diff --git a/scripts/csv.py b/scripts/csv.py
index a0d92e32..ff98b6dd 100755
--- a/scripts/csv.py
+++ b/scripts/csv.py
@@ -1281,7 +1281,7 @@ def punescape(s, attrs=None):
             '|' '%u....'
             '|' '%U........'
             '|' '%\((?P<field>[^)]*)\)'
-                '(?P<format>[+\- #0-9\.]*[scdboxXfFeEgG])')
+                '(?P<format>[+\- #0-9\.]*[sdboxXfFeEgG])')
     def unescape(m):
         if m.group()[1] == '%': return '%'
         elif m.group()[1] == 'n': return '\n'
@@ -1310,6 +1310,23 @@ def punescape(s, attrs=None):
         else: assert False
     return re.sub(pattern, unescape, s)
 
+def punescape_help():
+    print('mods:')
+    print('  %-21s %s' % ('%%', 'A literal % character'))
+    print('  %-21s %s' % ('%n', 'A newline'))
+    print('  %-21s %s' % (
+            '%xaa', 'A character with the hex value aa'))
+    print('  %-21s %s' % (
+            '%uaaaa', 'A character with the hex value aaaa'))
+    print('  %-21s %s' % (
+            '%Uaaaaaaaa', 'A character with the hex value aaaaaaaa'))
+    print('  %-21s %s' % (
+            '%(field)s', 'An existing field formatted as a string'))
+    print('  %-21s %s' % (
+            '%(field)[dboxX]', 'An existing field formatted as an integer'))
+    print('  %-21s %s' % (
+            '%(field)[fFeEgG]', 'An existing field formatted as a float'))
+
 
 def openio(path, mode='r', buffering=-1):
     # allow '-' for stdin/stdout
@@ -2122,6 +2139,9 @@ def main(csv_paths, *,
     import builtins
     enumerate_, enumerate = enumerate, builtins.enumerate
 
+    # show mod help text?
+    if args.get('help_mods'):
+        return punescape_help()
     # show expr help text?
     if args.get('help_exprs'):
         return RExpr.help()
@@ -2331,6 +2351,10 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
             'csv_paths',
             nargs='*',
             help="Input *.csv files.")
+    parser.add_argument(
+            '--help-mods',
+            action='store_true',
+            help="Show what %% modifiers are available.")
     parser.add_argument(
             '--help-exprs',
             action='store_true',
diff --git a/scripts/plot.py b/scripts/plot.py
index 1c3bf4e9..ef65fd80 100755
--- a/scripts/plot.py
+++ b/scripts/plot.py
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ def punescape(s, attrs=None):
             '|' '%u....'
             '|' '%U........'
             '|' '%\((?P<field>[^)]*)\)'
-                '(?P<format>[+\- #0-9\.]*[scdboxXfFeEgG])')
+                '(?P<format>[+\- #0-9\.]*[sdboxXfFeEgG])')
     def unescape(m):
         if m.group()[1] == '%': return '%'
         elif m.group()[1] == 'n': return '\n'
diff --git a/scripts/plotmpl.py b/scripts/plotmpl.py
index 2b37b16e..dbf47453 100755
--- a/scripts/plotmpl.py
+++ b/scripts/plotmpl.py
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ def punescape(s, attrs=None):
             '|' '%u....'
             '|' '%U........'
             '|' '%\((?P<field>[^)]*)\)'
-                '(?P<format>[+\- #0-9\.]*[scdboxXfFeEgG])')
+                '(?P<format>[+\- #0-9\.]*[sdboxXfFeEgG])')
     def unescape(m):
         if m.group()[1] == '%': return '%'
         elif m.group()[1] == 'n': return '\n'
diff --git a/scripts/treemap.py b/scripts/treemap.py
index 94a30393..4de63c4a 100755
--- a/scripts/treemap.py
+++ b/scripts/treemap.py
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ def punescape(s, attrs=None):
             '|' '%u....'
             '|' '%U........'
             '|' '%\((?P<field>[^)]*)\)'
-                '(?P<format>[+\- #0-9\.]*[scdboxXfFeEgG])')
+                '(?P<format>[+\- #0-9\.]*[sdboxXfFeEgG])')
     def unescape(m):
         if m.group()[1] == '%': return '%'
         elif m.group()[1] == 'n': return '\n'
diff --git a/scripts/treemapd3.py b/scripts/treemapd3.py
index 11c2b26c..73e3c946 100755
--- a/scripts/treemapd3.py
+++ b/scripts/treemapd3.py
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ def punescape(s, attrs=None):
             '|' '%u....'
             '|' '%U........'
             '|' '%\((?P<field>[^)]*)\)'
-                '(?P<format>[+\- #0-9\.]*[scdboxXfFeEgG])')
+                '(?P<format>[+\- #0-9\.]*[sdboxXfFeEgG])')
     def unescape(m):
         if m.group()[1] == '%': return '%'
         elif m.group()[1] == 'n': return '\n'