diff --git a/docs/ref/templates/builtins.txt b/docs/ref/templates/builtins.txt
index 49e07aeec2..f029cf8f61 100644
--- a/docs/ref/templates/builtins.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/templates/builtins.txt
@@ -1640,8 +1640,8 @@ For example, you can apply ``escape`` to fields when :ttag:`autoescape` is off::
 ------------
 
 Escapes characters for use in JavaScript strings. This does *not* make the
-string safe for use in HTML, but does protect you from syntax errors when using
-templates to generate JavaScript/JSON.
+string safe for use in HTML or JavaScript template literals, but does protect
+you from syntax errors when using templates to generate JavaScript/JSON.
 
 For example::