diff --git a/docs/src/extensions/languages.md b/docs/src/extensions/languages.md
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--- a/docs/src/extensions/languages.md
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@@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ This query identifies opening and closing brackets, braces, and quotation marks.
 | @open   | Captures opening brackets, braces, and quotes |
 | @close  | Captures closing brackets, braces, and quotes |
 
+Later, Zed will use those to highlight matching brackets: painting each bracket pair with a different color ("rainbow brackets") and highlighting the brackets if the cursor is inside the bracket pair.
+
+To opt out of rainbow brackets colorization, add the following to the corresponding `brackets.scm` entry:
+
+```scheme
+(("\"" @open "\"" @close) (#set! rainbow.exclude))
+```
+
 ### Code outline/structure
 
 The `outline.scm` file defines the structure for the code outline.