diff --git a/src/identifiers.md b/src/identifiers.md
index f9bddd2fa..d1ff6a491 100644
--- a/src/identifiers.md
+++ b/src/identifiers.md
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@
> [`a`-`z` `A`-`Z`] [`a`-`z` `A`-`Z` `0`-`9` `_`]\*\
> | `_` [`a`-`z` `A`-`Z` `0`-`9` `_`]+
>
+> RAW_IDENTIFIER : `r#` IDENTIFIER_OR_KEYWORD *Except `crate`, `extern`, `self`, `super`, `Self`*
+>
> IDENTIFIER :\
-> IDENTIFIER_OR_KEYWORD *Except a [strict] or [reserved] keyword*
+> IDENTIFIER_OR_KEYWORD *Except a [strict] or [reserved] keyword* | RAW_IDENTIFIER
An identifier is any nonempty ASCII string of the following form:
@@ -21,5 +23,10 @@ Or
* The identifier is more than one character. `_` alone is not an identifier.
* The remaining characters are alphanumeric or `_`.
+A raw identifier is like a normal identifier, but prefixed by `r#`. (Note that
+the `r#` prefix is not included as part of the actual identifier.)
+Unlike a normal identifier, a raw identifier may be any strict or reserved
+keyword except the ones listed above for `RAW_IDENTIFIER`.
+
[strict]: keywords.html#strict-keywords
[reserved]: keywords.html#reserved-keywords