diff --git a/source/views/view_pattern.cpp b/source/views/view_pattern.cpp
index 38d37737f..b7a87bd23 100644
--- a/source/views/view_pattern.cpp
+++ b/source/views/view_pattern.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ namespace hex {
         static TextEditor::LanguageDefinition langDef;
         if (!initialized) {
             static const char* const keywords[] = {
-                "using", "struct", "union", "enum", "bitfield", "be", "le", "if", "else", "false", "true", "parent", "addressof", "sizeof"
+                "using", "struct", "union", "enum", "bitfield", "be", "le", "if", "else", "false", "true", "parent", "addressof", "sizeof", "$"
             };
             for (auto& k : keywords)
                 langDef.mKeywords.insert(k);