diff --git src/wp-includes/post-template.php src/wp-includes/post-template.php
index be15252..5dbeafc 100644
--- src/wp-includes/post-template.php
+++ src/wp-includes/post-template.php
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ function get_the_ID() {
  *
  * @since 0.71
  *
- * @param string $before Optional. Content to prepend to the title.
- * @param string $after  Optional. Content to append to the title.
- * @param bool   $echo   Optional, default to true.Whether to display or return.
- * @return string|void String if $echo parameter is false.
+ * @param string $before Optional. Content to prepend to the title. Default empty.
+ * @param string $after  Optional. Content to append to the title. Default empty.
+ * @param bool   $echo   Optional. Whether to display or return. Default true.
+ * @return string|void The current post title if `$echo = false`.
  */
 function the_title( $before = '', $after = '', $echo = true ) {
 	$title = get_the_title();