diff --git a/proposals/stdlib/hex-format.md b/proposals/stdlib/hex-format.md
index fbb59b838..22bf9bfed 100644
--- a/proposals/stdlib/hex-format.md
+++ b/proposals/stdlib/hex-format.md
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ Only a subset of Kotlin Standard Library available on all supported platforms is
 * Adding the ability to limit the number of hex digits when formatting numeric values
   * `NumberHexFormat.maxLength` could be introduced
     * When formatting an `Int`, combination of `maxLength = 6` and `removeLeadingZeros = false` results to exactly 6 least significant hex digits
-    * Combination of `maxLength = 6` and `removeLeadingZeros = true` returns a maximum of 6 hex digits without leading zeros
+    * Combination of `maxLength = 6` and `removeLeadingZeros = true` returns at most 6 hex (least-significant) digits without leading zeros
   * Related request: [KT-60787](https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-60787)
 * Overloads for parsing a substring: [KT-58277](https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-58277)
 * Overloads for appending format result to an `Appendable`