diff --git a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
index 26164843..36934885 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
             
             <div id="instructions">
               <div class="addTopic">
-                Double-click to<br>add a topic!
+                Double-click to<br>add a topic
               </div>
               <div class="tabKey">
                 Use Tab & Shift+Tab to select a metacode