diff --git a/docs/base-css.html b/docs/base-css.html
index 50fa1a8f8..b3cb0466a 100644
--- a/docs/base-css.html
+++ b/docs/base-css.html
@@ -1303,7 +1303,7 @@ For example, <code>section</code> should be wrapped as inline.
             <input type="text"> <span class="help-inline">Inline help text</span>
           </form>
 <pre class="prettyprint linenums">
-&lt;span class="help-inline"&gt;Inline help text&lt;/span&gt;
+&lt;input type="text"&gt;&lt;span class="help-inline"&gt;Inline help text&lt;/span&gt;
 </pre>
 
           <h4>Block help</h4>
@@ -1312,7 +1312,7 @@ For example, &lt;code&gt;section&lt;/code&gt; should be wrapped as inline.
             <span class="help-block">A longer block of help text that breaks onto a new line and may extend beyond one line.</span>
           </form>
 <pre class="prettyprint linenums">
-&lt;span class="help-block"&gt;A longer block of help text that breaks onto a new line and may extend beyond one line.&lt;/span&gt;
+&lt;input type="text"&gt;&lt;span class="help-block"&gt;A longer block of help text that breaks onto a new line and may extend beyond one line.&lt;/span&gt;
 </pre>
 
 
diff --git a/docs/templates/pages/base-css.mustache b/docs/templates/pages/base-css.mustache
index f263c9f6c..51438ec2b 100644
--- a/docs/templates/pages/base-css.mustache
+++ b/docs/templates/pages/base-css.mustache
@@ -1240,7 +1240,7 @@
             <input type="text"> <span class="help-inline">Inline help text</span>
           </form>
 <pre class="prettyprint linenums">
-&lt;span class="help-inline"&gt;Inline help text&lt;/span&gt;
+&lt;input type="text"&gt;&lt;span class="help-inline"&gt;Inline help text&lt;/span&gt;
 </pre>
 
           <h4>{{_i}}Block help{{/i}}</h4>
@@ -1249,7 +1249,7 @@
             <span class="help-block">A longer block of help text that breaks onto a new line and may extend beyond one line.</span>
           </form>
 <pre class="prettyprint linenums">
-&lt;span class="help-block"&gt;A longer block of help text that breaks onto a new line and may extend beyond one line.&lt;/span&gt;
+&lt;input type="text"&gt;&lt;span class="help-block"&gt;A longer block of help text that breaks onto a new line and may extend beyond one line.&lt;/span&gt;
 </pre>