diff --git a/README.html b/README.html
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--- a/README.html
+++ b/README.html
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ not much I can do about it without significant rewrites I don’t think
 are worth doing.</li>
 <li>Image support: Images take a long time to load sometimes,
 particularly when items are selected using the cursor so what we really
-need is a way to ] skip over images after a set time limit</li>
+need is a way to skip over images after a set time limit</li>
 </ul>
 <h2 id="scripts">Scripts</h2>
 <p>This build of spmenu should work with all spmenu/dmenu scripts. <a
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
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@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ Silencing this would be a good idea.
 will be the max size of one item. This is fine, and there is not much I can do
 about it without significant rewrites I don't think are worth doing.
 - Image support: Images take a long time to load sometimes, particularly when
-items are selected using the cursor so what we really need is a way to ]
+items are selected using the cursor so what we really need is a way to
 skip over images after a set time limit
 
 ## Scripts