diff --git a/docs/next/text.html b/docs/next/text.html
index cdb8a783e34..cbca86d40a5 100644
--- a/docs/next/text.html
+++ b/docs/next/text.html
@@ -349,7 +349,13 @@ AppRegistry.registerComponent('AwesomeProject', () => BlueIsCool);
 <ul>
 <li><p><strong><code>textAlignVertical</code></strong>: enum('auto', 'top', 'bottom', 'center') (<em>Android</em>)</p></li>
 <li><p><strong><code>fontVariant</code></strong>: array of enum('small-caps', 'oldstyle-nums', 'lining-nums', 'tabular-nums', 'proportional-nums') (<em>iOS</em>)</p></li>
-<li><p><strong><code>letterSpacing</code></strong>: number (<em>iOS</em>)</p></li>
+<li><p><strong><code>letterSpacing</code></strong>: number</p>
+<p>Increase or decrease the spacing between characters. The default is 0, for no extra letter spacing.</p>
+<p>iOS: The additional space will be rendered after each glyph.</p>
+<p>Android: Only supported since Android 5.0 - older versions will ignore this attribute.
+Please note that additional space will be added <em>around</em> the glyphs (half on each side), which
+differs from the iOS rendering. It is possible to emulate the iOS rendering by using layout
+attributes, e.g. negative margins, as appropriate for your situation.</p></li>
 <li><p><strong><code>textDecorationColor</code></strong>: <a href="/react-native/docs/next/colors.html">color</a> (<em>iOS</em>)</p></li>
 <li><p><strong><code>textDecorationStyle</code></strong>: enum('solid', 'double', 'dotted', 'dashed') (<em>iOS</em>)</p></li>
 <li><p><strong><code>writingDirection</code></strong>: enum('auto', 'ltr', 'rtl') (<em>iOS</em>)</p></li>