diff --git a/kitty/kitty.conf b/kitty/kitty.conf
index 3c2de4446..c14e0c479 100644
--- a/kitty/kitty.conf
+++ b/kitty/kitty.conf
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ wheel_scroll_multiplier 5.0
 # The interval between successive clicks to detect double/triple clicks (in seconds)
 click_interval 0.5
 
-# Characters considered part of a word when double clicking
+# Characters considered part of a word when double clicking. In addition to these characters
+# any character that is marked as an alpha-numeric character in the unicode
+# database will be matched.
 select_by_word_characters :@-./_~?&=%+#
 
 # Hide mouse cursor after the specified number of seconds of the mouse not being used. Set to