diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/BasicMessageComposer.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/BasicMessageComposer.tsx
index cd34e25926..587f13e8c2 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/BasicMessageComposer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/BasicMessageComposer.tsx
@@ -512,6 +512,7 @@ export default class BasicMessageEditor extends React.Component<IProps, IState>
                 toggleInlineFormat(selectionRange, "'");
                 handled = true;
             }
+        // Surround selected text with a character
         } else {
             const metaOrAltPressed = event.metaKey || event.altKey;
             const modifierPressed = metaOrAltPressed || event.shiftKey;