diff --git a/doc/filters/split.rst b/doc/filters/split.rst
index 9108a5c72..7cd2ca5b8 100644
--- a/doc/filters/split.rst
+++ b/doc/filters/split.rst
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ You can also pass a ``limit`` argument:
 .. code-block:: jinja
 
     {{ "one,two,three,four,five"|split(',', 3) }}
-    {# returns [one, two, "three,four,five"] #}
+    {# returns ['one', 'two', 'three,four,five'] #}
 
 If the ``delimiter`` is an empty string, then value will be split by equal
 chunks. Length is set by the ``limit`` argument (one character by default).
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ chunks. Length is set by the ``limit`` argument (one character by default).
 .. code-block:: jinja
 
     {{ "123"|split('') }}
-    {# returns [1, 2, 3] #}
+    {# returns ['1', '2', '3'] #}
 
     {{ "aabbcc"|split('', 2) }}
-    {# returns [aa, bb, cc] #}
+    {# returns ['aa', 'bb', 'cc'] #}
 
 .. note::