diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/doc/operators/slice-array.md b/pkg/yqlib/doc/operators/slice-array.md
index a7920406..8daf340f 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/doc/operators/slice-array.md
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/doc/operators/slice-array.md
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ ralia
 ```
 
 ## Slicing strings - Unicode
-Indices are rune-based, so multibyte characters are handled correctly
+Indices are rune-based, so multi-byte characters are handled correctly
 
 Given a sample.yml file of:
 ```yaml
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/operator_slice_test.go b/pkg/yqlib/operator_slice_test.go
index 504ce545..46f691a8 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/operator_slice_test.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/operator_slice_test.go
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ var sliceArrayScenarios = []expressionScenario{
 	},
 	{
 		description:    "Slicing strings - Unicode",
-		subdescription: "Indices are rune-based, so multibyte characters are handled correctly",
+		subdescription: "Indices are rune-based, so multi-byte characters are handled correctly",
 		document:       `greeting: héllo`,
 		expression:     `.greeting[1:3]`,
 		expected: []string{