diff --git a/lib/symbols b/lib/symbols
index a26ccb095b..a323a3c561 100644
--- a/lib/symbols
+++ b/lib/symbols
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ aquarius           wasy          101 0 x        x
 pisces             wasy          102 0 x        x
 conjunction        wasy          86  0 x        x
 opposition         wasy          87  0 x        x
-% APL characters
+# APL characters
 APLstar            wasy          69  0 x        x
 APLlog             wasy          22  0 x        x
 APLbox             wasy          126 0 x        x