diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/dtptngen.h b/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/dtptngen.h
index 65a43320404..6cb13878862 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/dtptngen.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/dtptngen.h
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ public:
      *
      * @param field  The desired UDateTimePatternField, such as UDATPG_ERA_FIELD.
      * @param width  The desired UDateTimePGDisplayWidth, such as UDATPG_ABBREVIATED.
-     * @return.      The display name for field
+     * @return       The display name for field
      * @stable ICU 61
      */
     UnicodeString getFieldDisplayName(UDateTimePatternField field, UDateTimePGDisplayWidth width) const;
diff --git a/icu4j/main/classes/core/src/com/ibm/icu/text/DateTimePatternGenerator.java b/icu4j/main/classes/core/src/com/ibm/icu/text/DateTimePatternGenerator.java
index a730503f1bb..70c136c41af 100644
--- a/icu4j/main/classes/core/src/com/ibm/icu/text/DateTimePatternGenerator.java
+++ b/icu4j/main/classes/core/src/com/ibm/icu/text/DateTimePatternGenerator.java
@@ -1337,7 +1337,7 @@ public class DateTimePatternGenerator implements Freezable<DateTimePatternGenera
      *
      * @param field The field type, such as ERA.
      * @param width The desired DisplayWidth, such as DisplayWidth.ABBREVIATED.
-     * @return.     The display name for the field
+     * @return      The display name for the field
      * @stable ICU 61
      */
     public String getFieldDisplayName(int field, DisplayWidth width) {