diff --git a/reference/strings/functions/explode.xml b/reference/strings/functions/explode.xml
index d6081b0723..b3f814dcdd 100644
--- a/reference/strings/functions/explode.xml
+++ b/reference/strings/functions/explode.xml
@@ -60,13 +60,15 @@
     </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
   </para>
-  <para>
-   Although <function>implode</function> can, for historical reasons,
-   accept its parameters in either order,
-   <function>explode</function> cannot. You must ensure that the
-   <parameter>delimiter</parameter> argument comes before the
-   <parameter>string</parameter> argument.
-  </para>
+  <note>
+   <para>
+    Although <function>implode</function> can, for historical reasons,
+    accept its parameters in either order,
+    <function>explode</function> cannot. You must ensure that the
+    <parameter>delimiter</parameter> argument comes before the
+    <parameter>string</parameter> argument.
+   </para>
+  </note>
  </refsect1>
 
  <refsect1 role="returnvalues">