diff --git a/output/openapi/elasticsearch-openapi.json b/output/openapi/elasticsearch-openapi.json
index 2979491a9e..3d940cdf84 100644
--- a/output/openapi/elasticsearch-openapi.json
+++ b/output/openapi/elasticsearch-openapi.json
@@ -72775,17 +72775,11 @@
                 "type": "number"
               },
               "token_chars": {
-                "oneOf": [
-                  {
-                    "type": "string"
-                  },
-                  {
-                    "type": "array",
-                    "items": {
-                      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/_types.analysis.TokenChar"
-                    }
-                  }
-                ]
+                "default": [],
+                "type": "array",
+                "items": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/_types.analysis.TokenChar"
+                }
               }
             },
             "required": [
diff --git a/output/openapi/elasticsearch-serverless-openapi.json b/output/openapi/elasticsearch-serverless-openapi.json
index 5b0fc2640a..d27fba0fcd 100644
--- a/output/openapi/elasticsearch-serverless-openapi.json
+++ b/output/openapi/elasticsearch-serverless-openapi.json
@@ -47230,17 +47230,11 @@
                 "type": "number"
               },
               "token_chars": {
-                "oneOf": [
-                  {
-                    "type": "string"
-                  },
-                  {
-                    "type": "array",
-                    "items": {
-                      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/_types.analysis.TokenChar"
-                    }
-                  }
-                ]
+                "default": [],
+                "type": "array",
+                "items": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/_types.analysis.TokenChar"
+                }
               }
             },
             "required": [
diff --git a/output/schema/schema.json b/output/schema/schema.json
index 45f989b1f9..142db7795b 100644
--- a/output/schema/schema.json
+++ b/output/schema/schema.json
@@ -73824,33 +73824,23 @@
           }
         },
         {
+          "esQuirk": "A comma-separated string is also accepted but the enum array is enough",
           "name": "token_chars",
           "required": false,
+          "serverDefault": [],
           "type": {
-            "kind": "union_of",
-            "items": [
-              {
-                "kind": "instance_of",
-                "type": {
-                  "name": "string",
-                  "namespace": "_builtins"
-                }
-              },
-              {
-                "kind": "array_of",
-                "value": {
-                  "kind": "instance_of",
-                  "type": {
-                    "name": "TokenChar",
-                    "namespace": "_types.analysis"
-                  }
-                }
+            "kind": "array_of",
+            "value": {
+              "kind": "instance_of",
+              "type": {
+                "name": "TokenChar",
+                "namespace": "_types.analysis"
               }
-            ]
+            }
           }
         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "_types/analysis/tokenizers.ts#L48-L54"
+      "specLocation": "_types/analysis/tokenizers.ts#L48-L58"
     },
     {
       "kind": "interface",
@@ -75888,7 +75878,7 @@
           }
         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "_types/analysis/tokenizers.ts#L65-L71"
+      "specLocation": "_types/analysis/tokenizers.ts#L69-L75"
     },
     {
       "kind": "interface",
@@ -76331,7 +76321,7 @@
           }
         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "_types/analysis/tokenizers.ts#L73-L75"
+      "specLocation": "_types/analysis/tokenizers.ts#L77-L79"
     },
     {
       "kind": "interface",
@@ -76539,7 +76529,7 @@
           }
         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "_types/analysis/tokenizers.ts#L77-L79"
+      "specLocation": "_types/analysis/tokenizers.ts#L81-L83"
     },
     {
       "kind": "interface",
@@ -76846,6 +76836,7 @@
           }
         },
         {
+          "esQuirk": "A comma-separated string is also accepted but the enum array is enough",
           "name": "token_chars",
           "required": false,
           "serverDefault": [],
@@ -76861,7 +76852,7 @@
           }
         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "_types/analysis/tokenizers.ts#L81-L90"
+      "specLocation": "_types/analysis/tokenizers.ts#L85-L95"
     },
     {
       "kind": "interface",
@@ -77253,7 +77244,7 @@
           }
         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "_types/analysis/tokenizers.ts#L92-L99"
+      "specLocation": "_types/analysis/tokenizers.ts#L97-L104"
     },
     {
       "kind": "interface",
@@ -77594,7 +77585,7 @@
           }
         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "_types/analysis/tokenizers.ts#L101-L106"
+      "specLocation": "_types/analysis/tokenizers.ts#L106-L111"
     },
     {
       "kind": "interface",
@@ -78516,7 +78507,7 @@
           }
         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "_types/analysis/tokenizers.ts#L113-L116"
+      "specLocation": "_types/analysis/tokenizers.ts#L118-L121"
     },
     {
       "kind": "interface",
@@ -78551,7 +78542,7 @@
           }
         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "_types/analysis/tokenizers.ts#L108-L111"
+      "specLocation": "_types/analysis/tokenizers.ts#L113-L116"
     },
     {
       "kind": "interface",
@@ -78956,7 +78947,7 @@
           }
         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "_types/analysis/tokenizers.ts#L118-L121"
+      "specLocation": "_types/analysis/tokenizers.ts#L123-L126"
     },
     {
       "kind": "interface",
@@ -79628,7 +79619,7 @@
           }
         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "_types/analysis/tokenizers.ts#L123-L125"
+      "specLocation": "_types/analysis/tokenizers.ts#L128-L130"
     },
     {
       "kind": "enum",
@@ -79656,7 +79647,7 @@
         "name": "TokenChar",
         "namespace": "_types.analysis"
       },
-      "specLocation": "_types/analysis/tokenizers.ts#L56-L63"
+      "specLocation": "_types/analysis/tokenizers.ts#L60-L67"
     },
     {
       "kind": "type_alias",
@@ -80260,7 +80251,7 @@
         "name": "Tokenizer",
         "namespace": "_types.analysis"
       },
-      "specLocation": "_types/analysis/tokenizers.ts#L137-L142",
+      "specLocation": "_types/analysis/tokenizers.ts#L142-L147",
       "type": {
         "kind": "union_of",
         "items": [
@@ -80308,7 +80299,7 @@
         "name": "TokenizerDefinition",
         "namespace": "_types.analysis"
       },
-      "specLocation": "_types/analysis/tokenizers.ts#L144-L167",
+      "specLocation": "_types/analysis/tokenizers.ts#L149-L172",
       "type": {
         "kind": "union_of",
         "items": [
@@ -80593,7 +80584,7 @@
           }
         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "_types/analysis/tokenizers.ts#L127-L130"
+      "specLocation": "_types/analysis/tokenizers.ts#L132-L135"
     },
     {
       "kind": "interface",
@@ -80721,7 +80712,7 @@
           }
         }
       ],
-      "specLocation": "_types/analysis/tokenizers.ts#L132-L135"
+      "specLocation": "_types/analysis/tokenizers.ts#L137-L140"
     },
     {
       "kind": "interface",
diff --git a/output/typescript/types.ts b/output/typescript/types.ts
index 1f3424af38..5fd7a9e501 100644
--- a/output/typescript/types.ts
+++ b/output/typescript/types.ts
@@ -4724,7 +4724,7 @@ export interface AnalysisEdgeNGramTokenizer extends AnalysisTokenizerBase {
   custom_token_chars?: string
   max_gram?: integer
   min_gram?: integer
-  token_chars?: string | AnalysisTokenChar[]
+  token_chars?: AnalysisTokenChar[]
 }
 
 export interface AnalysisElisionTokenFilter extends AnalysisTokenFilterBase {
diff --git a/specification/_types/analysis/tokenizers.ts b/specification/_types/analysis/tokenizers.ts
index 649b555eea..591e5c357f 100644
--- a/specification/_types/analysis/tokenizers.ts
+++ b/specification/_types/analysis/tokenizers.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,11 @@ export class EdgeNGramTokenizer extends TokenizerBase {
   custom_token_chars?: string
   max_gram?: integer
   min_gram?: integer
-  token_chars?: string | TokenChar[]
+  /**
+   * @es_quirk A comma-separated string is also accepted but the enum array is enough
+   * @server_default []
+   */
+  token_chars?: TokenChar[]
 }
 
 export enum TokenChar {
@@ -84,6 +88,7 @@ export class NGramTokenizer extends TokenizerBase {
   max_gram?: integer
   min_gram?: integer
   /**
+   * @es_quirk A comma-separated string is also accepted but the enum array is enough
    * @server_default []
    */
   token_chars?: TokenChar[]