diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 40c9dd0f..b288e0bd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -238,9 +238,9 @@ To exclude certain characters from being replaced by twemoji.js, call twemoji.pa
 twemoji.parse(document.body, {
     callback: function(icon, options, variant) {
         switch ( icon ) {
-            case 'a9':      // copyright  ©
-            case 'ae':      // trademark  ®
-            case '2122':    // team       ™
+            case 'a9':      // © copyright
+            case 'ae':      // ® registered trademark
+            case '2122':    // ™ trademark
                 return false;
         }
         return ''.concat(options.base, options.size, '/', icon, options.ext);