diff --git a/go.md b/go.md
index 74c7a969b..c88b50851 100644
--- a/go.md
+++ b/go.md
@@ -136,6 +136,12 @@ func getPointer () (myPointer *int) {
 ```
 {: data-line="3"}
 
+```go
+a := new(int)
+*a = 234
+```
+{: data-line="2"}
+
 Pointers point to a memory location of a variable. Go is fully garbage-collected.
 
 See: [Pointers](https://tour.golang.org/moretypes/1)