diff --git a/editors/vscode/src/lsp.ts b/editors/vscode/src/lsp.ts
index 49866f910..2fffd5c11 100644
--- a/editors/vscode/src/lsp.ts
+++ b/editors/vscode/src/lsp.ts
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ class LanguageState {
     }
 
     const wordPattern =
-      /(-?\d*.\d\w*)|([^\`\~\!\@\#\%\^\&\*\(\)\=\+\[\{\]\}\\\|\;\:\'\"\,\.<\>\/\?\s]+)/;
+      /(-?\d*.\d\w*)|([^\`\~\!\@\#\$\%\^\&\*\(\)\=\+\[\{\]\}\\\|\;\:\'\"\,\.<\>\/\?\s]+)/;
 
     console.log("Setting up language configuration", typingContinueCommentsOnNewline);
     this.configureLang = vscode.languages.setLanguageConfiguration("typst", {