diff --git a/docs/8.6.0_docs.md b/docs/8.6.0_docs.md
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@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Implementors can only modify configurations using directives, but cannot change
 The Two types of directives: are `init` or `initialize` and `wrap`.
 
 ```note
-All directives are enclosed in `%%{ }%%.`
+All directives are enclosed in `%%{ }%%`
 ```
 
 Older versions of mermaid will not parse directives because `%%` will comment out the directive. This makes the update backward compatible.