diff --git a/docs/api.rst b/docs/api.rst
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@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ Variable parts are passed to the view function as keyword arguments.
 The following converters are available:
 
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-`unicode`   accepts any text without a slash (the default)
+`string`    accepts any text without a slash (the default)
 `int`       accepts integers
 `float`     like `int` but for floating point values
 `path`      like the default but also accepts slashes