Add note to span examples not representing a particular JSON format (#4311)

2024-04-23 14:14:55 +01:00 · 2024-04-23 14:14:55 +01:00 · d40a890be9
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--- a/content/en/docs/concepts/signals/traces.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/concepts/signals/traces.md
@ -12,6 +12,14 @@ sophisticated mesh of services, traces are essential to understanding the full

 Let's explore this with three units of work, represented as [Spans](#spans):

+{{% alert title="Note" %}}
+
+The following JSON examples do not represent a specific format, and especially
+not [OTLP/JSON](/docs/specs/otlp/#json-protobuf-encoding), which is more
+verbose.
+
+{{% /alert %}}
+
 `hello` span:

 ```json