diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0de7dbdb9e216fad78800772efe6649a0b5f5043..fd2f316ccca4d603100cd9b04aa8cf9778fe2ff0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,9 +25,12 @@ Include it in your javascript
 
 ```javascript
 var md = require('markdown-it')(),
-	mk = require('markdown-it-katex');
+    mk = require('markdown-it-katex');
 
 md.use(mk);
+
+// double backslash is required for javascript strings, but not html input
+var result = md.render('# Math Rulez! \n  $\\sqrt{3x-1}+(1+x)^2$');
 ```
 
 Include the KaTeX stylesheet in your html:
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9ffc06738fda20ed665ab831e26c9bc1fc4622d9..54f995e3cc618ddb0ea1a73f5b5b50871f850ba5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "markdown-it-katex",
-  "version": "1.0.8",
+  "version": "1.0.9",
   "description": "Fast math support for markdown-it with KaTeX",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {