diff --git a/jax/_src/numpy/lax_numpy.py b/jax/_src/numpy/lax_numpy.py
index 259c47948..f23261252 100644
--- a/jax/_src/numpy/lax_numpy.py
+++ b/jax/_src/numpy/lax_numpy.py
@@ -7667,13 +7667,14 @@ def tril(m: ArrayLike, k: int = 0) -> Array:
       to sub-diagonal above the main diagonal.
 
   Returns:
-    An array with same shape as input containing the upper triangle of the given
-    array with elements below the sub-diagonal specified by ``k`` are set to zero.
+    An array with same shape as input containing the lower triangle of the given
+    array with elements above the sub-diagonal specified by ``k`` are set to
+    zero.
 
   See also:
     - :func:`jax.numpy.triu`: Returns an upper triangle of an array.
-    - :func:`jax.numpy.tri`: Returns an array with ones on and below the diagonal
-      and zeros elsewhere.
+    - :func:`jax.numpy.tri`: Returns an array with ones on and below the
+      diagonal and zeros elsewhere.
 
   Examples:
     >>> x = jnp.array([[1, 2, 3, 4],
@@ -7729,13 +7730,14 @@ def triu(m: ArrayLike, k: int = 0) -> Array:
       to sub-diagonal above the main diagonal.
 
   Returns:
-    An array with same shape as input containing the lower triangle of the given
-    array with elements above the sub-diagonal specified by ``k`` are set to zero.
+    An array with same shape as input containing the upper triangle of the given
+    array with elements below the sub-diagonal specified by ``k`` are set to
+    zero.
 
   See also:
     - :func:`jax.numpy.tril`: Returns a lower triangle of an array.
-    - :func:`jax.numpy.tri`: Returns an array with ones on and below the diagonal
-      and zeros elsewhere.
+    - :func:`jax.numpy.tri`: Returns an array with ones on and below the
+      diagonal and zeros elsewhere.
 
   Examples:
     >>> x = jnp.array([[1, 2, 3],