1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/mdoc.7 b/mdoc.7
index 1799628e..9aa77fd1 100644
--- a/mdoc.7
+++ b/mdoc.7
@@ -937,8 +937,11 @@ The
 .Fl width
 and
 .Fl offset
-arguments accept scaling widths as described in
-.Xr roff 7
+arguments accept macro names as described for
+.Sx \&Bd
+.Fl offset ,
+scaling widths as described in
+.Xr roff 7 ,
 or use the length of the given string.
 The
 .Fl offset