diff --git a/docs/TextShaping.md b/docs/TextShaping.md
index b49de7512..3cfe29921 100644
--- a/docs/TextShaping.md
+++ b/docs/TextShaping.md
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ pip install uharfbuzz
 ⚠️ Text shaping is *not* available for type 1 fonts.
 
 ### Basic usage ###
-The method `set_text_shaping()` is used to control text shaping on a document. The only mandatory argument, `use_shaping_engine` can be set to `True` to enable the shaping mechaning or `False` to disable it.
+The method `set_text_shaping()` is used to control text shaping on a document. The only mandatory argument, `use_shaping_engine` can be set to `True` to enable the shaping mechanism or `False` to disable it.
 
 ```python
 pdf = FPDF()
diff --git a/fpdf/fpdf.py b/fpdf/fpdf.py
index 39d813194..c90916fd5 100644
--- a/fpdf/fpdf.py
+++ b/fpdf/fpdf.py
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ def set_text_shaping(
         # Buffer properties (direction, script and language)
         # if the properties are not provided, Harfbuzz "guessing" logic is used.
         # https://harfbuzz.github.io/setting-buffer-properties.html
-        # Valid harfbuzz directions are lrt (left to right), rtl (right to left),
+        # Valid harfbuzz directions are ltr (left to right), rtl (right to left),
         # ttb (top to bottom) or btt (bottom to top)
 
         if direction and direction not in ("ltr", "rtl"):