diff --git a/Documentation/doc-guide/kernel-doc.rst b/Documentation/doc-guide/kernel-doc.rst
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@@ -149,6 +149,16 @@ Domain`_ references.
 ``%CONST``
   Name of a constant. (No cross-referencing, just formatting.)
 
+````literal````
+  A literal block that should be handled as-is. The output will use a
+  ``monospaced font``.
+
+  Useful if you need to use special characters that would otherwise have some
+  meaning either by kernel-doc script of by reStructuredText.
+
+  This is particularly useful if you need to use things like ``%ph`` inside
+  a function description.
+
 ``$ENVVAR``
   Name of an environment variable. (No cross-referencing, just formatting.)