diff --git a/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst b/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst
index 3899e5b59d8852..a0b78f8053764b 100644
--- a/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst
@@ -2155,6 +2155,21 @@ expression support in the :mod:`re` module).
    that have the Unicode numeric value property, e.g. U+2155,
    VULGAR FRACTION ONE FIFTH.  Formally, numeric characters are those with the property
    value Numeric_Type=Digit, Numeric_Type=Decimal or Numeric_Type=Numeric.
+   For example:
+
+   .. doctest::
+
+      >>> '0123456789'.isnumeric()
+      True
+      >>> '٠١٢٣٤٥٦٧٨٩'.isnumeric()  # Arabic-indic digit zero to nine
+      True
+      >>> '⅕'.isnumeric()  # Vulgar fraction one fifth
+      True
+      >>> '²'.isdecimal(), '²'.isdigit(),  '²'.isnumeric()
+      (False, True, True)
+
+   See also :meth:`isdecimal` and :meth:`isdigit`. Numeric characters are
+   a superset of decimal numbers.
 
 
 .. method:: str.isprintable()