diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/offsetbox.py b/lib/matplotlib/offsetbox.py
index 0744190f19c0..2f11e91c8983 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/offsetbox.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/offsetbox.py
@@ -1298,13 +1298,13 @@ def __init__(self, offsetbox, xy,
             The position *(x, y)* to place the text at. The coordinate system
             is determined by *boxcoords*.
 
-        xycoords : str or `.Artist` or `.Transform` or callable or \
-(float, float), default: 'data'
+        xycoords : single or two-tuple of str or `.Artist` or `.Transform` or \
+callable, default: 'data'
             The coordinate system that *xy* is given in. See the parameter
             *xycoords* in `.Annotation` for a detailed description.
 
-        boxcoords : str or `.Artist` or `.Transform` or callable or \
-(float, float), default: value of *xycoords*
+        boxcoords : single or two-tuple of str or `.Artist` or `.Transform` \
+or callable, default: value of *xycoords*
             The coordinate system that *xybox* is given in. See the parameter
             *textcoords* in `.Annotation` for a detailed description.
 
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/text.py b/lib/matplotlib/text.py
index a10e260932c3..596abcaf7a21 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/text.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/text.py
@@ -1660,8 +1660,8 @@ def __init__(self, text, xy,
             The position *(x, y)* to place the text at. The coordinate system
             is determined by *textcoords*.
 
-        xycoords : str or `.Artist` or `.Transform` or callable or \
-(float, float), default: 'data'
+        xycoords : single or two-tuple of str or `.Artist` or `.Transform` or \
+callable, default: 'data'
 
             The coordinate system that *xy* is given in. The following types
             of values are supported:
@@ -1713,8 +1713,8 @@ def transform(renderer) -> Transform
 
             See :ref:`plotting-guide-annotation` for more details.
 
-        textcoords : str or `.Artist` or `.Transform` or callable or \
-(float, float), default: value of *xycoords*
+        textcoords : single or two-tuple of str or `.Artist` or `.Transform` \
+or callable, default: value of *xycoords*
             The coordinate system that *xytext* is given in.
 
             All *xycoords* values are valid as well as the following