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diff --git a/lispref/display.texi b/lispref/display.texi index 071b3a569b4..3d61492fda1 100644 --- a/lispref/display.texi +++ b/lispref/display.texi @@ -1049,7 +1049,9 @@ This creates and returns a display table. The table initially has element says how to display the character code @var{n}. The value should be @code{nil} or a vector of glyph values (@pxref{Glyphs}). If an element is @code{nil}, it says to display that character according to -the usual display conventions (@pxref{Usual Display}). +the usual display conventions (@pxref{Usual Display}). Note that the +display table has no effect on the tab and newline characters; they are +always displayed as whitespace in their usual special fashion. The remaining five elements of a display table serve special purposes, and @code{nil} means use the default stated below. |