diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
index eac55931..6f277b21 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 **How familiar are you with the codebase?:**
 
-<replace this text with a number from 1 to 10, with 1 being not familiar, and 10 being very familiar>
+_{replace this text with a number from 1 to 10, with 1 being not familiar, and 10 being very familiar}_
 
 ---
 **[FEATURE REQUEST | QUESTION | OTHER]:**
diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index 6e763b85..2c391428 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 **How familiar are you with the codebase?:**
 
-<replace this text with a number from 1 to 10, with 1 being not familiar, and 10 being very familiar>
+_{replace this text with a number from 1 to 10, with 1 being not familiar, and 10 being very familiar}_
 
 ---
 _{replace this line with your pull request content}_