diff --git a/docs/components/tooltips.md b/docs/components/tooltips.md
index 393406af19..0c8ec21555 100644
--- a/docs/components/tooltips.md
+++ b/docs/components/tooltips.md
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ Hover over the buttons below to see their tooltips.
     <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="right" title="Tooltip on right">Tooltip on right</button>
     <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="Tooltip on bottom">Tooltip on bottom</button>
     <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="left" title="Tooltip on left">Tooltip on left</button>
+    <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" data-toggle="tooltip" data-html="true" title="<em>Tooltip</em> <u>with</u> <b>HTML</b>">Tooltip with HTML</button>
   </div>
 </div>
 
@@ -102,6 +103,9 @@ Hover over the buttons below to see their tooltips.
 <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="left" title="Tooltip on left">
   Tooltip on left
 </button>
+<button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" data-toggle="tooltip" data-html="true" title="<em>Tooltip</em> <u>with</u> <b>HTML</b>">
+  Tooltip with HTML
+</button>
 {% endhighlight %}
 
 ## Usage
@@ -180,7 +184,11 @@ Options can be passed via data attributes or JavaScript. For data attributes, ap
         <td>html</td>
         <td>boolean</td>
         <td>false</td>
-        <td>Insert HTML into the tooltip. If false, jQuery's <code>text</code> method will be used to insert content into the DOM. Use text if you're worried about XSS attacks.</td>
+        <td>
+          <p>Allow HTML in the tooltip.</p>
+          <p>If true, HTML tags in the tooltip's <code>title</code> will be rendered in the tooltip. If false, jQuery's <code>text</code> method will be used to insert content into the DOM.</p>
+          <p>Use text if you're worried about XSS attacks.</p>
+        </td>
       </tr>
       <tr>
         <td>placement</td>