diff --git a/src/assets/i18n/home/de.json b/src/assets/i18n/home/de.json
index fbf8f2bc4c41b63cfebdcf13c302c8e59e155af2..a977beb35525e9118a913603491c8b1b9433fe9b 100644
--- a/src/assets/i18n/home/de.json
+++ b/src/assets/i18n/home/de.json
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
     "session-id": "Wohin geht's?",
     "update-available": "Eine neue Version ist verfügbar.",
     "custom-shortid": "Raum-Code selbst bestimmen?",
-    "custom-shortid-placeholder": "Beispiel: »A12.1.12a« (keine Leerzeichen)",
+    "custom-shortid-placeholder": "Nur: a-z, A-Z, 0-9, - _ . ~ keine Leerzeichen",
     "invalid-shortid": "Der eingegebene Raum-Code ist nicht verfügbar.",
     "invalid-char-shortid": "Der Raum-Code enthält unzulässige Zeichen."
   },
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@
     "description": "Beschreibung der Sitzung",
     "join": "Sitzung beitreten",
     "max-ls": "Maximale Anzahl Zeichen:",
-    "session-name": "Name der Sitzung. Raum-Code wird generiert."
+    "session-name": "Name der Sitzung (Code wird generiert)"
   },
   "user-activation": {
     "activate": "Aktivieren",
diff --git a/src/assets/i18n/home/en.json b/src/assets/i18n/home/en.json
index 6c8fa1b72a849f4faafa27bc9bc64a699b6af0a1..cbbab16f30371fff52daa5a762c93e9ad3ca2258 100644
--- a/src/assets/i18n/home/en.json
+++ b/src/assets/i18n/home/en.json
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
     "live-announcer": "Welcome to fragpunktjetzt. This site has been designed to support screen readers like ChromeVox, Voiceover and many others. Our Audioguide feature can assist you in navigating the site. To get information about key combinations press the Enter key or call the announcement later with the Escape key.",
     "live-announcer-user": "You are now on the user page. To get information about key combinations press the Enter key or call the announcement later with the Escape key.",
     "install": "Install",
-    "no-empty-name": "Please enter a name.",
+    "no-empty-name": "Please enter a name for the session.",
     "no-room-found": "No session found with this name.",
     "only-numbers": "The key code is alphanumeric.",
     "please-enter": "What is the key code of the room where the session takes place?",
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
     "session-id": "Where to?",
     "update-available": "An update is available.",
     "custom-shortid": "Set the key code yourself?",
-    "custom-shortid-placeholder": "Example: »A12.1.12a« (no blanks)",
+    "custom-shortid-placeholder": "Use only: a-z, A-Z, 0-9, - _ . ~ no blanks",
     "invalid-shortid": "This key code is not available.",
     "invalid-char-shortid": "This key code contains invalid characters."
   },
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@
     "description": "Session description",
     "join": "Join session",
     "max-ls": "Max. characters:",
-    "session-name": "Name of the  session. Key code will be generated."
+    "session-name": "Session name (key will be generated)"
   },
   "user-activation": {
     "activate": "Activate",