diff --git a/src/content/reference/en/p5/createP.mdx b/src/content/reference/en/p5/createP.mdx
index c7998ad8f0..e65f48bd07 100644
--- a/src/content/reference/en/p5/createP.mdx
+++ b/src/content/reference/en/p5/createP.mdx
@@ -4,15 +4,13 @@ module: DOM
 submodule: DOM
 file: src/dom/dom.js
 description: >
-  <p>Creates a <code><p></p></code> element.</p>
+  <p>Creates a paragraph element.</p>
 
-  <p><code><p></p></code> elements are commonly used for paragraph-length
-  text.</p>
+  <p>Paragraph elements are commonly used for paragraph-length text.</p>
 
   <p>The parameter <code>html</code> is optional. It accepts a string that sets
-  the
+  the inner HTML of the new.</p>
 
-  inner HTML of the new <code><p></p></code>.</p>
 line: 543
 isConstructor: false
 itemtype: method
diff --git a/src/content/reference/en/p5/createSpan.mdx b/src/content/reference/en/p5/createSpan.mdx
index 6ccc331a99..3812c5f2e9 100644
--- a/src/content/reference/en/p5/createSpan.mdx
+++ b/src/content/reference/en/p5/createSpan.mdx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ module: DOM
 submodule: DOM
 file: src/dom/dom.js
 description: >
-  <p>Creates a <code><span></span></code> element.</p>
+  <p>Creates a <code><span></span></code> span element.</p>
 
   <p><code><span></span></code> elements are commonly used as containers