diff --git a/users/ignoring.rst b/users/ignoring.rst
index b22f186b8..144cb3105 100644
--- a/users/ignoring.rst
+++ b/users/ignoring.rst
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ The ``.stignore`` file contains a list of file or path patterns. The
 -  Question mark matches a single character that is not the directory
    separator. ``te??st`` matches ``tebest`` but not ``teb/st`` or
    ``test``.
+   
+-  Characters enclosed in square brackets ``[]`` are interpreted as a character range ``[a-z]``. Before using this syntax you should have a basic understanding of regular expression character classes.
 
 -  A pattern beginning with ``/`` matches in the current directory only.
    ``/foo`` matches ``foo`` but not ``subdir/foo``.
@@ -69,6 +71,8 @@ The ``.stignore`` file contains a list of file or path patterns. The
 
 -  A line beginning with ``//`` is a comment and has no effect.
 
+-  Windows does not support escaping ``\[foo - bar\]``.
+
 Example
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