diff --git a/pygmt/helpers/decorators.py b/pygmt/helpers/decorators.py
index dbb20b7731d..8a85686f786 100644
--- a/pygmt/helpers/decorators.py
+++ b/pygmt/helpers/decorators.py
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@
         """,
     "projection": r"""
         projection : str
-            *projcode*\[*projparams*/]\ *width*.
+            *projcode*\[*projparams*/]\ *width*\ |*scale*.
             Select map :doc:`projection </projections/index>`.""",
     "region": r"""
         region : str or list
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ def fmt_docstring(module_func):
         *xmin/xmax/ymin/ymax*\ [**+r**][**+u**\ *unit*].
         Specify the :doc:`region </tutorials/basics/regions>` of interest.
     projection : str
-        *projcode*\[*projparams*/]\ *width*.
+        *projcode*\[*projparams*/]\ *width*\ |*scale*.
         Select map :doc:`projection </projections/index>`.
     <BLANKLINE>
     **Aliases:**
diff --git a/pygmt/src/image.py b/pygmt/src/image.py
index cc26564e8d3..951033af255 100644
--- a/pygmt/src/image.py
+++ b/pygmt/src/image.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def image(self, imagefile, **kwargs):
     position : str
         [**g**\|\ **j**\|\ **J**\|\ **n**\|\ **x**]\ *refpoint*\ **+r**\ *dpi*\
         **+w**\ [**-**]\ *width*\ [/*height*]\ [**+j**\ *justify*]\
-        [**+n**\ *nx*\ [/*ny*] ]\ [**+o**\ *dx*\ [/*dy*]].
+        [**+n**\ *nx*\ [/*ny*]]\ [**+o**\ *dx*\ [/*dy*]].
         Set reference point on the map for the image.
     box : bool or str
         [**+c**\ *clearances*][**+g**\ *fill*][**+i**\ [[*gap*/]\ *pen*]]\