diff --git a/.prettierignore b/.prettierignore
index e918d160e8..f54d393509 100644
--- a/.prettierignore
+++ b/.prettierignore
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ build
 packages/docusaurus-utils/lib/
 packages/docusaurus/lib/
 packages/docusaurus-init/lib/
+packages/docusaurus-init/templates/**/*.md
 packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/lib/
 packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/lib/
 packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-pages/lib/
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-init/templates/bootstrap/docs/doc1.md b/packages/docusaurus-init/templates/bootstrap/docs/doc1.md
index e886a419dd..448cb69a98 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-init/templates/bootstrap/docs/doc1.md
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-init/templates/bootstrap/docs/doc1.md
@@ -28,10 +28,8 @@ To serve as an example page when styling markdown based Docusaurus sites.
 
 ## Emphasis
 
-<!-- prettier-ignore -->
 Emphasis, aka italics, with *asterisks* or _underscores_.
 
-<!-- prettier-ignore -->
 Strong emphasis, aka bold, with **asterisks** or __underscores__.
 
 Combined emphasis with **asterisks and _underscores_**.
@@ -49,13 +47,10 @@ Strikethrough uses two tildes. ~~Scratch this.~~
    1. Ordered sub-list
 1. And another item.
 
-<!-- prettier-ignore -->
 * Unordered list can use asterisks
 
-<!-- prettier-ignore -->
 - Or minuses
 
-<!-- prettier-ignore -->
 + Or pluses
 
 ---
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-init/templates/classic/docs/doc1.md b/packages/docusaurus-init/templates/classic/docs/doc1.md
index e886a419dd..448cb69a98 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-init/templates/classic/docs/doc1.md
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-init/templates/classic/docs/doc1.md
@@ -28,10 +28,8 @@ To serve as an example page when styling markdown based Docusaurus sites.
 
 ## Emphasis
 
-<!-- prettier-ignore -->
 Emphasis, aka italics, with *asterisks* or _underscores_.
 
-<!-- prettier-ignore -->
 Strong emphasis, aka bold, with **asterisks** or __underscores__.
 
 Combined emphasis with **asterisks and _underscores_**.
@@ -49,13 +47,10 @@ Strikethrough uses two tildes. ~~Scratch this.~~
    1. Ordered sub-list
 1. And another item.
 
-<!-- prettier-ignore -->
 * Unordered list can use asterisks
 
-<!-- prettier-ignore -->
 - Or minuses
 
-<!-- prettier-ignore -->
 + Or pluses
 
 ---
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-init/templates/facebook/docs/doc1.md b/packages/docusaurus-init/templates/facebook/docs/doc1.md
index e886a419dd..448cb69a98 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-init/templates/facebook/docs/doc1.md
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-init/templates/facebook/docs/doc1.md
@@ -28,10 +28,8 @@ To serve as an example page when styling markdown based Docusaurus sites.
 
 ## Emphasis
 
-<!-- prettier-ignore -->
 Emphasis, aka italics, with *asterisks* or _underscores_.
 
-<!-- prettier-ignore -->
 Strong emphasis, aka bold, with **asterisks** or __underscores__.
 
 Combined emphasis with **asterisks and _underscores_**.
@@ -49,13 +47,10 @@ Strikethrough uses two tildes. ~~Scratch this.~~
    1. Ordered sub-list
 1. And another item.
 
-<!-- prettier-ignore -->
 * Unordered list can use asterisks
 
-<!-- prettier-ignore -->
 - Or minuses
 
-<!-- prettier-ignore -->
 + Or pluses
 
 ---