diff --git a/README b/README
index 38b8a588e..8ece8efdc 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -2632,7 +2632,7 @@ If you just want a regular inline image, just make sure it is not
 the only thing in the paragraph. One way to do this is to insert a
 nonbreaking space after the image:
 
-    ![This image won't be a figure](/url/of/image.png)\
+    ![This image won't be a figure](/url/of/image.png)\ 
 
 
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