diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 92bc3a85e90c77..0358af128dd1c4 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ New language features
     `@generated` and normal implementations of part of a function. Surrounding code
     will be common to both versions ([#23168]).
 
-  * Added `⟂` (perp) operator with comparison precedence ([#24404]).
+  * Added `⟂` (`\perp`) operator with comparison precedence ([#24404]).
 
   * The `missing` singleton object (of type `Missing`) has been added to represent
     missing values ([#24653]). It propagates through standard operators and mathematical functions,
diff --git a/src/flisp/julia_extensions.c b/src/flisp/julia_extensions.c
index a4ad68575b8e9f..4e53f9af804e7e 100644
--- a/src/flisp/julia_extensions.c
+++ b/src/flisp/julia_extensions.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ static int is_wc_cat_id_start(uint32_t wc, utf8proc_category_t cat)
 
               (wc >= 0x266f &&
                (wc == 0x266f || wc == 0x27d8 || wc == 0x27d9 || // ♯, ⟘, ⟙
-                (wc >= 0x27c0 && wc <= 0x27c2) ||  // ⟀, ⟁, ⟂
+                (wc >= 0x27c0 && wc <= 0x27c1) ||  // ⟀, ⟁
                 (wc >= 0x29b0 && wc <= 0x29b4) ||  // ⦰, ⦱, ⦲, ⦳, ⦴
                 (wc >= 0x2a00 && wc <= 0x2a06) ||  // ⨀, ⨁, ⨂, ⨃, ⨄, ⨅, ⨆
                 (wc >= 0x2a09 && wc <= 0x2a16) ||  // ⨉, ⨊, ⨋, ⨌, ⨍, ⨎, ⨏, ⨐, ⨑, ⨒, ⨓, ⨔, ⨕, ⨖
diff --git a/test/parse.jl b/test/parse.jl
index 2792058e18237b..c65cf8bf0c7d93 100644
--- a/test/parse.jl
+++ b/test/parse.jl
@@ -254,3 +254,6 @@ end
     end
     @test_throws ArgumentError parse(Complex{Int}, "3 + 4.2im")
 end
+
+# added ⟂ to operator precedence (#24404)
+@test Meta.parse("x ⟂ y") == Expr(:call,:⟂,:x,:y)