1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/mandoc.1 b/mandoc.1
index 26d1eb53..d71db20b 100644
--- a/mandoc.1
+++ b/mandoc.1
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ readable in any graphical or text-based web
 browser.
 .Pp
 Non-ASCII characters are rendered
-as decimal numeric Unicode character references.
+as hexadecimal Unicode character references.
 .Pp
 The following
 .Fl O