diff --git a/clang/docs/ClangFormatStyleOptions.rst b/clang/docs/ClangFormatStyleOptions.rst
--- a/clang/docs/ClangFormatStyleOptions.rst
+++ b/clang/docs/ClangFormatStyleOptions.rst
@@ -4781,7 +4781,8 @@
 .. _SpaceBeforeJsonColon:
 
 **SpaceBeforeJsonColon** (``Boolean``) :versionbadge:`clang-format 17` :ref:`¶ <SpaceBeforeJsonColon>`
-  If ``true``, a space will be add before a JSON colon.
+  If ``true``, a space will be add before a JSON colon. For other languages,
+  use ``SpacesInContainerLiterals`` instead.
 
   .. code-block:: c++
 
@@ -5099,8 +5100,9 @@
 .. _SpacesInContainerLiterals:
 
 **SpacesInContainerLiterals** (``Boolean``) :versionbadge:`clang-format 3.7` :ref:`¶ <SpacesInContainerLiterals>`
-  If ``true``, spaces are inserted inside container literals (e.g.
-  ObjC and Javascript array and dict literals).
+  If ``true``, spaces are inserted inside container literals (e.g.  ObjC and
+  Javascript array and dict literals). For JSON, use
+  ``SpaceBeforeJsonColon`` instead.
 
   .. code-block:: js
 
diff --git a/clang/include/clang/Format/Format.h b/clang/include/clang/Format/Format.h
--- a/clang/include/clang/Format/Format.h
+++ b/clang/include/clang/Format/Format.h
@@ -3748,7 +3748,8 @@
   /// \version 7
   bool SpaceBeforeInheritanceColon;
 
-  /// If ``true``, a space will be add before a JSON colon.
+  /// If ``true``, a space will be add before a JSON colon. For other languages,
+  /// use ``SpacesInContainerLiterals`` instead.
   /// \code
   ///    true:                                  false:
   ///    {                                      {
@@ -4031,8 +4032,9 @@
   /// \version 10
   bool SpacesInConditionalStatement;
 
-  /// If ``true``, spaces are inserted inside container literals (e.g.
-  /// ObjC and Javascript array and dict literals).
+  /// If ``true``, spaces are inserted inside container literals (e.g.  ObjC and
+  /// Javascript array and dict literals). For JSON, use
+  /// ``SpaceBeforeJsonColon`` instead.
   /// \code{.js}
   ///    true:                                  false:
   ///    var arr = [ 1, 2, 3 ];         vs.     var arr = [1, 2, 3];