diff --git a/Documentation/config/core.txt b/Documentation/config/core.txt
index c86b8c8408..c5a8033df9 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/core.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/core.txt

@@ -523,9 +523,8 @@ core.commentChar::
 	Commands such as `commit` and `tag` that let you edit
 	messages consider a line that begins with this character
 	commented, and removes them after the editor returns
-	(default '#'). Note that this option can take values larger than
-	a byte (whether a single multi-byte character, or you
-	could even go wild with a multi-character sequence).
+	(default '#'). Note that this variable can be a string like
+	`//` or `⁑⁕⁑`; it doesn't have to be a single ASCII character.