diff --git a/doc/string.md b/doc/string.md
index bf78ac7..12c958a 100644
--- a/doc/string.md
+++ b/doc/string.md
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Napi::String::New(napi_env env, const char16_t* value, size_t length);
 
 - `[in] env`: The `napi_env` environment in which to construct the `Napi::Value` object.
 - `[in] value`: The C++ primitive from which to instantiate the `Napi::Value`. `value` may be any of:
-  - `std::string&` - represents an ANSI string.
+  - `std::string&` - represents a UTF8 string.
   - `std::u16string&` - represents a UTF16-LE string.
   - `const char*` - represents a UTF8 string.
   - `const char16_t*` - represents a UTF16-LE string.
diff --git a/doc/symbol.md b/doc/symbol.md
index 13abe3e..7e05fbb 100644
--- a/doc/symbol.md
+++ b/doc/symbol.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Napi::Symbol::New(napi_env env, napi_value description);
 - `[in] env`: The `napi_env` environment in which to construct the `Napi::Symbol` object.
 - `[in] value`: The C++ primitive which represents the description hint for the `Napi::Symbol`.
   `description` may be any of:
-  - `std::string&` - ANSI string description.
+  - `std::string&` - UTF8 string description.
   - `const char*` - represents a UTF8 string description.
   - `String` - Node addon API String description.
   - `napi_value` - N-API `napi_value` description.