diff --git a/src/auro-hyperlink.js b/src/auro-hyperlink.js
index 30d7415..94d0c1b 100644
--- a/src/auro-hyperlink.js
+++ b/src/auro-hyperlink.js
@@ -13,21 +13,21 @@ import styleCss from "./style-css.js";
 
 // See https://git.io/JJ6SJ for "How to document your components using JSDoc"
 /**
- * `<auro-hyperlink>` is a wrapper components for an HTML `<a>` element containing styling and behavior.
+ * `<auro-hyperlink>` is a component that wraps an HTML `<a>` element, providing additional styling and behavior.
  *
- * @attr {Boolean} download - Specifies that the target will be downloaded when a user clicks on the hyperlink.
- * @attr {Boolean} fluid - Modifier for `type="cta"` fluid-width UI option.
- * @attr {Boolean} ondark - Specifies dark theme use of hyperlink.
- * @attr {Boolean} relative - Add flag to disable auto URL re-write feature.
- * @attr {Boolean} secondary - Modifier for `type="cta"` secondary UI option.
- * @attr {Boolean} small - Modifier for `type="cta"` small UI option.
- * @attr {Boolean} referrerpolicy - Sets `strict-origin-when-cross-origin` to send a full URL when performing a same-origin request, only sends the origin when the protocol security level stays the same (HTTPS→HTTPS), and sends no header to a less secure destination (HTTPS→HTTP).
- * @attr {String} rel - Specifies the relationship between the current document and the linked document.
- * @attr {String} role - Use for aria roles; currently supports `button` for extended experiences.
- * @attr {String} href - Specifies the URL of the page link.
- * @attr {String} target - Specifies where to open the linked document.
- * @attr {String} type - Enumerable attribute; [`nav`, `cta`]
- * @csspart link - Apply CSS to the `a` element
+ * @attr {Boolean} download - If true, the linked resource will be downloaded when the hyperlink is clicked.
+ * @attr {Boolean} fluid - If true and `type="cta"`, the hyperlink will have a fluid-width UI.
+ * @attr {Boolean} ondark - If true, the hyperlink will be styled for use on a dark background.
+ * @attr {Boolean} relative - If true, the auto URL re-write feature will be disabled.
+ * @attr {Boolean} secondary - If true and `type="cta"`, the hyperlink will have a secondary UI.
+ * @attr {Boolean} small - If true and `type="cta"`, the hyperlink will have a small UI.
+ * @attr {Boolean} referrerpolicy - If true, sets `strict-origin-when-cross-origin` to control the referrer information sent with requests.
+ * @attr {String} rel - Defines the relationship between the current document and the linked document.
+ * @attr {String} role - Defines ARIA roles; currently supports `button` for extended experiences.
+ * @attr {String} href - Defines the URL of the linked page.
+ * @attr {String} target - Defines where to open the linked document.
+ * @attr {String} type - Defines the type of hyperlink; accepts `nav` or `cta`.
+ * @csspart link - Allows styling to be applied to the `a` element.
  */
 
 // build the component class
@@ -44,8 +44,18 @@ export class AuroHyperlink extends ComponentBase {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Generates an object containing CSS classes based on the properties of the component.
+   *
+   * @example
+   * // Assuming this.safeUri = 'http://example.com', this.role = 'button', this.type = 'cta'
+   * this.getMarkup(); // Returns { 'hyperlink': true, 'hyperlink--nav': false, 'hyperlink--ondark': false, 'hyperlink--button': true, 'hyperlink--cta': true, 'hyperlink--secondary': false }
+   *
+   * @example
+   * // Assuming this.safeUri = '', this.role = '', this.type = 'nav', this.ondark = true, this.secondary = true
+   * this.getMarkup(); // Returns { 'hyperlink': false, 'hyperlink--nav': true, 'hyperlink--ondark': true, 'hyperlink--button': false, 'hyperlink--cta': false, 'hyperlink--secondary': true }
+   *
    * @private
-   * @returns {object} Classes object.
+   * @returns {object} An object containing CSS classes.
    */
   getMarkup() {
     const classes = {
diff --git a/src/component-base.mjs b/src/component-base.mjs
index 351d732..8d554e5 100644
--- a/src/component-base.mjs
+++ b/src/component-base.mjs
@@ -66,32 +66,68 @@ export default class ComponentBase extends LitElement {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Gets the safe URI.
+   * Returns a safe URI based on the provided `href` and `relative` parameters.
+   * If `href` is truthy, it generates a safe URL using the `safeUrl` function.
+   * Otherwise, it returns an empty string.
    *
-   * @private
-   * @type {string}
+   * @example
+   * // Assuming this.href = 'http://example.com' and this.relative = false
+   * this.safeUri; // Returns 'http://example.com'
+   *
+   * @example
+   * // Assuming this.href = '' or this.href = null
+   * this.safeUri; // Returns ''
+   *
+   * @returns {string} The safe URI or an empty string.
    */
   get safeUri() {
     return this.href ? this.safeUrl(this.href, this.relative) : '';
   }
 
   /**
-   * Checks if the safe URI includes a domain.
+   * Checks whether the provided URI (if available) includes the 'http' protocol.
+   * If the URI is truthy, it examines whether it contains 'http'.
+   * Otherwise, it returns false.
+   *
+   * @example
+   * // Assuming this.href = 'http://example.com'
+   * this.includesDomain; // Returns true
+   *
+   * @example
+   * // Assuming this.href = '/path/to/file'
+   * this.includesDomain; // Returns false
+   *
+   * @example
+   * // Assuming this.href = '' or this.href = null
+   * this.includesDomain; // Returns false
    *
    * @private
-   * @type {boolean}
+   * @returns {boolean} True if the URI includes 'http', false otherwise.
    */
   get includesDomain() {
     return this.href ? this.safeUri.includes('http') : false;
   }
 
   /**
-   * Safely processes a URL.
+   * Generates a safe URL based on the provided `href` and `relative` parameters.
+   * If `href` is falsy, it returns `undefined`.
+   *
+   * @example
+   * // Assuming href = 'http://example.com' and relative = false
+   * this.safeUrl(href, relative); // Returns 'https://example.com'
+   *
+   * @example
+   * // Assuming href = '/path/to/file' and relative = true
+   * this.safeUrl(href, relative); // Returns '/path/to/file'
+   *
+   * @example
+   * // Assuming href = 'javascript:alert("Hello")'
+   * this.safeUrl(href, relative); // Returns undefined
    *
    * @private
-   * @param {string} href - The URL to be processed.
+   * @param {string} href - The original URL.
    * @param {boolean} relative - Indicates whether the URL is relative.
-   * @returns {string|undefined} The processed URL or undefined if the URL is invalid or if JavaScript is used.
+   * @returns {string|undefined} The safe URL or `undefined`.
    */
   safeUrl(href, relative) {
     if (!href) {
@@ -124,11 +160,15 @@ export default class ComponentBase extends LitElement {
 
 
   /**
-   * Generates an HTML element containing SVG content.
+   * Generates an HTML element containing an SVG icon based on the provided `svgContent`.
+   *
+   * @example
+   * // Assuming svgContent = '<svg><path d="..."/></svg>'
+   * this.generateIconHtml(svgContent); // Returns HTML element containing the SVG icon
    *
    * @private
-   * @param {string} svgContent - The SVG content to be parsed.
-   * @returns {HTMLElement} The HTML element containing the parsed SVG content.
+   * @param {string} svgContent - The SVG content to be embedded.
+   * @returns {Element} The HTML element containing the SVG icon.
    */
   generateIconHtml(svgContent) {
     const dom = new DOMParser().parseFromString(svgContent, 'text/html'),
@@ -140,6 +180,18 @@ export default class ComponentBase extends LitElement {
   /**
    * Generates an icon HTML element based on the target attribute.
    *
+   * @example
+   * // Assuming target = '_blank' and this.safeUri = 'http://alaskaair.com'
+   * this.targetIcon(target); // Returns HTML element containing the new window icon
+   *
+   * @example
+   * // Assuming target = '_blank' and this.safeUri = 'http://external.com'
+   * this.targetIcon(target); // Returns HTML element containing the external link icon
+   *
+   * @example
+   * // Assuming target = '_self' or this.safeUri = '/relative/path'
+   * this.targetIcon(target); // Returns undefined
+   *
    * @private
    * @param {string} target - The target attribute of the anchor element.
    * @returns {HTMLElement|undefined} The HTML element containing the icon, or undefined if no icon is generated.
@@ -168,11 +220,19 @@ export default class ComponentBase extends LitElement {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Gets the state of a tab.
+   * Returns the state of a tab as a string.
+   *
+   * @example
+   * // Assuming tabisActive = true
+   * this.getTabState(tabisactive); // Returns 'is-active'
+   *
+   * @example
+   * // Assuming tabisActive = false
+   * this.getTabState(tabisactive); // Returns ''
    *
    * @private
    * @param {boolean} tabisActive - Indicates whether the tab is active.
-   * @returns {string} The state of the tab, either "is-active" if active or an empty string if not active.
+   * @returns {string} 'is-active' if the tab is active, otherwise an empty string.
    */
   getTabState(tabisactive) {
     return tabisactive === true ? "is-active" : '';
@@ -181,6 +241,22 @@ export default class ComponentBase extends LitElement {
   /**
    * Gets the rel attribute value based on target and rel values.
    *
+   * @example
+   * // Assuming target = '_blank', rel = 'nofollow', and this.safeUri = 'http://alaskaair.com'
+   * this.getReltype(target, rel); // Returns 'nofollow'
+   *
+   * @example
+   * // Assuming target = '_blank', rel = undefined, this.safeUri = 'http://alaskaair.com', and this.includesDomain = true
+   * this.getReltype(target, rel); // Returns undefined
+   *
+   * @example
+   * // Assuming target = '_blank', rel = undefined, this.safeUri = 'http://external.com', this.includesDomain = true, and this.referrerpolicy = undefined
+   * this.getReltype(target, rel); // Returns 'noopener noreferrer'
+   *
+   * @example
+   * // Assuming target = '_blank', rel = undefined, this.safeUri = 'http://external.com', this.includesDomain = true, and this.referrerpolicy = 'no-referrer'
+   * this.getReltype(target, rel); // Returns 'external'
+   *
    * @private
    * @param {string} target - The target attribute of the anchor element.
    * @param {string} rel - The rel attribute of the anchor element.
@@ -210,8 +286,24 @@ export default class ComponentBase extends LitElement {
   /**
    * Sets the ARIA pressed state based on user interactions.
    *
+   * @example
+   * // Assuming ariapressed = false and user performs a mousedown event
+   * this.ariaPressedState(ariapressed); // Returns true
+   *
+   * @example
+   * // Assuming ariapressed = true and user performs a mouseup event
+   * this.ariaPressedState(ariapressed); // Returns false
+   *
+   * @example
+   * // Assuming ariapressed = false and user performs a keydown event with 'Enter' or 'Space'
+   * this.ariaPressedState(ariapressed); // Returns true
+   *
+   * @example
+   * // Assuming ariapressed = true and user performs a keyup event
+   * this.ariaPressedState(ariapressed); // Returns false
+   *
    * @private
-   * @param {boolean} ariaPressed - The initial value of the ARIA pressed state.
+   * @param {boolean} ariapressed - The initial value of the ARIA pressed state.
    * @returns {boolean} The updated ARIA pressed state.
    */
   ariaPressedState(ariapressed) {
@@ -234,7 +326,7 @@ export default class ComponentBase extends LitElement {
       }
     };
 
-    // Add our event listeners
+    // Add event listeners
     this.addEventListener('mousedown', ariaToggle);
     this.addEventListener('mouseup', ariaToggle);
     this.addEventListener('keydown', ariaToggle);
@@ -243,7 +335,7 @@ export default class ComponentBase extends LitElement {
     return ariapressed;
   }
 
-  // function that renders the HTML and CSS into  the scope of the component
+  // function renders HTML and CSS into the scope of the component
   render() {
     return html`
       ${this.getMarkup()}