diff --git a/plotly/io/_renderers.py b/plotly/io/_renderers.py
index 2e1c5c64c5..d4fe4eda0e 100644
--- a/plotly/io/_renderers.py
+++ b/plotly/io/_renderers.py
@@ -400,8 +400,8 @@ def show(fig, renderer=None, validate=True, **kwargs):
         plot is. The default is set in plotly.js.
 
     height: int or float
-        An integer or float that determines the number of pixels wide the
-        plot is. The default is set in plotly.js.
+        An integer or float specifying the height of the plot in pixels.
+        The default is set in plotly.js.
 
     config: dict
         A dict of parameters to configure the figure. The defaults are set