diff --git a/tmux.1 b/tmux.1
index 55fa89c4..49630c28 100644
--- a/tmux.1
+++ b/tmux.1
@@ -3863,7 +3863,7 @@ The following variables are available, where appropriate:
 .It Li "command_list_alias" Ta "" Ta "Command alias if listing commands"
 .It Li "command_list_usage" Ta "" Ta "Command usage if listing commands"
 .It Li "cursor_flag" Ta "" Ta "Pane cursor flag"
-.It Li "cursor_character" Ta "Character at cursor in pane"
+.It Li "cursor_character" Ta "" Ta "Character at cursor in pane"
 .It Li "cursor_x" Ta "" Ta "Cursor X position in pane"
 .It Li "cursor_y" Ta "" Ta "Cursor Y position in pane"
 .It Li "history_bytes" Ta "" Ta "Number of bytes in window history"