diff --git a/base/idset.jl b/base/idset.jl
index 23f9ca009af0c..c46d49968ff73 100644
--- a/base/idset.jl
+++ b/base/idset.jl
@@ -5,14 +5,13 @@
     IdSet()
 
 IdSet{T}() constructs a set (see [`Set`](@ref)) using
-`===` as equality with values of type `V`.
+`===` as equality with values of type `T`.
 
-In the example below, the values are all `isequal` so they get overwritten.
-The `IdSet` compares by `===` so preserves the 3 different keys.
-
-Examples
-≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡
+In the example below, the values are all `isequal` so they get overwritten in the ordinary `Set`.
+The `IdSet` compares by `===` and so preserves the 3 different values.
 
+# Examples
+```jldoctest; filter = r"\\n\\s*(1|1\\.0|true)"
 julia> Set(Any[true, 1, 1.0])
 Set{Any} with 1 element:
   1.0
@@ -22,6 +21,7 @@ IdSet{Any} with 3 elements:
   1.0
   1
   true
+```
 """
 mutable struct IdSet{K} <: AbstractSet{K}
     list::Memory{Any}