diff --git a/components/Code.js b/components/Code.js
index 853fc02e..15f39493 100644
--- a/components/Code.js
+++ b/components/Code.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Prism.languages.markdoc = {
     pattern: /{%(.|\n)*?%}/i,
     inside: {
       tagType: {
-        pattern: /^({%\s*\/?)(\w*|-)*\b/i,
+        pattern: /^({%\s*\/?)(\w|-)*\b/i,
         lookbehind: true
       },
       id: /#(\w|-)*\b/,