diff --git a/docs/library/framebuf.rst b/docs/library/framebuf.rst
index 43ff0b6e1b..0073ba708d 100644
--- a/docs/library/framebuf.rst
+++ b/docs/library/framebuf.rst
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ Constants
 
     Monochrome (1-bit) color format
     This defines a mapping where the bits in a byte are horizontally mapped.
-    Each byte occupies 8 horizontal pixels with bit 0 being the leftmost.
+    Each byte occupies 8 horizontal pixels with bit 7 being the leftmost.
     Subsequent bytes appear at successive horizontal locations until the
     rightmost edge is reached. Further bytes are rendered on the next row, one
     pixel lower.
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ Constants
 
     Monochrome (1-bit) color format
     This defines a mapping where the bits in a byte are horizontally mapped.
-    Each byte occupies 8 horizontal pixels with bit 7 being the leftmost.
+    Each byte occupies 8 horizontal pixels with bit 0 being the leftmost.
     Subsequent bytes appear at successive horizontal locations until the
     rightmost edge is reached. Further bytes are rendered on the next row, one
     pixel lower.