@item keymap
@cindex keymap of character (and overlays)
@kindex keymap @r{(overlay property)}
-If this property is non-@code{nil}, it specifies a keymap for a portion of the
-text. This keymap is used when the character after point is within the
-overlay, and takes precedence over most other keymaps. @xref{Active Keymaps}.
+If this property is non-@code{nil}, it specifies a keymap for a
+portion of the text. This keymap takes precedence over most other
+keymaps (@pxref{Active Keymaps}), and it is used when the character
+after point is within the overlay, or would be when taking the front-
+and rear-advance properties into consideration (@pxref{Managing
+Overlays}).
@item local-map
@kindex local-map @r{(overlay property)}