diff --git a/src/items/functions.md b/src/items/functions.md
index 814221070..adffd2af4 100644
--- a/src/items/functions.md
+++ b/src/items/functions.md
@@ -42,16 +42,13 @@
 > [^fn-param-2015]: Function parameters with only a type are only allowed
 >   in an associated function of a [trait item] in the 2015 edition.
 
-A _function_ consists of a [block], along with a name and a set of parameters.
-Other than a name, all these are optional. Functions are declared with the
-keyword `fn`. Functions may declare a set of *input* [*variables*][variables]
-as parameters, through which the caller passes arguments into the function, and
-the *output* [*type*][type] of the value the function will return to its caller
-on completion.
+A _function_ consists of a [block], along with a name, a set of parameters, and an output type.
+Other than a name, all these are optional.
+Functions are declared with the keyword `fn`.
+Functions may declare a set of *input* [*variables*][variables] as parameters, through which the caller passes arguments into the function, and the *output* [*type*][type] of the value the function will return to its caller on completion.
+If the output type is not explicitly stated, it is the [unit type].
 
-When referred to, a _function_ yields a first-class *value* of the
-corresponding zero-sized [*function item type*], which
-when called evaluates to a direct call to the function.
+When referred to, a _function_ yields a first-class *value* of the corresponding zero-sized [*function item type*], which when called evaluates to a direct call to the function.
 
 For example, this is a simple function:
 ```rust
@@ -391,6 +388,7 @@ fn foo_oof(#[some_inert_attribute] arg: u8) {
 [block]: ../expressions/block-expr.md
 [variables]: ../variables.md
 [type]: ../types.md#type-expressions
+[unit type]: ../types/tuple.md
 [*function item type*]: ../types/function-item.md
 [Trait]: traits.md
 [attributes]: ../attributes.md