diff --git a/src/lib/es2015.symbol.wellknown.d.ts b/src/lib/es2015.symbol.wellknown.d.ts
index cbac3ba5682b8..f27dc68850016 100644
--- a/src/lib/es2015.symbol.wellknown.d.ts
+++ b/src/lib/es2015.symbol.wellknown.d.ts
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ interface String {
     match(matcher: { [Symbol.match](string: string): RegExpMatchArray | null; }): RegExpMatchArray | null;
 
     /**
-     * Passes a string and {@linkcode replaceValue} to the [Symbol.replace] method on {@linkcode searchValue}. This method is expected to implement its own replacement algorithm.
+     * Passes a string and {@linkcode replaceValue} to the `[Symbol.replace]` method on {@linkcode searchValue}. This method is expected to implement its own replacement algorithm.
      * @param searchValue An object that supports searching for and replacing matches within a string.
      * @param replaceValue The replacement text.
      */
diff --git a/src/lib/es5.d.ts b/src/lib/es5.d.ts
index 43f30e668d99a..8fcc47e708b50 100644
--- a/src/lib/es5.d.ts
+++ b/src/lib/es5.d.ts
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ interface String {
     /**
      * Replaces text in a string, using a regular expression or search string.
      * @param searchValue A string or regular expression to search for.
-     * @param replaceValue A string containing the text to replace. When the {@linkcode searchValue} is a string, only the first match is replaced. If the {@linkcode searchValue} is a RegExp, all matches are replaced if the g flag is set. Otherwise only the first one is.
+     * @param replaceValue A string containing the text to replace. When the {@linkcode searchValue} is a RegExp, all matches are replaced if the g flag is set (taking into account the y flag if present). Otherwise {@linkcode searchValue} only the first match is replaced.
      */
     replace(searchValue: string | RegExp, replaceValue: string): string;