diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/SendMessageComposer.js b/src/components/views/rooms/SendMessageComposer.js
index 7870699fec..4402a034f6 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/SendMessageComposer.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/SendMessageComposer.js
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ export default class SendMessageComposer extends React.Component {
                             }) }
                         </p>
                         <p>
-                            { _t("Protip: Begin your message with <code>//</code> to start it with a slash.", {}, {
+                            { _t("Hint: Begin your message with <code>//</code> to start it with a slash.", {}, {
                                 code: t => <code>{ t }</code>,
                             }) }
                         </p>
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index da4111aec8..a3c56e5973 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -1079,7 +1079,7 @@
     "Unknown Command": "Unknown Command",
     "Unrecognised command: %(commandText)s": "Unrecognised command: %(commandText)s",
     "You can use <code>/help</code> to list available commands. Did you mean to send this as a message?": "You can use <code>/help</code> to list available commands. Did you mean to send this as a message?",
-    "Protip: Begin your message with <code>//</code> to start it with a slash.": "Protip: Begin your message with <code>//</code> to start it with a slash.",
+    "Hint: Begin your message with <code>//</code> to start it with a slash.": "Hint: Begin your message with <code>//</code> to start it with a slash.",
     "Send as message": "Send as message",
     "Failed to connect to integration manager": "Failed to connect to integration manager",
     "You don't currently have any stickerpacks enabled": "You don't currently have any stickerpacks enabled",