diff --git a/docs/api/web-contents.md b/docs/api/web-contents.md
index b0a1253aa9e3..dd0493d0d21b 100644
--- a/docs/api/web-contents.md
+++ b/docs/api/web-contents.md
@@ -958,11 +958,11 @@ Get the system printer list, the result is an array of printer descriptions.
   * `silent` Boolean - Don't ask user for print settings. Default is `false`.
   * `printBackground` Boolean - Also prints the background color and image of
     the web page. Default is `false`.
-  * `deviceName` String - Set the printer
+  * `deviceName` String - Set the printer device name to use. Default is `''`.
 
 Prints window's web page. When `silent` is set to `true`, Electron will pick
-up printer depending on `deviceName`(when left will pick system's default printer)
- and default settings for printing.
+the system's default printer if `deviceName` is empty and the default settings
+for printing.
 
 Calling `window.print()` in web page is equivalent to calling
 `webContents.print({silent: false, printBackground: false, deviceName: ''})`.