diff --git a/Doc/library/string.rst b/Doc/library/string.rst
index e5bab68..f9da5fa 100644
--- a/Doc/library/string.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/string.rst
@@ -478,10 +478,12 @@
    | ``'%'`` | Percentage. Multiplies the number by 100 and displays    |
    |         | in fixed (``'f'``) format, followed by a percent sign.   |
    +---------+----------------------------------------------------------+
-   | None    | Similar to ``'g'``, except with at least one digit past  |
-   |         | the decimal point and a default precision of 12. This is |
-   |         | intended to match :func:`str`, except you can add the    |
-   |         | other format modifiers.                                  |
+   | None    | Similar to ``'g'``, except that fixed-point notation,    |
+   |         | when used, has at least one digit past the decimal point.|
+   |         | The default precision is as high as needed to represent  |
+   |         | the particular value. The overall effect is to match the |
+   |         | output of :func:`str` as altered by the other format     |
+   |         | modifiers.                                               |
    +---------+----------------------------------------------------------+