diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index e6be243..8b61306 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 version next
 - Allow the customisation of the contemporary style (#297)
+- Correct the documented style option defaults, changing them from nodetails to
+  details for the classic, banking, oldstyle, and fancy styles, to match the
+  current implementation (#299)
+- Set the details option explicitly as default in the banking style (#299)
+- Add the missing details and nodetails options to the contemporary style,
+  setting details and separator as explicit defaults (#299)
 
 
 version 2.6.0 (19 Jun 2026)
diff --git a/manual/moderncv_userguide.tex b/manual/moderncv_userguide.tex
index f2ebb92..cbbe2dc 100644
--- a/manual/moderncv_userguide.tex
+++ b/manual/moderncv_userguide.tex
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ This style allows the following options which \emph{only} affect header and foot
 \begin{tabular}{r@{\hspace{2ex}}p{0.75\textwidth}}
   \textbf{\code{alignment}}    & values: \code{left} (default), \code{right}.
   Aligns the address block and the picture. \\
-  \textbf{\code{data in head}} & values: \code{details}, \code{nodetails} (default).
+  \textbf{\code{data in head}} & values: \code{details} (default), \code{nodetails}.
   Toggles between the header and footer as the location of personal data on the page. \\
   \textbf{\code{symbols}}      & values: \code{symbols} (default), \code{nosymbols}.
   Toggles between inclusion of icons or text-based abbreviations for personal data.
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ This style allows the following options:
   Aligns the entries in the style. \\
   \textbf{\code{rule style}}       & values: \code{fullrules}, \code{shortrules}, \code{mixedrules} (default), \code{norules}.
   Adjusts the rules used in the style. \\
-  \textbf{\code{data in head}}     & values: \code{details}, \code{nodetails} (default).
+  \textbf{\code{data in head}}     & values: \code{details} (default), \code{nodetails}.
   Toggles between the header and footer as the location of personal data on the page. \\
   \textbf{\code{symbols}}          & values: \code{symbols} (default), \code{nosymbols}.
   Toggles between inclusion of icons or text-based abbreviations for personal data.
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ This style allows the following options:
 This style allows the following options:
 
 \begin{tabular}{r@{\hspace{2ex}}p{0.73\textwidth}}
-  \textbf{\code{data in head}} & values: \code{details}, \code{nodetails} (default).
+  \textbf{\code{data in head}} & values: \code{details} (default), \code{nodetails}.
   Toggles between the header and footer as the location of personal data on the page. \\
   \textbf{\code{symbols}}      & values: \code{symbols} (default), \code{nosymbols}.
   Toggles between inclusion of icons or text-based abbreviations for personal data.
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ This style allows the following options:
 This style allows the following options:
 
 \begin{tabular}{r@{\hspace{2ex}}p{0.73\textwidth}}
-  \textbf{\code{data in head}} & values: \code{details}, \code{nodetails} (default).
+  \textbf{\code{data in head}} & values: \code{details} (default), \code{nodetails}.
   Toggles between the header and footer as the location of personal data on the page. \\
   \textbf{\code{symbols}}      & values: \code{symbols} (default), \code{nosymbols}.
   Toggles between inclusion of icons or text-based abbreviations for personal data.
diff --git a/moderncvstylebanking.sty b/moderncvstylebanking.sty
index 41a59a3..c7de7bc 100644
--- a/moderncvstylebanking.sty
+++ b/moderncvstylebanking.sty
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 \DeclareOption{nosymbols}    {\@symbolsfalse}
 
 \DeclareOption*{}% avoid choking on unknown options
-\ExecuteOptions{mixedrules,left,symbols}
+\ExecuteOptions{mixedrules,left,symbols,details}
 \ProcessOptions*\relax% \ProcessOptions* processes the options in the order provided (i.e., with the later ones possibly overriding the former ones), while \ProcessOptions processes them in the order of the package
 
 
diff --git a/moderncvstylecontemporary.sty b/moderncvstylecontemporary.sty
index 731a198..59e0d0c 100644
--- a/moderncvstylecontemporary.sty
+++ b/moderncvstylecontemporary.sty
@@ -17,13 +17,18 @@
 \@initializecommand{\moderncvstyleheadoptions}{}
 \DeclareOption{left} {\edef\moderncvstyleheadoptions{\moderncvstyleheadoptions,left}}
 \DeclareOption{right}{\edef\moderncvstyleheadoptions{\moderncvstyleheadoptions,right}}
+% QR code options: "qr" (default) or "noqr"
 \DeclareOption{qr}  {\edef\moderncvstyleheadoptions{\moderncvstyleheadoptions,qr}}
 \DeclareOption{noqr}{\edef\moderncvstyleheadoptions{\moderncvstyleheadoptions,noqr}}
+% separator in head options: "separator" (default) or "noseparator"
 \DeclareOption{separator}{\edef\moderncvstyleheadoptions{\moderncvstyleheadoptions,separator}}
 \DeclareOption{noseparator}{\edef\moderncvstyleheadoptions{\moderncvstyleheadoptions,noseparator}}
+% data in head options: "details" (default) or "nodetails"
+\DeclareOption{details}{\edef\moderncvstyleheadoptions{\moderncvstyleheadoptions,details}}
+\DeclareOption{nodetails}{\edef\moderncvstyleheadoptions{\moderncvstyleheadoptions,nodetails}}
 
 \DeclareOption*{}% avoid choking on unknown options
-\ExecuteOptions{left,qr}
+\ExecuteOptions{left,qr,details,separator}
 \ProcessOptions*\relax% \ProcessOptions* processes the options in the order provided (i.e., with the later ones possibly overriding the former ones), while \ProcessOptions processes them in the order of the package
 
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