diff --git a/doc/man/man1/notcurses-demo.1 b/doc/man/man1/notcurses-demo.1
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@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ contains a set of text-based demonstrations of capabilities from the notcurses l
 (p)anelreels—demonstration of the panelreel high-level widget
 .P
 (o)utro—a message of hope from the library's author
+.P
+At any time, press 'q' to quit. The demo is best run in at least a 80x45 terminal.
 .SH NOTES
 Proper display requires a terminal advertising the RGB terminfo(5) capability (necessary for specification of arbitrary 24bpp colors), and a monospaced font with good Unicode support.
 .SH SEE ALSO