diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a97c40fd40..f1e5d53466 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Inspired from [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 - Added support for the `knn` namespace ([#1693](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-java/pull/1693))
 - Added getter for retrieve all nodes along with their state ([#1698](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-java/pull/1698))
 - Added support for the `search_relevance` namespace ([#1748](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-java/pull/1748))
+- Fix formatting of the main method to run for various samples ([#1749](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-java/pull/1749))
 
 ### Dependencies
 - Bump `io.github.classgraph:classgraph` from 4.8.180 to 4.8.181 ([#1703](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-java/pull/1703))
diff --git a/samples/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/samples/Bulk.java b/samples/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/samples/Bulk.java
index 0c6cdb47de..bf728ca45d 100644
--- a/samples/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/samples/Bulk.java
+++ b/samples/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/samples/Bulk.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 import org.opensearch.client.samples.util.IndexData;
 
 /**
- * Run with: <c>./gradlew :samples:run -Dsamples.mainClass=Bulk</c>
+ * Run with: {@code ./gradlew :samples:run -Dsamples.mainClass=Bulk}
  */
 public class Bulk {
     private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger(Bulk.class);
diff --git a/samples/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/samples/DataStreamBasics.java b/samples/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/samples/DataStreamBasics.java
index ac7a1cdd08..b6cdf3a224 100644
--- a/samples/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/samples/DataStreamBasics.java
+++ b/samples/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/samples/DataStreamBasics.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 import org.opensearch.client.opensearch.indices.PutIndexTemplateRequest;
 
 /**
- * Run with: <c>./gradlew :samples:run -Dsamples.mainClass=DataStreamBasics</c>
+ * Run with: {@code ./gradlew :samples:run -Dsamples.mainClass=DataStreamBasics}
  */
 public class DataStreamBasics {
     private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger(DataStreamBasics.class);
diff --git a/samples/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/samples/IndexTemplates.java b/samples/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/samples/IndexTemplates.java
index fd11165ba5..fa0ba81285 100644
--- a/samples/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/samples/IndexTemplates.java
+++ b/samples/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/samples/IndexTemplates.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 import org.opensearch.client.opensearch.indices.PutIndexTemplateRequest;
 
 /**
- * Run with: <c>./gradlew :samples:run -Dsamples.mainClass=IndexTemplates</c>
+ * Run with: {@code ./gradlew :samples:run -Dsamples.mainClass=IndexTemplates}
  */
 public class IndexTemplates {
     private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger(IndexTemplates.class);
diff --git a/samples/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/samples/IndexingBasics.java b/samples/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/samples/IndexingBasics.java
index e9850bb953..5f8ddf307f 100644
--- a/samples/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/samples/IndexingBasics.java
+++ b/samples/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/samples/IndexingBasics.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 import org.opensearch.client.samples.util.IndexData;
 
 /**
- * Run with: <c>./gradlew :samples:run -Dsamples.mainClass=IndexingBasics</c>
+ * Run with: {@code ./gradlew :samples:run -Dsamples.mainClass=IndexingBasics}
  */
 public class IndexingBasics {
     private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger(IndexingBasics.class);
diff --git a/samples/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/samples/PointInTime.java b/samples/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/samples/PointInTime.java
index 2ccf7eb356..eb45056d4a 100644
--- a/samples/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/samples/PointInTime.java
+++ b/samples/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/samples/PointInTime.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 import org.opensearch.client.opensearch.indices.IndexSettings;
 
 /**
- * Run with: <c>./gradlew :samples:run -Dsamples.mainClass=PointInTime</c>
+ * Run with: {@code ./gradlew :samples:run -Dsamples.mainClass=PointInTime}
  */
 public class PointInTime {
     private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger(PointInTime.class);
diff --git a/samples/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/samples/Search.java b/samples/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/samples/Search.java
index f23964976a..6c83a7a6a4 100644
--- a/samples/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/samples/Search.java
+++ b/samples/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/samples/Search.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 import org.opensearch.client.samples.util.IndexData;
 
 /**
- * Run with: <c>./gradlew :samples:run -Dsamples.mainClass=Search</c>
+ * Run with: {@code ./gradlew :samples:run -Dsamples.mainClass=Search}
  */
 public class Search {
     private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger(Search.class);
diff --git a/samples/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/samples/knn/KnnBasics.java b/samples/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/samples/knn/KnnBasics.java
index ec4b1cf028..7995ddaa0d 100644
--- a/samples/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/samples/knn/KnnBasics.java
+++ b/samples/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/samples/knn/KnnBasics.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 import org.opensearch.client.samples.util.RandUtil;
 
 /**
- * Run with: <c>./gradlew :samples:run -Dsamples.mainClass=knn.KnnBasics</c>
+ * Run with: {@code ./gradlew :samples:run -Dsamples.mainClass=knn.KnnBasics}
  */
 public class KnnBasics {
     private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger(KnnBasics.class);
diff --git a/samples/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/samples/knn/KnnBooleanFilter.java b/samples/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/samples/knn/KnnBooleanFilter.java
index 34968c7e0b..8d906c9f4a 100644
--- a/samples/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/samples/knn/KnnBooleanFilter.java
+++ b/samples/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/samples/knn/KnnBooleanFilter.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 import org.opensearch.client.samples.util.RandUtil;
 
 /**
- * Run with: <c>./gradlew :samples:run -Dsamples.mainClass=knn.KnnBooleanFilter</c>
+ * Run with: {@code ./gradlew :samples:run -Dsamples.mainClass=knn.KnnBooleanFilter}
  */
 public class KnnBooleanFilter {
     private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger(KnnBooleanFilter.class);
diff --git a/samples/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/samples/knn/KnnEfficientFilter.java b/samples/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/samples/knn/KnnEfficientFilter.java
index 6c0d627bd3..f20cdbe5af 100644
--- a/samples/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/samples/knn/KnnEfficientFilter.java
+++ b/samples/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/samples/knn/KnnEfficientFilter.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 import org.opensearch.client.samples.SampleClient;
 
 /**
- * Run with: <c>./gradlew :samples:run -Dsamples.mainClass=knn.KnnEfficientFilter</c>
+ * Run with: {@code ./gradlew :samples:run -Dsamples.mainClass=knn.KnnEfficientFilter}
  */
 public class KnnEfficientFilter {
     private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger(KnnEfficientFilter.class);
diff --git a/samples/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/samples/knn/KnnPainlessScript.java b/samples/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/samples/knn/KnnPainlessScript.java
index 2a60355c7b..2db0e22d28 100644
--- a/samples/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/samples/knn/KnnPainlessScript.java
+++ b/samples/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/samples/knn/KnnPainlessScript.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import org.opensearch.client.samples.util.RandUtil;
 
 /**
- * Run with: <c>./gradlew :samples:run -Dsamples.mainClass=knn.KnnPainlessScript</c>
+ * Run with: {@code ./gradlew :samples:run -Dsamples.mainClass=knn.KnnPainlessScript}
  */
 public class KnnPainlessScript {
     private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger(KnnPainlessScript.class);
diff --git a/samples/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/samples/knn/KnnScriptScore.java b/samples/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/samples/knn/KnnScriptScore.java
index 2277db6d13..e99b208846 100644
--- a/samples/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/samples/knn/KnnScriptScore.java
+++ b/samples/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/samples/knn/KnnScriptScore.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import org.opensearch.client.samples.util.RandUtil;
 
 /**
- * Run with: <c>./gradlew :samples:run -Dsamples.mainClass=knn.KnnScriptScore</c>
+ * Run with: {@code ./gradlew :samples:run -Dsamples.mainClass=knn.KnnScriptScore}
  */
 public class KnnScriptScore {
     private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger(KnnScriptScore.class);
diff --git a/samples/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/samples/neural/NeuralSearch.java b/samples/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/samples/neural/NeuralSearch.java
index 693262e27e..3e13f25d2b 100644
--- a/samples/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/samples/neural/NeuralSearch.java
+++ b/samples/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/samples/neural/NeuralSearch.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 import org.opensearch.client.samples.SampleClient;
 
 /**
- * Run with: <c>./gradlew :samples:run -Dsamples.mainClass=neural.NeuralSearch</c>
+ * Run with: {@code ./gradlew :samples:run -Dsamples.mainClass=neural.NeuralSearch}
  */
 public class NeuralSearch {
     private static final String SAMPLE_NAME = "neural-search";