diff --git a/internal/format/creole/apply.go b/internal/format/creole/apply.go
index b785c61..85db1d1 100644
--- a/internal/format/creole/apply.go
+++ b/internal/format/creole/apply.go
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ type state struct {
 	prevLine  string
 	line      string
 	title     string
-	firstCode bool
 	outerDeco decoMode
 	innerDeco decoMode
 }
@@ -620,10 +619,11 @@ func handleBlock(s *state) bool {
 
 	// open code block
 	if s.block != blockRaw && s.block != blockCode &&
-		s.block != blockMath && s.prevLine == "{{{" && isBlank(s.line) {
+		s.block != blockMath && s.line == "{{{" {
+		s.text.WriteString("{{{\n")
+		s.plain.WriteString("\n")
 		ensureBlock(s, blockCode)
 		nextLine(s)
-		s.firstCode = true
 		return true
 	}
 
@@ -645,11 +645,10 @@ func handleBlock(s *state) bool {
 	}
 
 	// close code block
-	if s.block == blockCode && s.prevLine == "" && s.line == "}}}" {
+	if s.block == blockCode && s.line == "}}}" {
 		ensureBlock(s, blockNone)
-		s.text.WriteString("}}}\n\n")
+		s.text.WriteString("}}}\n")
 		s.plain.WriteString("\n")
-		s.html.WriteString("<span class=\"markup\">}}}</span>\n")
 		nextLine(s)
 		return true
 	}
@@ -723,12 +722,6 @@ func handleBlock(s *state) bool {
 
 	// in code block
 	if s.block == blockCode {
-		if s.firstCode {
-			s.text.WriteString("\n")
-			s.html.WriteString("\n")
-			s.firstCode = false
-		}
-
 		s.text.WriteString(s.line)
 		s.text.WriteString("\n")
 
@@ -754,13 +747,6 @@ func handleBlock(s *state) bool {
 		return true
 	}
 
-	if s.line == "{{{" {
-		s.text.WriteString("{{{\n")
-		s.html.WriteString("<span class=\"markup\">{{{</span>\n")
-		nextLine(s)
-		return true
-	}
-
 	if s.line == "" {
 		ensureBlock(s, blockNone)
 		s.text.WriteString("\n")
@@ -805,7 +791,6 @@ func Apply(fc formatConfig, title string, text string) (
 		prevLine:  "",
 		line:      "",
 		title:     "",
-		firstCode: false,
 		outerDeco: decoNone,
 		innerDeco: decoNone,
 	}
diff --git a/internal/format/creole/apply_test.go b/internal/format/creole/apply_test.go
index ecaaf5b..6b081ab 100644
--- a/internal/format/creole/apply_test.go
+++ b/internal/format/creole/apply_test.go
@@ -145,6 +145,15 @@ func TestApply(t *testing.T) {
 			"This is a test.\n",
 			"<p>\nThis <em>is</em> a test.\n</p>\n",
 		},
+		{
+			"code",
+			"WikiPage",
+			"{{{\nbegin\n  print\nend\n}}}\n",
+			"WikiPage",
+			"{{{\nbegin\n  print\nend\n}}}\n",
+			"\nbegin\n  print\nend\n\n",
+			"<pre><code>begin\n  print\nend\n</code></pre>\n",
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
diff --git a/internal/format/markdown/apply.go b/internal/format/markdown/apply.go
index 19b4c4c..cbe6d24 100644
--- a/internal/format/markdown/apply.go
+++ b/internal/format/markdown/apply.go
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ type state struct {
 	prevLine  string
 	line      string
 	title     string
-	firstCode bool
 	outerDeco decoMode
 	innerDeco decoMode
 }
@@ -692,10 +691,11 @@ func handleBlock(s *state) bool {
 
 	// open code block
 	if s.block != blockRaw && s.block != blockCode &&
-		s.block != blockMath && s.prevLine == "{{{" && isBlank(s.line) {
+		s.block != blockMath && s.line == "```" {
+		s.text.WriteString("```\n")
+		s.plain.WriteString("\n")
 		ensureBlock(s, blockCode)
 		nextLine(s)
-		s.firstCode = true
 		return true
 	}
 
@@ -717,11 +717,10 @@ func handleBlock(s *state) bool {
 	}
 
 	// close code block
-	if s.block == blockCode && s.prevLine == "" && s.line == "}}}" {
+	if s.block == blockCode && s.line == "```" {
 		ensureBlock(s, blockNone)
-		s.text.WriteString("}}}\n\n")
+		s.text.WriteString("```\n")
 		s.plain.WriteString("\n")
-		s.html.WriteString("<span class=\"markup\">}}}</span>\n")
 		nextLine(s)
 		return true
 	}
@@ -795,12 +794,6 @@ func handleBlock(s *state) bool {
 
 	// in code block
 	if s.block == blockCode {
-		if s.firstCode {
-			s.text.WriteString("\n")
-			s.html.WriteString("\n")
-			s.firstCode = false
-		}
-
 		s.text.WriteString(s.line)
 		s.text.WriteString("\n")
 
@@ -826,13 +819,6 @@ func handleBlock(s *state) bool {
 		return true
 	}
 
-	if s.line == "{{{" {
-		s.text.WriteString("{{{\n")
-		s.html.WriteString("<span class=\"markup\">{{{</span>\n")
-		nextLine(s)
-		return true
-	}
-
 	if s.line == "" {
 		ensureBlock(s, blockNone)
 		s.text.WriteString("\n")
@@ -877,7 +863,6 @@ func Apply(fc formatConfig, title string, text string) (
 		prevLine:  "",
 		line:      "",
 		title:     "",
-		firstCode: false,
 		outerDeco: decoNone,
 		innerDeco: decoNone,
 	}
diff --git a/internal/format/markdown/apply_test.go b/internal/format/markdown/apply_test.go
index 4acd9ba..f6475e4 100644
--- a/internal/format/markdown/apply_test.go
+++ b/internal/format/markdown/apply_test.go
@@ -154,6 +154,15 @@ func TestApply(t *testing.T) {
 			"This is a test.\n",
 			"<p>\nThis <em>is</em> a test.\n</p>\n",
 		},
+		{
+			"code",
+			"WikiPage",
+			"```\nbegin\n  print\nend\n```\n",
+			"WikiPage",
+			"```\nbegin\n  print\nend\n```\n",
+			"\nbegin\n  print\nend\n\n",
+			"<pre><code>begin\n  print\nend\n</code></pre>\n",
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
diff --git a/internal/format/nomark/apply.go b/internal/format/nomark/apply.go
index 1f160e3..96a5b60 100644
--- a/internal/format/nomark/apply.go
+++ b/internal/format/nomark/apply.go
@@ -634,9 +634,8 @@ func handleBlock(s *state) bool {
 
 	// close code block
 	if s.block == blockCode && s.prevLine == "" && s.line == "}}}" {
-		ensureBlock(s, blockNone)
+		ensureBlock(s, blockParagraph)
 		s.text.WriteString("}}}\n\n")
-		s.plain.WriteString("\n")
 		s.html.WriteString("<span class=\"markup\">}}}</span>\n")
 		nextLine(s)
 		return true
@@ -723,8 +722,7 @@ func handleBlock(s *state) bool {
 	if s.block == blockCode {
 		if s.firstCode {
 			s.text.WriteString("\n")
-			s.html.WriteString("\n")
-			s.firstCode = false
+			s.plain.WriteString("\n")
 		}
 
 		s.text.WriteString(s.line)
@@ -733,8 +731,12 @@ func handleBlock(s *state) bool {
 		s.plain.WriteString(s.line)
 		s.plain.WriteString("\n")
 
+		if s.firstCode {
+			s.firstCode = false
+		} else {
+			s.html.WriteString("\n")
+		}
 		s.html.WriteString(template.HTMLEscapeString(s.line))
-		s.html.WriteString("\n")
 
 		nextLine(s)
 		return true
@@ -753,6 +755,7 @@ func handleBlock(s *state) bool {
 	}
 
 	if s.line == "{{{" {
+		ensureBlock(s, blockParagraph)
 		s.text.WriteString("{{{\n")
 		s.html.WriteString("<span class=\"markup\">{{{</span>\n")
 		nextLine(s)
diff --git a/internal/format/nomark/apply_test.go b/internal/format/nomark/apply_test.go
index 5573aff..689838c 100644
--- a/internal/format/nomark/apply_test.go
+++ b/internal/format/nomark/apply_test.go
@@ -118,6 +118,15 @@ func TestApply(t *testing.T) {
 			"This is a test.\n",
 			"<p>\nThis <span class=\"markup\">//</span><em>is</em><span class=\"markup\">//</span> a test.\n</p>\n",
 		},
+		{
+			"code",
+			"WikiPage",
+			"{{{\n\nbegin\n  print\nend\n\n}}}\n\n",
+			"WikiPage",
+			"{{{\n\nbegin\n  print\nend\n\n}}}\n\n",
+			"\nbegin\n  print\nend\n\n",
+			"<p>\n<span class=\"markup\">{{{</span>\n</p>\n<pre><code>begin\n  print\nend\n</code></pre>\n<p>\n<span class=\"markup\">}}}</span>\n</p>\n",
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {