md
index e8c814fd4835899efffa266415f45bc32b0da94d..bf741a8dc9b84eaab575bc0710aae4984109c03b 100644
--- a/doc/user/markdown.md
+++ b/doc/user/markdown.md
@@ -2055,7 +2055,7 @@ For example:
 
   ```markdown
   [^1]: This text is inside a footnote.
-  [footnote-42]: This text is another footnote.
+  [^footnote-42]: This text is another footnote.
   ```
 
 When rendered, footnotes look similar to: