diff --git a/templates/formatter-examples.md.ejs b/templates/formatter-examples.md.ejs
index fb023798a67..8bd8bfb2b64 100644
--- a/templates/formatter-examples.md.ejs
+++ b/templates/formatter-examples.md.ejs
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ Example output:
 
 <% if (formatterName !== "html") { -%>
 ```text
-<%= formatterResults[formatterName].result %>
+<%- formatterResults[formatterName].result %>
 ```
 <% } else {-%>
 <iframe src="html-formatter-example.html" width="100%" height="460px"></iframe>