\x takes up to 6 hex digits

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/man/1/tr b/man/1/tr
index 70105d03..dba92c96 100644
--- a/man/1/tr
+++ b/man/1/tr
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ character whose
 value is given by those digits.
 The character sequence
 .L \ex
-followed by 1, 2, 3, or 4 hexadecimal digits stands
+followed by 1 to 6 hexadecimal digits stands
 for the character whose
-16-bit value is given by those digits.
+21-bit value is given by those digits.
 A 
 .L \e
 followed by any other character stands