diff --git a/bot/exts/info/help.py b/bot/exts/info/help.py
index 282f8c97ac..48f840e512 100644
--- a/bot/exts/info/help.py
+++ b/bot/exts/info/help.py
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ async def command_formatting(self, command: Command) -> tuple[Embed, Optional[Co
         # Remove line breaks from docstrings, if not used to separate paragraphs.
         # Allow overriding this behaviour via putting \u2003 at the start of a line.
         formatted_doc = re.sub("(?<!\n)\n(?![\n\u2003])", " ", command.help)
-        command_details += f"*{formatted_doc or 'No details provided.'}*\n"
+        command_details += f"{formatted_doc or 'No details provided.'}\n"
         embed.description = command_details
 
         # If the help is invoked in the context of an error, don't show subcommand navigation.
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ def get_commands_brief_details(commands_: List[Command], return_as_list: bool =
         for command in commands_:
             signature = f" {command.signature}" if command.signature else ""
             details.append(
-                f"\n**`{PREFIX}{command.qualified_name}{signature}`**\n*{command.short_doc or 'No details provided'}*"
+                f"\n**`{PREFIX}{command.qualified_name}{signature}`**\n{command.short_doc or 'No details provided'}"
             )
         if return_as_list:
             return details
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ async def send_cog_help(self, cog: Cog) -> None:
 
         embed = Embed()
         embed.set_author(name="Command Help", icon_url=constants.Icons.questionmark)
-        embed.description = f"**{cog.qualified_name}**\n*{cog.description}*"
+        embed.description = f"**{cog.qualified_name}**\n{cog.description}"
 
         command_details = self.get_commands_brief_details(commands_)
         if command_details:
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ async def send_category_help(self, category: Category) -> None:
         filtered_commands = await self.filter_commands(all_commands, sort=True)
 
         command_detail_lines = self.get_commands_brief_details(filtered_commands, return_as_list=True)
-        description = f"**{category.name}**\n*{category.description}*"
+        description = f"**{category.name}**\n{category.description}"
 
         if command_detail_lines:
             description += "\n\n**Commands:**"
diff --git a/bot/pagination.py b/bot/pagination.py
index 8f4353eb1e..10bef1c9f9 100644
--- a/bot/pagination.py
+++ b/bot/pagination.py
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ async def paginate(
                 raise EmptyPaginatorEmbedError("No lines to paginate")
 
             log.debug("No lines to add to paginator, adding '(nothing to display)' message")
-            lines.append("(nothing to display)")
+            lines.append("*(nothing to display)*")
 
         for line in lines:
             try: