diff --git a/components/log/include/esp_log.h b/components/log/include/esp_log.h
index b3918a93ff..734c80fe78 100644
--- a/components/log/include/esp_log.h
+++ b/components/log/include/esp_log.h
@@ -154,10 +154,15 @@ void esp_log_buffer_char(const char *tag, const void *buffer, uint16_t buff_len)
 #endif
 #endif
 
+/// macro to output logs in startup code, before heap allocator and syscalls have been initialized. log at ``ESP_LOG_ERROR`` level. @see ``printf``,``ESP_LOGE``
 #define ESP_EARLY_LOGE( tag, format, ... )  if (LOG_LOCAL_LEVEL >= ESP_LOG_ERROR)   { ets_printf(LOG_FORMAT(E, format), esp_log_timestamp(), tag, ##__VA_ARGS__); }
+/// macro to output logs in startup code at ``ESP_LOG_WARN`` level.  @see ``ESP_EARLY_LOGE``,``ESP_LOGE``, ``printf``
 #define ESP_EARLY_LOGW( tag, format, ... )  if (LOG_LOCAL_LEVEL >= ESP_LOG_WARN)    { ets_printf(LOG_FORMAT(W, format), esp_log_timestamp(), tag, ##__VA_ARGS__); }
+/// macro to output logs in startup code at ``ESP_LOG_INFO`` level.  @see ``ESP_EARLY_LOGE``,``ESP_LOGE``, ``printf``
 #define ESP_EARLY_LOGI( tag, format, ... )  if (LOG_LOCAL_LEVEL >= ESP_LOG_INFO)    { ets_printf(LOG_FORMAT(I, format), esp_log_timestamp(), tag, ##__VA_ARGS__); }
+/// macro to output logs in startup code at ``ESP_LOG_DEBUG`` level.  @see ``ESP_EARLY_LOGE``,``ESP_LOGE``, ``printf``
 #define ESP_EARLY_LOGD( tag, format, ... )  if (LOG_LOCAL_LEVEL >= ESP_LOG_DEBUG)   { ets_printf(LOG_FORMAT(D, format), esp_log_timestamp(), tag, ##__VA_ARGS__); }
+/// macro to output logs in startup code at ``ESP_LOG_VERBOSE`` level.  @see ``ESP_EARLY_LOGE``,``ESP_LOGE``, ``printf``
 #define ESP_EARLY_LOGV( tag, format, ... )  if (LOG_LOCAL_LEVEL >= ESP_LOG_VERBOSE) { ets_printf(LOG_FORMAT(V, format), esp_log_timestamp(), tag, ##__VA_ARGS__); }
 
 #ifndef BOOTLOADER_BUILD
@@ -167,10 +172,21 @@ void esp_log_buffer_char(const char *tag, const void *buffer, uint16_t buff_len)
 #define ESP_LOGD( tag, format, ... )  if (LOG_LOCAL_LEVEL >= ESP_LOG_DEBUG)   { esp_log_write(ESP_LOG_DEBUG,   tag, LOG_FORMAT(D, format), esp_log_timestamp(), tag, ##__VA_ARGS__); }
 #define ESP_LOGV( tag, format, ... )  if (LOG_LOCAL_LEVEL >= ESP_LOG_VERBOSE) { esp_log_write(ESP_LOG_VERBOSE, tag, LOG_FORMAT(V, format), esp_log_timestamp(), tag, ##__VA_ARGS__); }
 #else
+/**
+ * macro to output logs at ESP_LOG_ERROR level.
+ * 
+ * @param tag tag of the log, which can be used to change the log level by ``esp_log_level_set`` at runtime.
+ *
+ * @see ``printf``
+ */
 #define ESP_LOGE( tag, format, ... )  ESP_EARLY_LOGE(tag, format, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+/// macro to output logs at ``ESP_LOG_WARN`` level.  @see ``ESP_LOGE``
 #define ESP_LOGW( tag, format, ... )  ESP_EARLY_LOGW(tag, format, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+/// macro to output logs at ``ESP_LOG_INFO`` level.  @see ``ESP_LOGE``
 #define ESP_LOGI( tag, format, ... )  ESP_EARLY_LOGI(tag, format, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+/// macro to output logs at ``ESP_LOG_DEBUG`` level.  @see ``ESP_LOGE``
 #define ESP_LOGD( tag, format, ... )  ESP_EARLY_LOGD(tag, format, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+/// macro to output logs at ``ESP_LOG_VERBOSE`` level.  @see ``ESP_LOGE``
 #define ESP_LOGV( tag, format, ... )  ESP_EARLY_LOGV(tag, format, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 #endif  // BOOTLOADER_BUILD