diff --git a/docs/DirectManipulation.md b/docs/DirectManipulation.md
index f705eda39..c3fb6f7f8 100644
--- a/docs/DirectManipulation.md
+++ b/docs/DirectManipulation.md
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ any knowledge of that fact or requiring any changes to its implementation:
   <View style={styles.button}>
     <Text>Press me!</Text>
   </View>
-<TouchableOpacity>
+</TouchableOpacity>
 ```
 
 Let's imagine that `setNativeProps` was not available. One way that we