diff --git a/src/uu/tail/src/args.rs b/src/uu/tail/src/args.rs
index 0807aa912..6cb77757c 100644
--- a/src/uu/tail/src/args.rs
+++ b/src/uu/tail/src/args.rs
@@ -17,16 +17,10 @@ use std::ffi::OsString;
 use std::time::Duration;
 use uucore::error::{UResult, USimpleError, UUsageError};
 use uucore::parse_size::{parse_size, ParseSizeError};
-use uucore::{format_usage, show_warning};
+use uucore::{format_usage, help_about, help_usage, show_warning};
 
-const ABOUT: &str = "\
-    Print the last 10 lines of each FILE to standard output.\n\
-    With more than one FILE, precede each with a header giving the file name.\n\
-    With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.\n\
-    \n\
-    Mandatory arguments to long flags are mandatory for short flags too.\
-    ";
-const USAGE: &str = "{} [FLAG]... [FILE]...";
+const ABOUT: &str = help_about!("tail.md");
+const USAGE: &str = help_usage!("tail.md");
 
 pub mod options {
     pub mod verbosity {
diff --git a/src/uu/tail/tail.md b/src/uu/tail/tail.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fefe7f6ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/uu/tail/tail.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# tail
+
+```
+tail [FLAG]... [FILE]...
+```
+
+Print the last 10 lines of each FILE to standard output.
+With more than one FILE, precede each with a header giving the file name.
+With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.
+
+Mandatory arguments to long flags are mandatory for short flags too.