diff --git a/language/types/string.xml b/language/types/string.xml
index b0004e0baf..a81c176810 100644
--- a/language/types/string.xml
+++ b/language/types/string.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
  <note>
   <simpara>
-   <type>string</type> can be as large as 2GB.
+   <type>string</type> can be as large as up to 2GB (2147483647 bytes maximum)
   </simpara>
  </note>