diff --git a/galleries/examples/lines_bars_and_markers/capstyle.py b/galleries/examples/lines_bars_and_markers/capstyle.py
index f573aaa871b8..d17f86c6be58 100644
--- a/galleries/examples/lines_bars_and_markers/capstyle.py
+++ b/galleries/examples/lines_bars_and_markers/capstyle.py
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 CapStyle
 =========
 
-The `matplotlib._enums.CapStyle` controls how Matplotlib draws the corners
-where two different line segments meet. For more details, see the
+The `matplotlib._enums.CapStyle` controls how Matplotlib draws the two
+endpoints (caps) of an unclosed line. For more details, see the
 `~matplotlib._enums.CapStyle` docs.
 """