diff --git a/src/components/fx/hovertemplate_attributes.js b/src/components/fx/hovertemplate_attributes.js
index 094af37dad1..f2111619b14 100644
--- a/src/components/fx/hovertemplate_attributes.js
+++ b/src/components/fx/hovertemplate_attributes.js
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ module.exports = function(opts, extra) {
             'The variables available in `hovertemplate` are the ones emitted as event data described at this link https://plot.ly/javascript/plotlyjs-events/#event-data.',
             'Additionally, every attributes that can be specified per-point (the ones that are `arrayOk: true`) are available.',
             descPart,
-            'Anything contained in tag `<extra>` is displayed in the secondary box, for example "<extra>{fullData.name}</extra>".'
+            'Anything contained in tag `<extra>` is displayed in the secondary box, for example "<extra>{fullData.name}</extra>".',
+            'To hide the secondary box completely, use an empty tag `<extra></extra>`.'
         ].join(' ')
     };