diff --git a/R/type-rcrd.R b/R/type-rcrd.R
index 808b1c10b..0800a3fa8 100644
--- a/R/type-rcrd.R
+++ b/R/type-rcrd.R
@@ -7,14 +7,17 @@
 #' classes that can naturally be decomposed into multiple vectors of the same
 #' length, like [POSIXlt], but where the organisation should be considered
 #' an implementation detail invisible to the user (unlike a [data.frame]).
+#' 
+#' @details
+#' Record-style objects created with [new_rcrd()] do not have a default
+#' [format()] method. See [Record-style objects](https://vctrs.r-lib.org/articles/s3-vector.html?q=record#record-style-objects
+#' for more details on implementing other methods.
 #'
 #' @param fields A list or a data frame. Lists must be rectangular
 #'   (same sizes), and contain uniquely named vectors (at least
 #'   one). `fields` is validated with [df_list()] to ensure uniquely
 #'   named vectors.
-#' @details
-#' A new rcrd class created with [new_rcrd()] will not have a [format()] method.
-#' New classes must implement their own [format()] method. See [Record-style objects](https://vctrs.r-lib.org/articles/s3-vector.html?q=record#record-style-objects) for more.
+#' 
 #' @param ... Additional attributes
 #' @param class Name of subclass.
 #' @export