diff --git a/unescape.js b/unescape.js
index 55f053169..e10d3cdc2 100644
--- a/unescape.js
+++ b/unescape.js
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ const htmlUnescapes = {
 }
 
 /** Used to match HTML entities and HTML characters. */
-const reEscapedHtml = /&(?:amp|lt|gt|quot|#39)g
+const reEscapedHtml = /&(?:amp|lt|gt|quot|#39);/g
 const reHasEscapedHtml = RegExp(reEscapedHtml.source)
 
 /**
  * The inverse of `escape`this method converts the HTML entities
- * `&amp, `&lt` `&gt`,`&quot`, nd `&#39` in`string` to
+ * `&`, `<`, `>`, `"` and `'` in `string` to
  * their corresponding characters.
  *
  * **Note:** No other HTML entities are unescaped. To unescape additional
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const reHasEscapedHtml = RegExp(reEscapedHtml.source)
  * @see escape, escapeRegExp
  * @example
  *
- * unescape('fred, barney, &amppebbles')
+ * unescape('fred, barney, & pebbles')
  * // => 'fred, barney, & pebbles'
  */
 function unescape(string) {