diff --git a/_filters/lstrip.md b/_filters/lstrip.md
index 5fc8fd94..3ab4fc0c 100644
--- a/_filters/lstrip.md
+++ b/_filters/lstrip.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
 ---
 title: lstrip
 ---
+
+Strips all whitespace (tabs, spaces, and newlines) from the left side of a string.
+
+| Code                                                   | Output             |
+|-------------------------------------------------------:|:-------------------|
+| {% raw %}`{{ '   too many spaces   ' | lstrip }}`{% endraw %}     | `"too many spaces   "` |
diff --git a/_filters/rstrip.md b/_filters/rstrip.md
index 7b9a2dc8..22e18a09 100644
--- a/_filters/rstrip.md
+++ b/_filters/rstrip.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
 ---
 title: rstrip
 ---
+
+Strips all whitespace (tabs, spaces, and newlines) from the right side of a string.
+
+| Code                                                   | Output             |
+|-------------------------------------------------------:|:-------------------|
+| {% raw %}`{{ '   too many spaces   ' | rstrip }}`{% endraw %}     | `"too many spaces   "` |
diff --git a/_filters/strip.md b/_filters/strip.md
index ec500aba..758d694a 100644
--- a/_filters/strip.md
+++ b/_filters/strip.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
 ---
 title: strip
 ---
+
+Strips all whitespace (tabs, spaces, and newlines) from a string.
+
+| Code                                                   | Output             |
+|-------------------------------------------------------:|:-------------------|
+| {% raw %}`{{ '   too many spaces   ' | strip }}`{% endraw %}     | `"too many spaces"` |