diff --git a/vscode-lean4/language-configuration.json b/vscode-lean4/language-configuration.json
index 9b1fa49a1..bc78770a5 100644
--- a/vscode-lean4/language-configuration.json
+++ b/vscode-lean4/language-configuration.json
@@ -145,7 +145,8 @@
         ["\"", "\""],
         ["'", "'"],
         ["`", "`"],
-        ["*", "*"]
+        ["*", "*"],
+        ["$", "$"]
     ],
     "wordPattern": "([^!`~@$%^&*()\\-=+\\[{\\]}⟨⟩⦃⦄⟦⟧⟮⟯‹›<>\\\\|;:\",./\\s][^`~@$%^&*()\\-=+\\[{\\]}⟨⟩⦃⦄⟦⟧⟮⟯‹›<>\\\\|;:\",./\\s]*)",
     "onEnterRules": [