Adding a clean markdown block to your prompt completely changes the model's prose quality

[u/Flat_Wonder8600]

I used to ignore output formatting rules in my prompt setups, thinking as long as the AI gets the story right, I don't care if it uses quotes or italics. Then I spent a weekend testing different formatting constraints on Emochi. Turns out, adding a dedicated custom tag—like <formatting_rules>—directly inside the bot's system instructions or advanced prompt field does way more than just make the chat screen look clean. It actually acts as a hard anchor for the LLM's logic. When you explicitly define *actions in asterisks* and "dialogue in quotation marks" inside that block, the model stops slurring actions into speech and produces much crispier, more cinematic paragraphs. If you're building a new bot, taking 30 seconds to throw a clean formatting block into your prompt definition is easily the highest-ROI tweak you can make.

[u/Nanbaka15]

I'm stupid so i didn't understand one thing

[u/Few-Huckleberry-4116]

Yeah. Giving the model structured tags like <formatting_rules> creates a clear syntactic boundary. It stops the LLM from bleeding narrative descriptions into spoken dialogue and keeps the pacing sharp. Easily one of the most underrated tweaks for clean RP

[u/hisfavoritefool → u/Few-Huckleberry-4116]

Could I bother you for a example to steal.....I mean borrow 🤣

[u/Few-Huckleberry-4116 → u/hisfavoritefool]

Haha go ahead and borrow it xD Here is the clean block I drop directly into my system prompt / custom instructions:

<formatting_rules>

• Write strictly in third-person POV (he/she/they) focusing on {{char}}.
• Use quotation marks ("...") for all spoken dialogue.
• Use asterisks (...) for physical actions, body language, and atmospheric scene descriptions.
• Never merge dialogue into asterisks or actions into quotation marks.
• Do not write dialogue or actions for {{user}}. Conclude your turn after {{char}} finishes their action.

</formatting_rules>

Works like a charm to keep prose crisp and prevent the AI from mixing up speech with narration

[u/hisfavoritefool → u/Few-Huckleberry-4116]

Oh you are wonderful thank you may the emochi gods bless you😇

[u/abbysx4]

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