diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-utils/src/__tests__/index.test.ts b/packages/docusaurus-utils/src/__tests__/index.test.ts
index 2e4f75fd32..b8ead90d5f 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-utils/src/__tests__/index.test.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-utils/src/__tests__/index.test.ts
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ describe('load utils', () => {
           import Component from '@site/src/components/Component';
           import Component from '@site/src/components/Component'
 
-          Lorem **ipsum** dolor sit \`amet\`, consectetur _adipiscing_ elit. [**Vestibulum**](https://wiktionary.org/wiki/vestibulum) ex urna, ~molestie~ et sagittis ut, varius ac justo :wink:.
+          Lorem **ipsum** dolor sit \`amet\`[^1], consectetur _adipiscing_ elit. [**Vestibulum**](https://wiktionary.org/wiki/vestibulum) ex urna[^bignote], ~molestie~ et sagittis ut, varius ac justo :wink:.
 
           Nunc porttitor libero nec vulputate venenatis. Nam nec rhoncus mauris. Morbi tempus est et nibh maximus, tempus venenatis arcu lobortis.
         `,
@@ -343,6 +343,20 @@ describe('load utils', () => {
         `,
         output: 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet',
       },
+      // Content beginning with blockquote
+      {
+        input: `
+          > Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
+        `,
+        output: 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet',
+      },
+      // Content beginning with image (eg. blog post)
+      {
+        input: `
+          ![Lorem ipsum](/img/lorem-ipsum.svg)
+        `,
+        output: 'Lorem ipsum',
+      },
     ];
 
     asserts.forEach((testCase) => {
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-utils/src/index.ts b/packages/docusaurus-utils/src/index.ts
index 8e80e3fcfb..39879cbb07 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-utils/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-utils/src/index.ts
@@ -204,16 +204,16 @@ export function createExcerpt(fileString: string): string | undefined {
       .replace(/^\#{1,6}\s*([^#]*)\s*(\#{1,6})?/gm, '$1')
       // Remove emphasis and strikethroughs.
       .replace(/([\*_~]{1,3})(\S.*?\S{0,1})\1/g, '$2')
+      // Remove images.
+      .replace(/\!\[(.*?)\][\[\(].*?[\]\)]/g, '$1')
+      // Remove footnotes.
+      .replace(/\[\^.+?\](\: .*?$)?/g, '')
       // Remove inline links.
       .replace(/\[(.*?)\][\[\(].*?[\]\)]/g, '$1')
       // Remove inline code.
       .replace(/`(.+?)`/g, '$1')
-      // Remove images.
-      .replace(/\!\[(.*?)\][\[\(].*?[\]\)]/g, '')
       // Remove blockquotes.
       .replace(/^\s{0,3}>\s?/g, '')
-      // Remove footnotes.
-      .replace(/\[\^.+?\](\: .*?$)?/g, '')
       // Remove admonition definition.
       .replace(/(:{3}.*)/, '')
       // Remove Emoji names within colons include preceding whitespace.