diff --git a/include/nlohmann/detail/input/lexer.hpp b/include/nlohmann/detail/input/lexer.hpp
index bd84802ef..a4935d15e 100644
--- a/include/nlohmann/detail/input/lexer.hpp
+++ b/include/nlohmann/detail/input/lexer.hpp
@@ -2121,7 +2121,7 @@ scan_number_done:
     read of the token and skips the rest:
 
     - A string keeps its characters. An unknown escape stands for the escaped
-      character itself (as in JavaScript), an invalid `\u` escape and ill-formed
+      character itself (as in JavaScript), an invalid Unicode escape and ill-formed
       UTF-8 become U+FFFD, and a control character is kept. A line break or the
       end of the input ends a string that lacks its closing quote.
     - A number keeps its longest valid prefix, e.g. `1` for `1.` or `1e+`.
@@ -2298,7 +2298,7 @@ scan_number_done:
         }
     }
 
-    /// append a code point read from a `\u` escape; a surrogate becomes U+FFFD
+    /// append a code point read from a Unicode escape; a surrogate becomes U+FFFD
     void add_escaped_codepoint(const int codepoint)
     {
         if (0xD800 <= codepoint && codepoint <= 0xDFFF)
diff --git a/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp b/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
index 4731d6f7a..04b10fbcd 100644
--- a/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
+++ b/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
@@ -12259,7 +12259,7 @@ scan_number_done:
     read of the token and skips the rest:
 
     - A string keeps its characters. An unknown escape stands for the escaped
-      character itself (as in JavaScript), an invalid `\u` escape and ill-formed
+      character itself (as in JavaScript), an invalid Unicode escape and ill-formed
       UTF-8 become U+FFFD, and a control character is kept. A line break or the
       end of the input ends a string that lacks its closing quote.
     - A number keeps its longest valid prefix, e.g. `1` for `1.` or `1e+`.
@@ -12436,7 +12436,7 @@ scan_number_done:
         }
     }
 
-    /// append a code point read from a `\u` escape; a surrogate becomes U+FFFD
+    /// append a code point read from a Unicode escape; a surrogate becomes U+FFFD
     void add_escaped_codepoint(const int codepoint)
     {
         if (0xD800 <= codepoint && codepoint <= 0xDFFF)