diff --git a/files/en-us/web/api/urlsearchparams/append/index.md b/files/en-us/web/api/urlsearchparams/append/index.md
index a18a4b190bd85e9..98d531076d2d377 100644
--- a/files/en-us/web/api/urlsearchparams/append/index.md
+++ b/files/en-us/web/api/urlsearchparams/append/index.md
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ interface appends a specified key/value pair as a new search parameter.
 As shown in the example below, if the same key is appended multiple times it will
 appear in the parameter string multiple times for each value.
 
+As shown in the second example below, both `name` and `value` will be automatically
+encoded to be URL safe.
+
 ## Syntax
 
 ```js-nolint
@@ -34,6 +37,8 @@ None ({{jsxref("undefined")}}).
 ## Examples
 
 ```js
+//Example: Adding the same param multiple times
+
 let url = new URL("https://example.com?foo=1&bar=2");
 let params = new URLSearchParams(url.search);
 
@@ -42,6 +47,16 @@ params.append("foo", 4);
 //Query string is now: 'foo=1&bar=2&foo=4'
 ```
 
+```js
+//Example: Demostrating the encoding behavior
+
+const params = new URLSearchParams();
+
+params.append("needsEncoding$%&$#@++++++", "needsEncoding$#&*@#()+++++");
+params.toString();
+//"needsEncoding%24%25%26%24%23%40%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B=needsEncoding%24%23%26*%40%23%28%29%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B"
+```
+
 ## Specifications
 
 {{Specifications}}