diff --git a/reference/intl/intlchar/charfromname.xml b/reference/intl/intlchar/charfromname.xml
index c16e9f2ab6..af58f14af8 100644
--- a/reference/intl/intlchar/charfromname.xml
+++ b/reference/intl/intlchar/charfromname.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
    Finds a Unicode character by its name and returns its code point value.
   </para>
   <para>
-   The name is matched exactly and completely. If the name does not correspond to a code point, &false; is returned.
+   The name is matched exactly and completely. If the name does not correspond to a code point, &null; is returned.
   </para>
   <para>
    A Unicode 1.0 name is matched only if it differs from the modern name. Unicode names are all uppercase.
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
  <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
   &reftitle.returnvalues;
   <para>
-   The Unicode value of the code point with the given name (as an <type>integer</type>), or &false; if there is no such code point.
+   The Unicode value of the code point with the given name (as an <type>integer</type>), or &null; if there is no such code point.
   </para>
  </refsect1>
 
diff --git a/reference/intl/intlchar/charname.xml b/reference/intl/intlchar/charname.xml
index 7247a8b7ce..4973ed98c2 100644
--- a/reference/intl/intlchar/charname.xml
+++ b/reference/intl/intlchar/charname.xml
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@
  <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
   &reftitle.returnvalues;
   <para>
-   The corresponding name, or an empty string if there is no name for this character.
+   The corresponding name, or an empty string if there is no name for this character,
+   or &null; if there is no such code point.
   </para>
  </refsect1>