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diff --git a/dmenu.1 b/dmenu.1
index f772634..7dac2a1 100644
--- a/dmenu.1
+++ b/dmenu.1
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ efficiently.
 defines the x coordinate dmenu appears at (0 by default).
 .TP
 .B \-y
-defines the y coordinate dmenu appears at (0 by default).
+defines the y coordinate dmenu appears at (0 by default). If it is negative,
+dmenu will appear with the bottom at the given positive coordinate. It it is
+-0, dmenu appears at the screen bottom.
 .TP
 .B \-w
 defines the width of the dmenu window (screen width by default).