diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-utils/src/__tests__/markdownUtils.test.ts b/packages/docusaurus-utils/src/__tests__/markdownUtils.test.ts
index a81e8cfff103..d4304974eb20 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-utils/src/__tests__/markdownUtils.test.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-utils/src/__tests__/markdownUtils.test.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,28 @@ describe('createExcerpt', () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it('creates excerpt for regular content with regular title containing #', () => {
+    expect(
+      createExcerpt(dedent`
+
+          # C# Programming Guide
+
+          This paragraph should become the description.
+        `),
+    ).toBe('This paragraph should become the description.');
+  });
+
+  it('creates excerpt for regular content with regular title containing # and trailing hash', () => {
+    expect(
+      createExcerpt(dedent`
+
+          # F# Programming Guide #
+
+          This paragraph should become the description.
+        `),
+    ).toBe('This paragraph should become the description.');
+  });
+
   it('creates excerpt for regular content with alternate title', () => {
     expect(
       createExcerpt(dedent`
@@ -65,6 +87,18 @@ describe('createExcerpt', () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it('creates excerpt for content starting with html comments', () => {
+    expect(
+      createExcerpt(dedent`
+          <!--
+            This comment will be ignored:
+          -->
+
+          Page text here, lorem ipsum etc etc etc
+        `),
+    ).toBe('Page text here, lorem ipsum etc etc etc');
+  });
+
   it('creates excerpt for content with h2 heading', () => {
     expect(
       createExcerpt(dedent`
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-utils/src/markdownUtils.ts b/packages/docusaurus-utils/src/markdownUtils.ts
index 216d0122e7ad..e0312e9dca08 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-utils/src/markdownUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-utils/src/markdownUtils.ts
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ export function createExcerpt(fileString: string): string | undefined {
   let inCode = false;
   let inImport = false;
   let inHTML = false;
+  let inHTMLComment = false;
   let lastCodeFence = '';
 
   for (const fileLine of fileLines) {
@@ -112,6 +113,26 @@ export function createExcerpt(fileString: string): string | undefined {
       continue;
     }
 
+    // Ignore HTML comments entirely when building excerpts.
+    if (inHTMLComment) {
+      if (fileLine.includes('-->')) {
+        inHTMLComment = false;
+      }
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (/^\s*<!--/.test(fileLine)) {
+      if (!fileLine.includes('-->')) {
+        inHTMLComment = true;
+      }
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    // Skip level-1 ATX headings entirely so inline `#` characters like `C#`
+    // don't leave behind a partial heading fragment in the excerpt.
+    if (/^\s*#(?!#)\s/.test(fileLine)) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
     // Skip code block line.
     if (fileLine.trim().startsWith('```')) {
       const codeFence = fileLine.trim().match(/^`+/)![0]!;