diff --git a/base/compiler/effects.jl b/base/compiler/effects.jl
index 3d9b69360b317..a2e7e3dde603d 100644
--- a/base/compiler/effects.jl
+++ b/base/compiler/effects.jl
@@ -1,3 +1,42 @@
+const effects_key_string = """
+## Key for `show` output of Effects:
+
+The output represents the state of different effect properties in the following order:
+
+1. `consistent` (`c`):
+    - `+c` (green): `ALWAYS_TRUE`
+    - `-c` (red): `ALWAYS_FALSE`
+    - `?c` (yellow): `CONSISTENT_IF_NOTRETURNED` and/or `CONSISTENT_IF_INACCESSIBLEMEMONLY`
+2. `effect_free` (`e`):
+    - `+e` (green): `ALWAYS_TRUE`
+    - `-e` (red): `ALWAYS_FALSE`
+    - `?e` (yellow): `EFFECT_FREE_IF_INACCESSIBLEMEMONLY`
+3. `nothrow` (`n`):
+    - `+n` (green): `true`
+    - `-n` (red): `false`
+4. `terminates` (`t`):
+    - `+t` (green): `true`
+    - `-t` (red): `false`
+5. `notaskstate` (`s`):
+    - `+s` (green): `true`
+    - `-s` (red): `false`
+6. `inaccessiblememonly` (`m`):
+    - `+m` (green): `ALWAYS_TRUE`
+    - `-m` (red): `ALWAYS_FALSE`
+    - `?m` (yellow): `INACCESSIBLEMEM_OR_ARGMEMONLY`
+7. `noub` (`u`):
+    - `+u` (green): `true`
+    - `-u` (red): `false`
+    - `?u` (yellow): `NOUB_IF_NOINBOUNDS`
+8. `:nonoverlayed` (`o`):
+    - `+o` (green): `ALWAYS_TRUE`
+    - `-o` (red): `ALWAYS_FALSE`
+    - `?o` (yellow): `CONSISTENT_OVERLAY`
+9. `:nortcall` (`r`):
+    - `+r` (green): `true`
+    - `-r` (red): `false`
+"""
+
 """
     effects::Effects
 
@@ -74,42 +113,8 @@ initialized with `ALWAYS_TRUE`/`true` and then transitioned towards `ALWAYS_FALS
 Note that within the current flow-insensitive analysis design, effects detected by local
 analysis on each statement usually taint the global conclusion conservatively.
 
-## Key for `show` output of Effects:
 
-The output represents the state of different effect properties in the following order:
-
-1. `consistent` (`c`):
-    - `+c` (green): `ALWAYS_TRUE`
-    - `-c` (red): `ALWAYS_FALSE`
-    - `?c` (yellow): `CONSISTENT_IF_NOTRETURNED` and/or `CONSISTENT_IF_INACCESSIBLEMEMONLY`
-2. `effect_free` (`e`):
-    - `+e` (green): `ALWAYS_TRUE`
-    - `-e` (red): `ALWAYS_FALSE`
-    - `?e` (yellow): `EFFECT_FREE_IF_INACCESSIBLEMEMONLY`
-3. `nothrow` (`n`):
-    - `+n` (green): `true`
-    - `-n` (red): `false`
-4. `terminates` (`t`):
-    - `+t` (green): `true`
-    - `-t` (red): `false`
-5. `notaskstate` (`s`):
-    - `+s` (green): `true`
-    - `-s` (red): `false`
-6. `inaccessiblememonly` (`m`):
-    - `+m` (green): `ALWAYS_TRUE`
-    - `-m` (red): `ALWAYS_FALSE`
-    - `?m` (yellow): `INACCESSIBLEMEM_OR_ARGMEMONLY`
-7. `noub` (`u`):
-    - `+u` (green): `true`
-    - `-u` (red): `false`
-    - `?u` (yellow): `NOUB_IF_NOINBOUNDS`
-8. `:nonoverlayed` (`o`):
-    - `+o` (green): `ALWAYS_TRUE`
-    - `-o` (red): `ALWAYS_FALSE`
-    - `?o` (yellow): `CONSISTENT_OVERLAY`
-9. `:nortcall` (`r`):
-    - `+r` (green): `true`
-    - `-r` (red): `false`
+$(effects_key_string)
 """
 struct Effects
     consistent::UInt8
diff --git a/base/reflection.jl b/base/reflection.jl
index 8fe8d324eb792..f2a554e0f27c5 100644
--- a/base/reflection.jl
+++ b/base/reflection.jl
@@ -877,6 +877,8 @@ signature, the `:nothrow` bit gets tainted.
     The `Base.infer_effects` function should not be used from generated functions;
     doing so will result in an error.
 
+$(Core.Compiler.effects_key_string)
+
 # See Also
 - [`Core.Compiler.Effects`](@ref): A type representing the computational effects of a method call.
 - [`Base.@assume_effects`](@ref): A macro for making assumptions about the effects of a method.