diff --git a/aspnetcore/mvc/views/tag-helpers/intro.md b/aspnetcore/mvc/views/tag-helpers/intro.md
index d9e0a00426..ec1f525f06 100644
--- a/aspnetcore/mvc/views/tag-helpers/intro.md
+++ b/aspnetcore/mvc/views/tag-helpers/intro.md
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ If your project contains an `EmailTagHelper` with the default namespace (`Author
 @addTagHelper "AuthoringTagHelpers.TagHelpers.EmailTagHelper, AuthoringTagHelpers"
 ````
 
-To add a Tag Helper to a view using an FQN, you first add the FQN (`AuthoringTagHelpers.TagHelpers.EmailTagHelper`), and then the assembly name (*AuthoringTagHelpers*). Most developers prefer to use the  "*" wildcard syntax. The wildcard syntax allows you to insert the wildcard character "*" as the suffix in an FQN. For example, any of the following directives will bring in the `EmailTagHelper`:
+To add a Tag Helper to a view using an FQN, you first add the FQN (`AuthoringTagHelpers.TagHelpers.EmailTagHelper`), and then the assembly name (*AuthoringTagHelpers*). Most developers prefer to use the  "\*" wildcard syntax. The wildcard syntax allows you to insert the wildcard character "\*" as the suffix in an FQN. For example, any of the following directives will bring in the `EmailTagHelper`:
 
 ````csharp
 @addTagHelper "AuthoringTagHelpers.TagHelpers.E*, AuthoringTagHelpers"