From 467eb88df02cf281d372e141e71a79985961f0c8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Neko Box Coder <93885501+Neko-Box-Coder@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 17:16:51 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Adding clarification regarding multiple characters for
 showchars (#3945)

Adding clarification regarding multiple characters for showchars.

Closes #3938
---
 runtime/help/options.md | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/runtime/help/options.md b/runtime/help/options.md
index b2a5244d..d4832c5d 100644
--- a/runtime/help/options.md
+++ b/runtime/help/options.md
@@ -400,6 +400,10 @@ Here are the available options:
                instead.
    - `itab`: tab characters before the first visible character in a line.
              If this is not set, `tab` will be shown instead.
+
+   Only `tab` and `itab` can display multiple characters (if possible),
+   otherwise only the first character will be displayed.
+
    An example of this option value could be `tab=>,space=.,itab=|>,ispace=|`
 
    The color of the shown character is determined by the `indent-char`