diff --git a/modules/@angular/common/src/directives/ng_plural.ts b/modules/@angular/common/src/directives/ng_plural.ts
index 33dd2bca8c..a34919570f 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/common/src/directives/ng_plural.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/src/directives/ng_plural.ts
@@ -91,10 +91,12 @@ export class NgPlural {
  *             given expression matches the plural expression according to CLDR rules.
  *
  * @howToUse
- *     <some-element [ngPlural]="value">
- *       <ng-container *ngPluralCase="'=0'">...</ng-container>
- *       <ng-container *ngPluralCase="'other'">...</ng-container>
- *     </some-element>
+ * ```
+ * <some-element [ngPlural]="value">
+ *   <ng-container *ngPluralCase="'=0'">...</ng-container>
+ *   <ng-container *ngPluralCase="'other'">...</ng-container>
+ * </some-element>
+ *```
  *
  * See {@link NgPlural} for more details and example.
  *
diff --git a/modules/@angular/common/src/directives/ng_switch.ts b/modules/@angular/common/src/directives/ng_switch.ts
index 0b6d66a239..05a4d8bdee 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/common/src/directives/ng_switch.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/src/directives/ng_switch.ts
@@ -162,10 +162,11 @@ export class NgSwitch {
  *             expression.
  *
  * @howToUse
- *     <container-element [ngSwitch]="switch_expression">
- *       <some-element *ngSwitchCase="match_expression_1">...</some-element>
- *     </container-element>
- *
+ * ```
+ * <container-element [ngSwitch]="switch_expression">
+ *   <some-element *ngSwitchCase="match_expression_1">...</some-element>
+ * </container-element>
+ *```
  * @description
  *
  * Insert the sub-tree when the expression evaluates to the same value as the enclosing switch
@@ -207,10 +208,12 @@ export class NgSwitchCase {
  *             switch expression.
  *
  * @howToUse
- *     <container-element [ngSwitch]="switch_expression">
- *       <some-element *ngSwitchCase="match_expression_1">...</some-element>
- *       <some-other-element *ngSwitchDefault>...</some-other-element>
- *     </container-element>
+ * ```
+ * <container-element [ngSwitch]="switch_expression">
+ *   <some-element *ngSwitchCase="match_expression_1">...</some-element>
+ *   <some-other-element *ngSwitchDefault>...</some-other-element>
+ * </container-element>
+ * ```
  *
  * @description
  *