diff --git a/pkgs/README.md b/pkgs/README.md
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--- a/pkgs/README.md
+++ b/pkgs/README.md
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ Now that this is out of the way. To add a package to Nixpkgs:
 
     https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/55.0/releasenotes/
 
+(using "→" instead of "->" is also accepted)
+
 ## Category Hierarchy
 [categories]: #category-hierarchy