2 files changed, 14 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
index d03f6ae39da..c0a3c81e926 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
@@ -1,12 +1,20 @@
+2013-12-22  Eli Zaretskii  <eliz@gnu.org>
+
+        * nonascii.texi (Character Properties): NAME or OLD-NAME
+        properties can be nil (there's no empty string).
+
 2013-12-22  Xue Fuqiao  <xfq.free@gmail.com>
 
-        * sequences.texi (Bool-Vectors): Document new bool-vector set operation functions.
+        * sequences.texi (Bool-Vectors): Document new bool-vector set
+        operation functions.
 
         * text.texi (Examining Properties): Document `get-pos-property'.
 
-        * variables.texi (Directory Local Variables): Document `enable-dir-local-variables'.
+        * variables.texi (Directory Local Variables): Document
+        `enable-dir-local-variables'.
 
-        * debugging.texi (Debugger Commands): Document `debugger-toggle-locals'.
+        * debugging.texi (Debugger Commands): Document
+        `debugger-toggle-locals'.
 
 2013-12-21  Chong Yidong  <cyd@gnu.org>
 
diff --git a/doc/lispref/nonascii.texi b/doc/lispref/nonascii.texi
index 4132c1f8de0..ee4c8b77f3d 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/nonascii.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/nonascii.texi
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ properties that Emacs knows about:
 Corresponds to the @code{Name} Unicode property.  The value is a
 string consisting of upper-case Latin letters A to Z, digits, spaces,
 and hyphen @samp{-} characters.  For unassigned codepoints, the value
-is an empty string.
+is @code{nil}.
 
 @cindex unicode general category
 @item general-category
@@ -522,7 +522,8 @@ is @code{nil}.
 
 @item old-name
 Corresponds to the Unicode @code{Unicode_1_Name} property.  The value
-is a string.  For unassigned codepoints, the value is an empty string.
+is a string.  Unassigned codepoints, and characters that have no value
+for this property, the value is @code{nil}.
 
 @item iso-10646-comment
 Corresponds to the Unicode @code{ISO_Comment} property.  The value is