#8691: document that right alignment is default for numbers.
diff --git a/Doc/library/string.rst b/Doc/library/string.rst
index 4b6a674..d45eb36 100644
--- a/Doc/library/string.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/string.rst
@@ -310,10 +310,10 @@
| Option | Meaning |
+=========+==========================================================+
| ``'<'`` | Forces the field to be left-aligned within the available |
- | | space (this is the default). |
+ | | space (this is the default for most objects). |
+---------+----------------------------------------------------------+
| ``'>'`` | Forces the field to be right-aligned within the |
- | | available space. |
+ | | available space (this is the default for numbers). |
+---------+----------------------------------------------------------+
| ``'='`` | Forces the padding to be placed after the sign (if any) |
| | but before the digits. This is used for printing fields |