diff --git a/packages/calcite-components/src/components/autocomplete/autocomplete.tsx b/packages/calcite-components/src/components/autocomplete/autocomplete.tsx
index 715f2d9cf3f..4037e11d63e 100644
--- a/packages/calcite-components/src/components/autocomplete/autocomplete.tsx
+++ b/packages/calcite-components/src/components/autocomplete/autocomplete.tsx
@@ -241,7 +241,8 @@ export class Autocomplete
   @property({ reflect: true }) overlayPositioning: OverlayPositioning = "absolute";
 
   /**
-   * Specifies a regex pattern the component's `value` must match for validation.
+   * When the component resides in a form,
+   * specifies a regular expression (regex) pattern the component's `value` must match for validation.
    * Read the native attribute's documentation on MDN for more info.
    *
    * @mdn [step](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/pattern)
diff --git a/packages/calcite-components/src/components/input-text/input-text.tsx b/packages/calcite-components/src/components/input-text/input-text.tsx
index d1f48e82064..d922e443368 100644
--- a/packages/calcite-components/src/components/input-text/input-text.tsx
+++ b/packages/calcite-components/src/components/input-text/input-text.tsx
@@ -212,7 +212,8 @@ export class InputText
   @property({ reflect: true }) name: string;
 
   /**
-   * Specifies a regex pattern the component's `value` must match for validation.
+   * When the component resides in a form,
+   * specifies a regular expression (regex) pattern the component's `value` must match for validation.
    * Read the native attribute's documentation on MDN for more info.
    *
    * @mdn [step](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/pattern)
diff --git a/packages/calcite-components/src/components/input/input.tsx b/packages/calcite-components/src/components/input/input.tsx
index 368be7c51a6..8cbb9abeb82 100644
--- a/packages/calcite-components/src/components/input/input.tsx
+++ b/packages/calcite-components/src/components/input/input.tsx
@@ -297,7 +297,8 @@ export class Input
   @property({ reflect: true }) numberingSystem: NumberingSystem;
 
   /**
-   * Specifies a regex pattern the component's `value` must match for validation.
+   * When the component resides in a form,
+   * specifies a regular expression (regex) pattern the component's `value` must match for validation.
    * Read the native attribute's documentation on MDN for more info.
    *
    * @mdn [step](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/pattern)