diff --git a/doc/api/tty.md b/doc/api/tty.md
index a7c4c3a48d8707..03f86cd66052fd 100644
--- a/doc/api/tty.md
+++ b/doc/api/tty.md
@@ -80,10 +80,11 @@ added: v0.7.7
 Allows configuration of `tty.ReadStream` so that it operates as a raw device.
 
 When in raw mode, input is always available character-by-character, not
-including modifiers. Additionally, all special processing of characters by the
-terminal is disabled, including echoing input
+including modifiers. Additionally, all special processing of input characters
+by the terminal is disabled, including echoing input
 characters. <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>C</kbd> will no longer cause a `SIGINT` when
-in this mode.
+in this mode. This mode does not affect terminal output processing, such as
+newline translation on Unix terminals.
 
 ## Class: `tty.WriteStream`