diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/Hover.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/Hover.cpp
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/Hover.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/Hover.cpp
@@ -522,7 +522,8 @@
   // level 1 and 2 headers in a huge font, see
   // https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/88417 for details.
   markup::Paragraph &Header = Output.addHeading(3);
-  Header.appendText(index::getSymbolKindString(Kind));
+  if (Kind != index::SymbolKind::Unknown)
+    Header.appendText(index::getSymbolKindString(Kind));
   assert(!Name.empty() && "hover triggered on a nameless symbol");
   Header.appendCode(Name);
 
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/unittests/HoverTests.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/unittests/HoverTests.cpp
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/unittests/HoverTests.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/unittests/HoverTests.cpp
@@ -1655,7 +1655,7 @@
             HI.Kind = index::SymbolKind::Unknown;
             HI.Name = "X";
           },
-          R"(<unknown> X)",
+          R"(X)",
       },
       {
           [](HoverInfo &HI) {