diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 56c9d536..026a75ae 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -819,6 +819,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "ignore",
  "itertools",
  "jsonpath_lib",
+ "lol_html",
  "prettydiff",
  "quick-xml 0.36.2",
  "rayon",
diff --git a/crates/diff-test/Cargo.toml b/crates/diff-test/Cargo.toml
index f9e9d80f..07cb4e69 100644
--- a/crates/diff-test/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/diff-test/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,3 +25,4 @@ quick-xml = "0.36"
 sha2 = "0.10"
 clap = { version = "4.5.1", features = ["derive"] }
 dashmap = "6"
+lol_html = "2"
diff --git a/crates/diff-test/src/main.rs b/crates/diff-test/src/main.rs
index 6a22d009..296a7220 100644
--- a/crates/diff-test/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/diff-test/src/main.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::cmp::max;
 use std::collections::{BTreeMap, HashSet};
 use std::fs;
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ use ignore::types::TypesBuilder;
 use ignore::WalkBuilder;
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use jsonpath_lib::Compiled;
+use lol_html::{element, rewrite_str, ElementContentHandlers, RewriteStrSettings, Selector};
 use prettydiff::{diff_lines, diff_words};
 use rayon::prelude::*;
 use regex::Regex;
@@ -189,12 +191,27 @@ const IGNORE: &[&str] = &[
 
 static WS_DIFF: LazyLock<Regex> =
     LazyLock::new(|| Regex::new(r#"(?<x>>)[\n ]+|[\n ]+(?<y></)"#).unwrap());
-static DATA_FLAW_SRC: LazyLock<Regex> =
-    LazyLock::new(|| Regex::new(r#" data-flaw-src="[^"]+""#).unwrap());
 
 static DIFF_MAP: LazyLock<Arc<DashMap<String, String>>> =
     LazyLock::new(|| Arc::new(DashMap::new()));
 
+/// Run html content through these handlers to clean up the html before minifying and diffing.
+fn pre_diff_element_massaging_handlers<'a>() -> Vec<(Cow<'a, Selector>, ElementContentHandlers<'a>)>
+{
+    vec![
+        // remove data-flaw-src attributes
+        element!("*[data-flaw-src]", |el| {
+            el.remove_attribute("data-flaw-src");
+            Ok(())
+        }),
+        // remove ids from notecards, example-headers, code-examples
+        element!("div.notecard, div.example-header, div.code-example", |el| {
+            el.remove_attribute("id");
+            Ok(())
+        }),
+    ]
+}
+
 fn full_diff(
     lhs: &Value,
     rhs: &Value,
@@ -264,8 +281,22 @@ fn full_diff(
                 if is_html(&lhs) && is_html(&rhs) {
                     let lhs_t = WS_DIFF.replace_all(&lhs, "$x$y");
                     let rhs_t = WS_DIFF.replace_all(&rhs, "$x$y");
-                    let lhs_t = DATA_FLAW_SRC.replace_all(&lhs_t, "");
-                    let rhs_t = DATA_FLAW_SRC.replace_all(&rhs_t, "");
+                    let lhs_t = rewrite_str(
+                        &lhs_t,
+                        RewriteStrSettings {
+                            element_content_handlers: pre_diff_element_massaging_handlers(),
+                            ..RewriteStrSettings::new()
+                        },
+                    )
+                    .expect("lolhtml processing failed");
+                    let rhs_t = rewrite_str(
+                        &rhs_t,
+                        RewriteStrSettings {
+                            element_content_handlers: pre_diff_element_massaging_handlers(),
+                            ..RewriteStrSettings::new()
+                        },
+                    )
+                    .expect("lolhtml processing failed");
                     lhs = fmt_html(&html_minifier::minify(lhs_t).unwrap());
                     rhs = fmt_html(&html_minifier::minify(rhs_t).unwrap());
                 }
diff --git a/crates/rari-doc/src/html/rewriter.rs b/crates/rari-doc/src/html/rewriter.rs
index 9604b0af..217d1dba 100644
--- a/crates/rari-doc/src/html/rewriter.rs
+++ b/crates/rari-doc/src/html/rewriter.rs
@@ -296,30 +296,34 @@ pub fn post_process_html<T: PageLike>(
             el.set_attribute("class", &class)?;
             Ok(())
         }),
-        element!("pre[class*=brush]:not(.hidden)", |el| {
+        element!("pre[class*=brush]", |el| {
             let class = el.get_attribute("class");
             let class = class.as_deref().unwrap_or_default();
+            let is_hidden = class.split_ascii_whitespace().any(|c| c == "hidden");
             let name = class
                 .split_ascii_whitespace()
                 .skip_while(|s| *s != "brush:")
                 .nth(1)
                 .unwrap_or_default();
+
             if !name.is_empty() && name != "plain" {
-                el.before(
-              &concat_strs!(
-                r#"<div class="code-example"><div class='example-header'><span class="language-name">"#, name, "</span></div>"
-              ),
-              ContentType::Html
-            );
+                el.prepend("<code>", ContentType::Html);
+                el.append("</code>", ContentType::Html);
+            }
+            if is_hidden {
+                el.before(r#"<div class="code-example">"#, ContentType::Html);
+                el.after("</div>", ContentType::Html);
+            } else if !name.is_empty() && name != "plain" {
+                el.before(&concat_strs!(
+                  r#"<div class="code-example"><div class='example-header'><span class="language-name">"#,
+                  name,
+                  "</span></div>"),
+                  ContentType::Html
+                );
                 el.after("</div>", ContentType::Html);
             }
             Ok(())
         }),
-        element!("pre[class*=brush].hidden", |el| {
-            el.before(r#"<div class="code-example">"#, ContentType::Html);
-            el.after("</div>", ContentType::Html);
-            Ok(())
-        }),
         element!(
             "div.notecard.warning[data-add-warning] > p:first-child",
             |el| {
diff --git a/crates/rari-md/src/html.rs b/crates/rari-md/src/html.rs
index 584c02c9..ba2705c1 100644
--- a/crates/rari-md/src/html.rs
+++ b/crates/rari-md/src/html.rs
@@ -727,7 +727,8 @@ impl<'o, 'c: 'o> HtmlFormatter<'o, 'c> {
                         match self.plugins.render.codefence_syntax_highlighter {
                             None => {
                                 pre_attributes.extend(code_attributes);
-                                let with_code = if let Some(cls) = pre_attributes.get_mut("class") {
+                                let _with_code = if let Some(cls) = pre_attributes.get_mut("class")
+                                {
                                     if !ncb.info.is_empty() {
                                         let langs = ncb
                                             .info
@@ -746,17 +747,8 @@ impl<'o, 'c: 'o> HtmlFormatter<'o, 'c> {
                                     false
                                 };
                                 write_opening_tag(self.output, "pre", pre_attributes)?;
-                                if with_code {
-                                    self.output.write_all(b"<code>")?;
-                                }
-
                                 self.escape(literal)?;
-
-                                if with_code {
-                                    self.output.write_all(b"</code></pre>")?;
-                                } else {
-                                    self.output.write_all(b"</pre>\n")?
-                                }
+                                self.output.write_all(b"</pre>\n")?
                             }
                             Some(highlighter) => {
                                 highlighter.write_pre_tag(self.output, pre_attributes)?;