diff --git a/docs/_pages/syntax.md b/docs/_pages/syntax.md
index e7da91c9..b8df8cca 100644
--- a/docs/_pages/syntax.md
+++ b/docs/_pages/syntax.md
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ local function tree_insert(tree, x)
 end
 ```
 
-Note that future versions of Lua extend the Lua 5.1 syntax with the following features; with the exception of the string literals, these are **not** supported by Luau:
+Note that future versions of Lua extend the Lua 5.1 syntax with the following features; these are **not** supported by Luau with the exception of the string literals:
 
+- hexadecimal (`\x`), Unicode (`\u`) and `\z` escapes for string literals
 - goto statements and labels
 - bitwise operators
 - floor division operator (`//`)