diff --git a/lib/libc/locale/isspace.3 b/lib/libc/locale/isspace.3
--- a/lib/libc/locale/isspace.3
+++ b/lib/libc/locale/isspace.3
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.Dd December 19, 2022
+.Dd March 15, 2025
 .Dt ISSPACE 3
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -51,8 +51,20 @@
 .Fn isspace_l
 functions test for white-space characters.
 For any locale, this includes the following standard characters:
-.Bl -column \&`\et''___ \&``\et''___ \&``\et''___ \&``\et''___ \&``\et''___ \&``\et''___
-.It "\&``\et''" Ta "``\en''" Ta "``\ev''" Ta "``\ef''" Ta "``\er''" Ta "`` ''"
+.Pp
+.Bl -tag -width indent -offset indent -compact
+.It Li \et
+horizontal tab
+.It Li \en
+line feed (new line)
+.It Li \ev
+vertical tab
+.It Li \ef
+new page form feed
+.It Li \er
+carriage return
+.It Sq \0
+space character
 .El
 .Pp
 In the "C" locale,