diff --git a/framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/web/webflux/controller/ann-requestmapping.adoc b/framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/web/webflux/controller/ann-requestmapping.adoc
index 532e6250fe..f15948bea1 100644
--- a/framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/web/webflux/controller/ann-requestmapping.adoc
+++ b/framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/web/webflux/controller/ann-requestmapping.adoc
@@ -234,10 +234,13 @@ Kotlin::
 ======
 --
 
-URI path patterns can also have embedded `${...}` placeholders that are resolved on startup
-by using `PropertySourcesPlaceholderConfigurer` against local, system, environment, and
-other property sources. You can use this, for example, to parameterize a base URL based on
-some external configuration. SpEL expression `#{...}` is also supported in URI path pattern by default.
+URI path patterns can also have:
+
+- Embedded `${...}` placeholders that are resolved on startup via
+`PropertySourcesPlaceholderConfigurer` against local, system, environment, and
+other property sources. This is useful, for example, to parameterize a base URL based on
+external configuration.
+- SpEL expressions `#{...}`.
 
 NOTE: Spring WebFlux uses `PathPattern` and the `PathPatternParser` for URI path matching support.
 Both classes are located in `spring-web` and are expressly designed for use with HTTP URL
diff --git a/framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/web/webmvc/mvc-controller/ann-requestmapping.adoc b/framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/web/webmvc/mvc-controller/ann-requestmapping.adoc
index 1d582f4f49..64f5abec6c 100644
--- a/framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/web/webmvc/mvc-controller/ann-requestmapping.adoc
+++ b/framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/web/webmvc/mvc-controller/ann-requestmapping.adoc
@@ -217,10 +217,13 @@ Kotlin::
 ----
 ======
 
-URI path patterns can also have embedded `${...}` placeholders that are resolved on startup
-by using `PropertySourcesPlaceholderConfigurer` against local, system, environment, and
-other property sources. You can use this, for example, to parameterize a base URL based on
-some external configuration. SpEL expression `#{...}` is also supported in URI path pattern by default.
+URI path patterns can also have:
+
+- Embedded `${...}` placeholders that are resolved on startup via
+`PropertySourcesPlaceholderConfigurer` against local, system, environment, and
+other property sources. This is useful, for example, to parameterize a base URL based on
+external configuration.
+- SpEL expression `#{...}`.
 
 
 [[mvc-ann-requestmapping-pattern-comparison]]
diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/bind/annotation/RequestMapping.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/bind/annotation/RequestMapping.java
index 2f0b035eba..3e3dba15a0 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/bind/annotation/RequestMapping.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/bind/annotation/RequestMapping.java
@@ -105,11 +105,11 @@ public @interface RequestMapping {
 
 	/**
 	 * The path mapping URIs — for example, {@code "/profile"}.
-	 * <p>Ant-style path patterns are also supported (for example, {@code "/profile/**"}).
-	 * At the method level, relative paths (for example, {@code "edit"}) are supported
+	 * <p>Ant-style path patterns are also supported, e.g. {@code "/profile/**"}.
+	 * At the method level, relative paths, e.g., {@code "edit"} are supported
 	 * within the primary mapping expressed at the type level.
-	 * Path mapping URIs may contain placeholders (for example, <code>"/${profile_path}"</code>).
-	 * By default, SpEL expression is also supported (for example {@code "/profile/#{@bean.property}"}).
+	 * Path mapping URIs may contain property placeholders, e.g. <code>"/${profile_path}"</code>,
+	 * and SpEL expressions, e.g. {@code "/profile/#{@bean.property}"}.
 	 * <p><b>Supported at the type level as well as at the method level!</b>
 	 * When used at the type level, all method-level mappings inherit
 	 * this primary mapping, narrowing it for a specific handler method.