diff --git a/docs/docs.md b/docs/docs.md
index 36fd866..3c375e0 100644
--- a/docs/docs.md
+++ b/docs/docs.md
@@ -529,6 +529,8 @@ The selected option is piped to /bin/sh (by default). Unlike dmenu_run, spmenu_r
 - Prepending `magnet ` will open a magnet link in $TORRENT
 - Prepending `www` will open a page in $BROWSER
 
+Most of the time you don't need to prepend `www` though, for example typing in `https://gnu.org` will open gnu.org in $BROWSER even without the prefix. Same goes for magnet links.
+
 License
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diff --git a/spmenu.1 b/spmenu.1
index 5a8b108..c0a808e 100644
--- a/spmenu.1
+++ b/spmenu.1
@@ -563,6 +563,11 @@ shell.
 Prepending \f[V]magnet\f[R] will open a magnet link in $TORRENT
 .IP \[bu] 2
 Prepending \f[V]www\f[R] will open a page in $BROWSER
+.PP
+Most of the time you don\[cq]t need to prepend \f[V]www\f[R] though, for
+example typing in \f[V]https://gnu.org\f[R] will open gnu.org in
+$BROWSER even without the prefix.
+Same goes for magnet links.
 .SH License
 .PP
 spmenu is licensed under the MIT license.