diff --git a/galleries/users_explain/axes/autoscale.py b/galleries/users_explain/axes/autoscale.py
index fef68f2515d9..a9d6b728866c 100644
--- a/galleries/users_explain/axes/autoscale.py
+++ b/galleries/users_explain/axes/autoscale.py
@@ -29,12 +29,15 @@
 # %%
 # Margins
 # -------
-# The default margin around the data limits is 5%:
+# The default margin around the data limits is 5%, which is based on the
+# default configuration setting of :rc:`axes.xmargin`, :rc:`axes.ymargin`,
+# and :rc:`axes.zmargin`:
 
 print(ax.margins())
 
 # %%
-# The margins can be made larger using `~matplotlib.axes.Axes.margins`:
+# The margin size can be overridden to make them smaller or larger using
+# `~matplotlib.axes.Axes.margins`:
 
 fig, ax = plt.subplots()
 ax.plot(x, y)