diff --git a/man/man1/fzf.1 b/man/man1/fzf.1
index 0dfb77ca..301e2099 100644
--- a/man/man1/fzf.1
+++ b/man/man1/fzf.1
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ triggered whenever the query string is changed.
     \fBbackward-kill-word\fR    \fIalt-bs\fR
     \fBbackward-word\fR         \fIalt-b   shift-left\fR
     \fBbeginning-of-line\fR     \fIctrl-a  home\fR
-    \fBcancel\fR
+    \fBcancel\fR                (clears query string if not empty, aborts fzf otherwise)
     \fBclear-screen\fR          \fIctrl-l\fR
     \fBdelete-char\fR           \fIdel\fR
     \fBdelete-char/eof\fR       \fIctrl-d\fR