diff --git a/website/src/docs/JsDoc.jsx b/website/src/docs/JsDoc.jsx
index d75409c7..3c8dd1eb 100644
--- a/website/src/docs/JsDoc.jsx
+++ b/website/src/docs/JsDoc.jsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import jsdoc from '../../../doc.json'; // doc.json is built with `npm run jsdoc-
 const docs = jsdoc.docs.reduce((acc, obj) => Object.assign(acc, { [obj.longname]: obj }), {});
 import { MiniRepl } from './MiniRepl';
 
-export function JsDoc({ name, h = 3 }) {
+export function JsDoc({ name, h = 3, hideDescription }) {
   const item = docs[name];
   if (!item) {
     console.warn('Not found: ' + name);
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export function JsDoc({ name, h = 3 }) {
   return (
     <>
       {!!h && <CustomHeading>{item.longname}</CustomHeading>}
-      <div dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: description }} />
+      {!hideDescription && <div dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: description }} />}
       <ul>
         {item.params?.map((param, i) => (
           <li key={i}>
diff --git a/website/src/pages/technical-manual/docs.mdx b/website/src/pages/technical-manual/docs.mdx
index 229b9a63..b0417984 100644
--- a/website/src/pages/technical-manual/docs.mdx
+++ b/website/src/pages/technical-manual/docs.mdx
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ Usage:
 
 - `name`: function name, as named with `@name` in jsdoc
 - `h`: level of heading. `0` will hide the heading. Hiding it allows using a manual heading which results in a nav link being generated in the right sidebar.
+- `hideDescription`: if set, the description will be hidden
 
 ### Writing jsdoc