diff --git a/doc/users/annotations_guide.rst b/doc/users/annotations_guide.rst
index a3e8442d3f0e..bd4d036d6587 100644
--- a/doc/users/annotations_guide.rst
+++ b/doc/users/annotations_guide.rst
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ an arrow patch, according to the given ``arrowstyle``.
     ``-``        None
     ``->``       head_length=0.4,head_width=0.2
     ``-[``       widthB=1.0,lengthB=0.2,angleB=None
+    ``|-|``      widthA=1.0,widthB=1.0
     ``-|>``      head_length=0.4,head_width=0.2
     ``<-``       head_length=0.4,head_width=0.2
     ``<->``      head_length=0.4,head_width=0.2
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/patches.py b/lib/matplotlib/patches.py
index 6080f9cdd8a4..b6d8bdf4d1c3 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/patches.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/patches.py
@@ -3314,7 +3314,7 @@ def __init__(self, widthB=1., lengthB=0.2, angleB=None):
 
     class BarAB(_Bracket):
         """
-        An arrow with a bracket(])  at both ends.
+        An arrow with a bar(|) at both ends.
         """
 
         def __init__(self,