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diff --git a/lispref/objects.texi b/lispref/objects.texi
index f89c6ac12a..02c11e7b99 100644
--- a/lispref/objects.texi
+++ b/lispref/objects.texi
@@ -530,9 +530,14 @@ char-to-string ; @r{A symbol named @samp{char-to-string}.}
@end group
@end example
+@ifinfo
@c This uses ``colon'' instead of a literal `:' because Info cannot
@c cope with a `:' in a menu
@cindex @samp{#@var{colon}} read syntax
+@end ifinfo
+@ifnotinfo
+@cindex @samp{#:} read syntax
+@end ifnotinfo
Normally the Lisp reader interns all symbols (@pxref{Creating
Symbols}). To prevent interning, you can write @samp{#:} before the
name of the symbol.