diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 83263a2..198121d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ X
 
 # rules
 F -> FF
-X -> X -> F-[[X]+X]+F[+FX]-X
+X -> F-[[X]+X]+F[+FX]-X
 ```
 
-is also slow and badly written, ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
+is also slow and badly written, ¯\\_(ツ)_/¯
 
 ## dependencies