diff --git a/docs/_includes/js/tabs.html b/docs/_includes/js/tabs.html
index 033b424303..e3ae4998ae 100644
--- a/docs/_includes/js/tabs.html
+++ b/docs/_includes/js/tabs.html
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ $('#myTabs li:eq(2) a').tab('show') // Select third tab (0-indexed)
 {% endhighlight %}
 
   <h3>Fade effect</h3>
-  <p>To make tabs fade in, add <code>.fade</code> to each <code>.tab-pane</code>. The first tab pane must also have <code>.in</code> to properly fade in initial content.</p>
+  <p>To make tabs fade in, add <code>.fade</code> to each <code>.tab-pane</code>. The first tab pane must also have <code>.in</code> to make the initial content visible.</p>
 {% highlight html %}
 <div class="tab-content">
   <div role="tabpanel" class="tab-pane fade in active" id="home">...</div>