diff --git a/language/types.xml b/language/types.xml
index 2e0cc480d0..b29f6c09ae 100644
--- a/language/types.xml
+++ b/language/types.xml
@@ -100,15 +100,15 @@ $a = 1.234; $a = 1.2e3;
       <tbody>
        <row>
         <entry><literal>\n</literal></entry>
-        <entry>newline</entry>
+        <entry>linefeed (LF or 0x0A in ASCII)</entry>
        </row>
        <row>
         <entry><literal>\r</literal></entry>
-        <entry>carriage</entry>
+        <entry>cariage return (CR or 0x0D in ASCII)</entry>
        </row>
        <row>
         <entry><literal>\t</literal></entry>
-        <entry>horizontal tab</entry>
+        <entry>horizontal tab (HT or 0x09 in ASCII)</entry>
        </row>
        <row>
         <entry><literal>\\</literal></entry>