diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 8d7e4ad50..6749799d9 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
   commands to construct paths
 - Fixed a bug with `brace` and `flip: true` (#1017)
 - Added a new `transform` function that multiplies a given transformation matrix with the current one (#1019)
+- **BREAKING** Renamed `on-yz` to `on-zy` (#1020)
 
 # 0.4.2
 - The `tree` element now has a `anchor:` argument to position the tree (#929)
diff --git a/docs/api/draw-functions/projections/on-yz.mdx b/docs/api/draw-functions/projections/on-yz.mdx
deleted file mode 100644
index 9e386f372..000000000
--- a/docs/api/draw-functions/projections/on-yz.mdx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-import OnYZ from "@site/cetz/docs/_generated/draw/projection/on-yz.mdx";
-
-# on-yz
-
-<OnYZ />
diff --git a/docs/api/draw-functions/projections/on-zy.mdx b/docs/api/draw-functions/projections/on-zy.mdx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fda5981c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/api/draw-functions/projections/on-zy.mdx
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import OnZY from "@site/cetz/docs/_generated/draw/projection/on-zy.mdx";
+
+# on-zy
+
+<OnZY />
diff --git a/docs/api/sidebar.js b/docs/api/sidebar.js
index 535230e47..e91638917 100644
--- a/docs/api/sidebar.js
+++ b/docs/api/sidebar.js
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export default [
           "api/draw-functions/projections/ortho",
           "api/draw-functions/projections/on-xy",
           "api/draw-functions/projections/on-xz",
-          "api/draw-functions/projections/on-yz",
+          "api/draw-functions/projections/on-zy",
         ],
       },
       {
diff --git a/manual.pdf b/manual.pdf
index 80e7a9fb8..35e58b80d 100644
Binary files a/manual.pdf and b/manual.pdf differ
diff --git a/src/draw.typ b/src/draw.typ
index a5c6888f8..30c3ffb14 100644
--- a/src/draw.typ
+++ b/src/draw.typ
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 #import "draw/transformations.typ": set-transform, transform, rotate, translate, scale, set-origin, move-to, set-viewport
 #import "draw/styling.typ": set-style, fill, stroke, register-mark
 #import "draw/shapes.typ": circle, circle-through, arc, arc-through, mark, line, grid, content, rect, bezier, bezier-through, catmull, hobby, merge-path, polygon, compound-path, n-star, rect-around, svg-path
-#import "draw/projection.typ": ortho, on-xy, on-xz, on-yz
+#import "draw/projection.typ": ortho, on-xy, on-xz, on-zy
 #import "draw/util.typ": assert-version, register-coordinate-resolver
diff --git a/src/draw/projection.typ b/src/draw/projection.typ
index 2f7017fb4..a32d63761 100644
--- a/src/draw/projection.typ
+++ b/src/draw/projection.typ
@@ -185,13 +185,15 @@
   }, matrix.transform-rotate-x(90deg))
 })
 
-/// Draw elements on the yz-plane with optional x offset.
+/// Draw elements on the zy-plane with optional x offset.
 ///
-/// All vertices of all elements will be changed in the following way: $mat(x_"argument", y, x)$, where $x_"argument"$ is the x-value given as argument.
+/// All vertices of all elements will be changed in the following way:
+/// $mat(x_"argument", y, x)$, where $x_"argument"$ is the x-value given
+/// as argument.
 ///
 /// ```example
 /// ortho({
-///   on-yz({
+///   on-zy({
 ///     rect((-1, -1), (1, 1))
 ///   })
 /// })
@@ -199,7 +201,7 @@
 ///
 /// - x (number): X offset for all coordinates
 /// - body (element): Elements to draw
-#let on-yz(x: 0, body) = get-ctx(ctx => {
+#let on-zy(x: 0, body) = get-ctx(ctx => {
   let x = util.resolve-number(ctx, x)
   scoped-transform(body, if x != 0 {
     matrix.transform-translate(x, 0, 0)
diff --git a/tests/projection-ortho/test.typ b/tests/projection-ortho/test.typ
index 3e52bb5cb..8fb896348 100644
--- a/tests/projection-ortho/test.typ
+++ b/tests/projection-ortho/test.typ
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
   import draw: *
   ortho({
     axes(4)
-    on-yz({
+    on-zy({
       checkerboard()
     })
   })
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
   import draw: *
   ortho(sorted: true, {
     axes(4)
-    on-yz(x: -1, {
+    on-zy(x: -1, {
       checkerboard()
     })
     on-xy(z: -1, {
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
   import draw: *
   ortho({
     on-xz({ circle((0, 2, 2), name: "a") })
-    on-yz({ circle((2, 0, 0), name: "b") })
+    on-zy({ circle((2, 0, 0), name: "b") })
   })
 
   line("a", "b")