diff --git a/docs/more-pages.md b/docs/more-pages.md
index 0f9386848..429eaf97a 100644
--- a/docs/more-pages.md
+++ b/docs/more-pages.md
@@ -114,24 +114,24 @@ A custom sidebar can also automatically generate a table of contents by setting
 
 ## Ignoring Subheaders
 
-When `subMaxLevel` is set, each header is automatically added to the table of contents by default. If you want to ignore a specific header, add `<!-- {docsify-ignore} -->` to it.
+When `subMaxLevel` is set, each header is automatically added to the table of contents by default. If you want to ignore a specific header, add `{docsify-ignore}` to it.
 
 ```markdown
 # Getting Started
 
-## Header <!-- {docsify-ignore} -->
+## Header {docsify-ignore}
 
 This header won't appear in the sidebar table of contents.
 ```
 
-To ignore all headers on a specific page, you can use `<!-- {docsify-ignore-all} -->` on the first header of the page.
+To ignore all headers on a specific page, you can use `{docsify-ignore-all}` on the first header of the page.
 
 ```markdown
-# Getting Started <!-- {docsify-ignore-all} -->
+# Getting Started {docsify-ignore-all}
 
 ## Header
 
 This header won't appear in the sidebar table of contents.
 ```
 
-Both `<!-- {docsify-ignore} -->` and `<!-- {docsify-ignore-all} -->` will not be rendered on the page when used.
+Both `{docsify-ignore}` and `{docsify-ignore-all}` will not be rendered on the page when used.
diff --git a/src/core/render/compiler.js b/src/core/render/compiler.js
index 669b6226f..4eaf51215 100644
--- a/src/core/render/compiler.js
+++ b/src/core/render/compiler.js
@@ -208,14 +208,14 @@ export class Compiler {
       let { str, config } = getAndRemoveConfig(text);
       const nextToc = { level, title: str };
 
-      if (/<!-- {docsify-ignore} -->/g.test(str)) {
-        str = str.replace('<!-- {docsify-ignore} -->', '');
+      if (/{docsify-ignore}/g.test(str)) {
+        str = str.replace('{docsify-ignore}', '');
         nextToc.title = str;
         nextToc.ignoreSubHeading = true;
       }
 
-      if (/<!-- {docsify-ignore-all} -->/g.test(str)) {
-        str = str.replace('<!-- {docsify-ignore-all} -->', '');
+      if (/{docsify-ignore-all}/g.test(str)) {
+        str = str.replace('{docsify-ignore-all}', '');
         nextToc.title = str;
         nextToc.ignoreAllSubs = true;
       }
diff --git a/src/core/render/compiler/headline.js b/src/core/render/compiler/headline.js
index cfbad7b25..3f5c22039 100644
--- a/src/core/render/compiler/headline.js
+++ b/src/core/render/compiler/headline.js
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@ export const headingCompiler = ({ renderer, router, _self }) =>
     let { str, config } = getAndRemoveConfig(text);
     const nextToc = { level, title: str };
 
-    if (/<!-- {docsify-ignore} -->/g.test(str)) {
-      str = str.replace('<!-- {docsify-ignore} -->', '');
+    if (/{docsify-ignore}/g.test(str)) {
+      str = str.replace('{docsify-ignore}', '');
       nextToc.title = str;
       nextToc.ignoreSubHeading = true;
     }
 
-    if (/<!-- {docsify-ignore-all} -->/g.test(str)) {
-      str = str.replace('<!-- {docsify-ignore-all} -->', '');
+    if (/{docsify-ignore-all}/g.test(str)) {
+      str = str.replace('{docsify-ignore-all}', '');
       nextToc.title = str;
       nextToc.ignoreAllSubs = true;
     }
diff --git a/test/unit/render.test.js b/test/unit/render.test.js
index 43a87248d..c8e42798d 100644
--- a/test/unit/render.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/render.test.js
@@ -254,9 +254,7 @@ describe('render', function() {
 
     it('ignore', async function() {
       const { docsify } = await init();
-      const output = docsify.compiler.compile(
-        '## h2 tag <!-- {docsify-ignore} -->'
-      );
+      const output = docsify.compiler.compile('## h2 tag {docsify-ignore}');
       expectSameDom(
         output,
         `
@@ -271,7 +269,7 @@ describe('render', function() {
     it('ignore-all', async function() {
       const { docsify } = await init();
       const output = docsify.compiler.compile(
-        `# h1 tag <!-- {docsify-ignore-all} -->` + `\n## h2 tag`
+        `# h1 tag {docsify-ignore-all}` + `\n## h2 tag`
       );
       expectSameDom(
         output,