diff --git a/source/api/filters.md b/source/api/filters.md
index 3a066e770f..235865d980 100644
--- a/source/api/filters.md
+++ b/source/api/filters.md
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ Optionally, you can narrow down which specific property to search in with the op
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-Now the item will only match if the value of `searchText` is found in its `name` property. Note here we need to quote `name` to indicate its a literal string argument. With this limitation, `searchText` with value `'555'` will no longer match this item, but `'Jack'` will.
+Now the item will only match if the value of `searchText` is found in its `name` property. Note here we need to quote `name` to indicate it's a literal string argument. With this limitation, `searchText` with value `'555'` will no longer match this item, but `'Jack'` will.
 
 > New in 0.12.11