diff --git a/docs/API.md b/docs/API.md
index 64004fe..ce5eda7 100644
--- a/docs/API.md
+++ b/docs/API.md
@@ -369,8 +369,8 @@ out, err := interpres.NewEncoder().UseLiteralMultiline(80).Marshal(cfg)
 Single-line strings keep the basic form regardless of the threshold, and a
 threshold of `0` or less disables the option. A string the literal form cannot
 carry verbatim (an embedded run of three single quotes, a control character
-other than tab, or a carriage return outside a CRLF pair) also keeps the basic
-form, so the output always re-parses to the same value.
+other than tab or newline, or a carriage return outside a CRLF pair) also keeps
+the basic form, so the output always re-parses to the same value.
 
 ### Cancellation