diff --git a/flax/nnx/statelib.py b/flax/nnx/statelib.py
index 42a2604042..fcded54936 100644
--- a/flax/nnx/statelib.py
+++ b/flax/nnx/statelib.py
@@ -264,10 +264,10 @@ def split(
   def split(  # type: ignore[misc]
     self, first: filterlib.Filter, /, *filters: filterlib.Filter
   ) -> tp.Union[State[K, V], tuple[State[K, V], ...]]:
-    """Split a ``State`` into one or more ``State``'s. The
-    user must pass at least one ``Filter`` (i.e. :class:`Variable`),
-    and the filters must be exhaustive (i.e. they must cover all
-    :class:`Variable` types in the ``State``).
+    """Splits a :class:`flax.nnx.State` into one or more ``nnx.State``'s.
+    You must pass at least one NNX ``Filter`` (``flax.nnx.filterlib``)
+    (i.e. :class:`flax.nnx.Variable`), and the ``Filter``'s must be exhaustive
+    (i.e. they must cover all ``nnx.Variable`` types in the ``nnx.State``).
 
     Example usage::
 
@@ -285,10 +285,11 @@ def split(  # type: ignore[misc]
       >>> param, batch_stats = state.split(nnx.Param, nnx.BatchStat)
 
     Arguments:
-      first: The first filter
-      *filters: The optional, additional filters to group the state into mutually exclusive substates.
+      first: The first NNX ``Filter``.
+      *filters: The optional, additional NNX ``Filter``'s to group the
+        :class:`flax.nnx.State` into mutually exclusive sub-``State``'s.
     Returns:
-      One or more ``States`` equal to the number of filters passed.
+      One or more ``nnx.State``'s equal to the number of NNX ``Filter``'s passed.
     """
     filters = (first, *filters)
     *states_, rest = _split_state(self.flat_state(), *filters)
@@ -492,4 +493,4 @@ def create_path_filters(state: State):
     if isinstance(value, (variablelib.Variable, variablelib.VariableState)):
       value = value.value
     value_paths.setdefault(value, set()).add(path)
-  return {filterlib.PathIn(*value_paths[value]): value for value in value_paths}
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+  return {filterlib.PathIn(*value_paths[value]): value for value in value_paths}