diff --git a/packages/docs/stories/InputText.stories.tsx b/packages/docs/stories/InputText.stories.tsx
index e5ef5749..d55c226f 100644
--- a/packages/docs/stories/InputText.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/docs/stories/InputText.stories.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const meta: Meta<typeof InputText> = {
         docs: {
             description: {
                 component:
-                    '`InputText` is a React component that renders a textual input (`type: "text"|"email"|"number"|"password"|"search"|"tel"|"url"`) that is uncontrolled, but whose value is overwritten whenever `props.initialValue` changes. Also, if `props.selectTextOnFocus` is true, it selects the entire contents of the input whenever the input is focused. And it supports multiline inputs (via `<textarea>`) that automatically resize vertically to fit their content.',
+                    '`InputText` is a React component that renders a textual input (`type: "text"|"email"|"number"|"password"|"search"|"tel"|"url"`) that is uncontrolled, but whose value is overwritten whenever `props.initialValue` changes. Also, if `props.selectTextOnFocus` is true, it selects the entire contents of the input whenever the input is focused. And it supports multiline inputs (rendered as a `<textarea>`) that automatically resize vertically to fit their content.',
             },
         },
     },
diff --git a/packages/input-text/README.md b/packages/input-text/README.md
index c4701421..54a53fbf 100644
--- a/packages/input-text/README.md
+++ b/packages/input-text/README.md
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 `InputText` is a React component that renders a semi-controlled input,
 meaning that while it is [uncontrolled][] in the React sense, it’s value is
 overwritten whenever `props.initialValue` changes. It also support
-multiline inputs (via `<textarea>`) that automatically resize vertically to
-fit their content.
+multiline inputs (rendered as a `<textarea>`) that automatically resize
+vertically to fit their content.
 
 See the [storybook docs and demo][] to get a feel for what it can do.
 
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ type Props = {
     min?: number;
     minLength?: number;
     /**
-     * If true, input renders as a textarea element that automatically grows
-     * and shrinks to adjust to the length of its contents.
+     * If true, input renders as a <textarea> that automatically grows and
+     * shrinks vertically to adjust to the length of its contents.
      */
     multiLine?: boolean;
     multiple?: boolean;
diff --git a/packages/input-text/src/InputText.tsx b/packages/input-text/src/InputText.tsx
index 245a38ab..772fb120 100644
--- a/packages/input-text/src/InputText.tsx
+++ b/packages/input-text/src/InputText.tsx
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ export type Props = {
     min?: number;
     minLength?: number;
     /**
-     * If true, input renders as a textarea element that automatically grows
-     * and shrinks to adjust to the length of its contents.
+     * If true, input renders as a <textarea> that automatically grows and
+     * shrinks vertically to adjust to the length of its contents.
      */
     multiLine?: boolean;
     multiple?: boolean;