diff --git a/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/wikitext/Variables in WikiText.tid b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/wikitext/Variables in WikiText.tid
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--- a/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/wikitext/Variables in WikiText.tid	
+++ b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/wikitext/Variables in WikiText.tid	
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ See also the [[introduction to the concept of variables|Variables]].
 
 To transclude the value of a variable, use the [[macro call syntax|Macro Calls in WikiText]] with no parameters. You can also use a <<.wlink MacroCallWidget>> widget.
 
-A [[macro|Macros]] snippet can contain `$(name$)` as a [[placeholder|Macro Definitions in WikiText]] for which the value of the variable of that name will be substituted.
+A [[macro|Macros]] snippet can contain `$(name)$` as a [[placeholder|Macro Definitions in WikiText]] for which the value of the variable of that name will be substituted.
 
 A variable's value can be used as a [[filter parameter|Filter Parameter]], or as a [[widget attribute|Widgets in WikiText]]. The latter supports macro parameters.