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diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/io.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/io.xml
index 11a64c7f8a..64fcf4379f 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/io.xml
+++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/io.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<erlref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>1996</year><year>2016</year>
+ <year>1996</year><year>2017</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
@@ -265,6 +265,8 @@ ok
<p>Writes data with the standard syntax. This is used to
output Erlang terms. Atoms are printed within quotes if
they contain embedded non-printable characters.
+ Atom characters &gt; 255 are escaped unless the
+ Unicode translation modifier (<c>t</c>) is used.
Floats are printed accurately as the shortest, correctly
rounded string.</p>
</item>
@@ -567,8 +569,6 @@ Prompt> <input>&lt;Characters beyond latin1 range not printable in this medium&g
<item>
<p>Similar to <c>s</c>, but the resulting string is
converted into an atom.</p>
- <p>The Unicode translation modifier is not allowed (atoms
- cannot contain characters beyond the <c>latin1</c> range).</p>
</item>
<tag><c>c</c></tag>
<item>