diff --git a/core/ui/EditTemplate.tid b/core/ui/EditTemplate.tid
index a5fcb8057..971f5e180 100644
--- a/core/ui/EditTemplate.tid
+++ b/core/ui/EditTemplate.tid
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ modifier: JeremyRuston
 <$transclude template="$:/core/ui/TagsEditor"/>
 
 <$reveal state="$:/ShowEditPreview" type="match" text="yes">
-<span class="tw-tiddler-help">Use WikiText to add formatting, images, and dynamic features</span> <$button type="set" set="$:/ShowEditPreview" setTo="no" >Hide preview</$button>
+<$transclude template="$:/core/ui/EditorHint"/> <$button type="set" set="$:/ShowEditPreview" setTo="no">hide preview</$button>
 <div class="tw-tiddler-preview">
 <div class="tw-tiddler-preview-preview">
 <$view field="text" format="wikified"/>
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ modifier: JeremyRuston
 </div>
 </$reveal>
 <$reveal state="$:/ShowEditPreview" type="nomatch" text="yes">
-<span class="tw-tiddler-help">Use WikiText to add formatting, images, and dynamic features</span> <$button type="set" set="$:/ShowEditPreview" setTo="yes" >Show preview</$button>
+<$transclude template="$:/core/ui/EditorHint"/> <$button type="set" set="$:/ShowEditPreview" setTo="yes">show preview</$button>
 <$edit field="text"/>
 </$reveal>
 
diff --git a/core/ui/EditorHint.tid b/core/ui/EditorHint.tid
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fc3a46c91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/ui/EditorHint.tid
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+title: $:/core/ui/EditorHint
+
+<span class="tw-tiddler-help">Use WikiText to add formatting, images, and dynamic features</span>
\ No newline at end of file