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 ## Regular Expression Support
 
 !!! important
-    Regular expressions is not supported in the `spec.rules.host` field. The wildcard character '*' must appear by itself as the first DNS label and matches only a single label. You cannot have a wildcard label by itself (e.g. Host ==
-"*").
+    Regular expressions is not supported in the `spec.rules.host` field. The wildcard character '\*' must appear by itself as the first DNS label and matches only a single label. You cannot have a wildcard label by itself (e.g. Host == "\*").
 
 !!! note
     Please see the [FAQ](../faq.md#validation-of-path) for Validation Of __`path`__