diff --git a/example/capjoin/main.go b/example/capjoin/main.go
index 13675c9..71f3356 100644
--- a/example/capjoin/main.go
+++ b/example/capjoin/main.go
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
 // FreeType License or the GNU General Public License version 2 (or
 // any later version), both of which can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
-// +build ignore
+// +build example
 //
 // This build tag means that "go install github.com/golang/freetype/..."
-// doesn't install this example program. Use "go run main.go" to run it.
+// doesn't install this example program. Use "go run main.go" to run it or "go
+// install -tags=example" to install it.
 
 package main
 
diff --git a/example/drawer/main.go b/example/drawer/main.go
index 4af981f..d26d066 100644
--- a/example/drawer/main.go
+++ b/example/drawer/main.go
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
 // FreeType License or the GNU General Public License version 2 (or
 // any later version), both of which can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
-// +build ignore
+// +build example
 //
 // This build tag means that "go install github.com/golang/freetype/..."
-// doesn't install this example program. Use "go run main.go" to run it.
+// doesn't install this example program. Use "go run main.go" to run it or "go
+// install -tags=example" to install it.
 
 package main
 
diff --git a/example/freetype/main.go b/example/freetype/main.go
index 21657a3..dfbde9a 100644
--- a/example/freetype/main.go
+++ b/example/freetype/main.go
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
 // FreeType License or the GNU General Public License version 2 (or
 // any later version), both of which can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
-// +build ignore
+// +build example
 //
 // This build tag means that "go install github.com/golang/freetype/..."
-// doesn't install this example program. Use "go run main.go" to run it.
+// doesn't install this example program. Use "go run main.go" to run it or "go
+// install -tags=example" to install it.
 
 package main
 
diff --git a/example/gamma/main.go b/example/gamma/main.go
index 778697f..cdd50bc 100644
--- a/example/gamma/main.go
+++ b/example/gamma/main.go
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
 // FreeType License or the GNU General Public License version 2 (or
 // any later version), both of which can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
-// +build ignore
+// +build example
 //
 // This build tag means that "go install github.com/golang/freetype/..."
-// doesn't install this example program. Use "go run main.go" to run it.
+// doesn't install this example program. Use "go run main.go" to run it or "go
+// install -tags=example" to install it.
 
 package main
 
diff --git a/example/raster/main.go b/example/raster/main.go
index ae9c57f..3e572e1 100644
--- a/example/raster/main.go
+++ b/example/raster/main.go
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
 // FreeType License or the GNU General Public License version 2 (or
 // any later version), both of which can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
-// +build ignore
+// +build example
 //
 // This build tag means that "go install github.com/golang/freetype/..."
-// doesn't install this example program. Use "go run main.go" to run it.
+// doesn't install this example program. Use "go run main.go" to run it or "go
+// install -tags=example" to install it.
 
 package main
 
diff --git a/example/round/main.go b/example/round/main.go
index 6c3012e..2920e83 100644
--- a/example/round/main.go
+++ b/example/round/main.go
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
 // FreeType License or the GNU General Public License version 2 (or
 // any later version), both of which can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
-// +build ignore
+// +build example
 //
 // This build tag means that "go install github.com/golang/freetype/..."
-// doesn't install this example program. Use "go run main.go" to run it.
+// doesn't install this example program. Use "go run main.go" to run it or "go
+// install -tags=example" to install it.
 
 // This program visualizes the quadratic approximation to the circle, used to
 // implement round joins when stroking paths. The approximation is used in the
diff --git a/example/truetype/main.go b/example/truetype/main.go
index 9f52cd1..e7db2d0 100644
--- a/example/truetype/main.go
+++ b/example/truetype/main.go
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
 // FreeType License or the GNU General Public License version 2 (or
 // any later version), both of which can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
-// +build ignore
+// +build example
 //
 // This build tag means that "go install github.com/golang/freetype/..."
-// doesn't install this example program. Use "go run main.go" to run it.
+// doesn't install this example program. Use "go run main.go" to run it or "go
+// install -tags=example" to install it.
 
 package main