Fix typos in docs (#315)

2 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/docs/src/reference/scripting.md b/docs/src/reference/scripting.md
index 9a3cfdb6..8f72c219 100644
--- a/docs/src/reference/scripting.md
+++ b/docs/src/reference/scripting.md
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ The body of a loop can be a code or content block:
 You can use _dot notation_ to access fields on a value. The value in question
 can be either:
 - a [dictionary]($type/dictionary) that has the specified key,
-- a [symbols]($type/symbol) that has the specified modifier,
+- a [symbol]($type/symbol) that has the specified modifier,
 - a [module]($type/module) containing the specified definition,
 - [content]($type/content) that has the specified field.
 
diff --git a/docs/src/reference/syntax.md b/docs/src/reference/syntax.md
index b9063319..7a91b0a8 100644
--- a/docs/src/reference/syntax.md
+++ b/docs/src/reference/syntax.md
@@ -126,10 +126,10 @@ Our study design is as follows:
 ```
 
 ## Escape sequences { #escapes }
-Escape sequences are used to insert special characters that are otherwise have
-special meaning in Typst. To escape a character, precede it with a backslash. To
-insert any Unicode codepoint, you can write a hexadecimal escape sequence:
-`[\u{1f600}]`. The same kind of escape sequences also work in
+Escape sequences are used to insert special characters that are hard to type or
+otherwise have special meaning in Typst. To escape a character, precede it with
+a backslash. To insert any Unicode codepoint, you can write a hexadecimal
+escape sequence: `[\u{1f600}]`. The same kind of escape sequences also work in
 [strings]($type/string).
 
 ```example