diff --git a/src/content/reference/react/useOptimistic.md b/src/content/reference/react/useOptimistic.md
index d402ef310..24131b1ab 100644
--- a/src/content/reference/react/useOptimistic.md
+++ b/src/content/reference/react/useOptimistic.md
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ function Thread({ messages, sendMessage }) {
 
 export default function App() {
   const [messages, setMessages] = useState([
-    { text: "Hola!", sending: false, key: 1 }
+    { text: "¡Hola!", sending: false, key: 1 }
   ]);
   async function sendMessage(formData) {
     const sentMessage = await deliverMessage(formData.get("message"));