diff --git a/.all-contributorsrc b/.all-contributorsrc
index 1ad849c7a..f4d621636 100644
--- a/.all-contributorsrc
+++ b/.all-contributorsrc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "badgeTemplate": "<img alt=\"All Contributors: <%= contributors.length %> 🤝\" src=\"https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-<%= contributors.length %>_🤝-21bb42.svg\" />",
+  "badgeTemplate": "<a href=\"#contributors\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"All Contributors: <%= contributors.length %> 🤝\" src=\"https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-<%= contributors.length %>_🤝-21bb42.svg\" /></a>",
   "commit": false,
   "commitConvention": "angular",
   "contributors": [
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 28b91af71..9e4e97a70 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 <p align="center">
 	<!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
 	<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:START - Do not remove or modify this section -->
-<img alt="All Contributors: 36 🤝" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-36_🤝-21bb42.svg" />
+<a href="#contributors" target="_blank"><img alt="All Contributors: 36 🤝" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-36_🤝-21bb42.svg" /></a>
 <!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:END -->
 	<!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
 	<a href="https://codecov.io/gh/JoshuaKGoldberg/create-typescript-app" target="_blank"><img alt="Codecov Test Coverage" src="https://codecov.io/gh/JoshuaKGoldberg/create-typescript-app/branch/main/graph/badge.svg"/></a>
diff --git a/src/steps/writeReadme/findExistingBadges.test.ts b/src/steps/writeReadme/findExistingBadges.test.ts
index 9d98caf18..81c61c7ba 100644
--- a/src/steps/writeReadme/findExistingBadges.test.ts
+++ b/src/steps/writeReadme/findExistingBadges.test.ts
@@ -36,20 +36,12 @@ describe("findExistingBadges", () => {
 				<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:END -->
 				<!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
 					</a>`,
-			`	<a href="https://codecov.io/gh/JoshuaKGoldberg/all-contributors-auto-action" target="_blank">
-				<img alt="Codecov Test Coverage" src="https://codecov.io/gh/JoshuaKGoldberg/all-contributors-auto-action/branch/main/graph/badge.svg"/>
-			</a>`,
-			`	<a href="https://github.com/JoshuaKGoldberg/all-contributors-auto-action/blob/main/.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md" target="_blank">
-				<img alt="Contributor Covenant" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/code_of_conduct-enforced-21bb42" />
-			</a>`,
+			` <a href="https://codecov.io/gh/JoshuaKGoldberg/all-contributors-auto-action" target="_blank"><img alt="Codecov Test Coverage" src="https://codecov.io/gh/JoshuaKGoldberg/all-contributors-auto-action/branch/main/graph/badge.svg"/></a>`,
+			` <a href="https://github.com/JoshuaKGoldberg/all-contributors-auto-action/blob/main/.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md" target="_blank"><img alt="Contributor Covenant" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/code_of_conduct-enforced-21bb42" /></a>`,
 			`
-			<a href="https://github.com/JoshuaKGoldberg/all-contributors-auto-action/blob/main/LICENSE.md" target="_blank">
-				<img alt="License: MIT" src="https://img.shields.io/github/license/JoshuaKGoldberg/all-contributors-auto-action?color=21bb42">
-			</a>`,
+			<a href="https://github.com/JoshuaKGoldberg/all-contributors-auto-action/blob/main/LICENSE.md" target="_blank"><img alt="License: MIT" src="https://img.shields.io/github/license/JoshuaKGoldberg/all-contributors-auto-action?color=21bb42"></a>`,
 			`
-			<a href="https://github.com/sponsors/JoshuaKGoldberg" target="_blank">
-				<img alt="Sponsor: On GitHub" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/sponsor-on_github-21bb42.svg" />
-			</a>`,
+			<a href="https://github.com/sponsors/JoshuaKGoldberg" target="_blank"><img alt="Sponsor: On GitHub" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/sponsor-on_github-21bb42.svg" /></a>`,
 			`<img alt="Style: Prettier" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/style-prettier-21bb42.svg" />`,
 			`<img alt="TypeScript: Strict" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/typescript-strict-21bb42.svg" />`,
 		])("%s", (contents) => {
@@ -85,44 +77,26 @@ describe("findExistingBadges", () => {
 		expect(
 			findExistingBadges(`
 <p align="center">
-	<a href="#contributors" target="_blank">
 <!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
 <!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:START - Do not remove or modify this section -->
-<img alt="All Contributors: 1" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-1-21bb42.svg" />
+	<a href="#contributors" target="_blank"><img alt="All Contributors: 1" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-1-21bb42.svg" /></a>
 <!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:END -->
 <!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
-	</a>
-	<a href="https://codecov.io/gh/JoshuaKGoldberg/all-contributors-auto-action" target="_blank">
-		<img alt="Codecov Test Coverage" src="https://codecov.io/gh/JoshuaKGoldberg/all-contributors-auto-action/branch/main/graph/badge.svg?token=eVIFY4MhfQ"/>
-	</a>
-	<a href="https://github.com/JoshuaKGoldberg/all-contributors-auto-action/blob/main/.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md" target="_blank">
-		<img alt="Contributor Covenant" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/code_of_conduct-enforced-21bb42" />
-	</a>
-	<a href="https://github.com/JoshuaKGoldberg/all-contributors-auto-action/blob/main/LICENSE.md" target="_blank">
-	    <img alt="License: MIT" src="https://img.shields.io/github/license/JoshuaKGoldberg/all-contributors-auto-action?color=21bb42">
-    </a>
-	<a href="https://github.com/sponsors/JoshuaKGoldberg" target="_blank">
-    	<img alt="Sponsor: On GitHub" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/sponsor-on_github-21bb42.svg" />
-    </a>
+	<a href="https://codecov.io/gh/JoshuaKGoldberg/all-contributors-auto-action" target="_blank"><img alt="Codecov Test Coverage" src="https://codecov.io/gh/JoshuaKGoldberg/all-contributors-auto-action/branch/main/graph/badge.svg?token=eVIFY4MhfQ"/></a>
+	<a href="https://github.com/JoshuaKGoldberg/all-contributors-auto-action/blob/main/.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md" target="_blank"><img alt="Contributor Covenant" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/code_of_conduct-enforced-21bb42" /></a>
+	<a href="https://github.com/JoshuaKGoldberg/all-contributors-auto-action/blob/main/LICENSE.md" target="_blank"><img alt="License: MIT" src="https://img.shields.io/github/license/JoshuaKGoldberg/all-contributors-auto-action?color=21bb42"></a>
+	<a href="https://github.com/sponsors/JoshuaKGoldberg" target="_blank"><img alt="Sponsor: On GitHub" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/sponsor-on_github-21bb42.svg" /></a>
 	<img alt="Style: Prettier" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/style-prettier-21bb42.svg" />
-    <img alt="TypeScript: Strict" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/typescript-strict-21bb42.svg" />
+  <img alt="TypeScript: Strict" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/typescript-strict-21bb42.svg" />
 </p>
 			`),
 		).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
 			[
-			  "<a href=\\"#contributors\\" target=\\"_blank\\">
-			<!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
-			<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:START - Do not remove or modify this section -->
-			<img alt=\\"All Contributors: 1\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-1-21bb42.svg\\" />
-			<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:END -->
-			<!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
-				</a>",
-			  "<a href=\\"https://github.com/JoshuaKGoldberg/all-contributors-auto-action/blob/main/LICENSE.md\\" target=\\"_blank\\">
-				    <img alt=\\"License: MIT\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/github/license/JoshuaKGoldberg/all-contributors-auto-action?color=21bb42\\">
-			    </a>",
+			  "<a href=\\"#contributors\\" target=\\"_blank\\"><img alt=\\"All Contributors: 1\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-1-21bb42.svg\\" /></a>",
+			  "<a href=\\"https://github.com/JoshuaKGoldberg/all-contributors-auto-action/blob/main/.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md\\" target=\\"_blank\\"><img alt=\\"Contributor Covenant\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/code_of_conduct-enforced-21bb42\\" /></a>",
+			  "<a href=\\"https://github.com/sponsors/JoshuaKGoldberg\\" target=\\"_blank\\"><img alt=\\"Sponsor: On GitHub\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/sponsor-on_github-21bb42.svg\\" /></a>",
 			  "<img alt=\\"Codecov Test Coverage\\" src=\\"https://codecov.io/gh/JoshuaKGoldberg/all-contributors-auto-action/branch/main/graph/badge.svg?token=eVIFY4MhfQ\\"/>",
-			  "<img alt=\\"Sponsor: On GitHub\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/sponsor-on_github-21bb42.svg\\" />",
-			  "<img alt=\\"TypeScript: Strict\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/typescript-strict-21bb42.svg\\" />",
+			  "<img alt=\\"Style: Prettier\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/style-prettier-21bb42.svg\\" />",
 			]
 		`);
 	});
diff --git a/src/steps/writeReadme/generateTopContent.test.ts b/src/steps/writeReadme/generateTopContent.test.ts
index d26d4a159..a16512b2c 100644
--- a/src/steps/writeReadme/generateTopContent.test.ts
+++ b/src/steps/writeReadme/generateTopContent.test.ts
@@ -47,22 +47,14 @@ describe("findExistingBadges", () => {
 			<p align=\\"center\\"></p>
 
 			<p align=\\"center\\">
-				<a href=\\"#contributors\\" target=\\"_blank\\">
-			<!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
-			<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:START - Do not remove or modify this section -->
-			<img alt=\\"All Contributors: 2\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-17-21bb42.svg\\" />
-			<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:END -->
-			<!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
-			</a>
-				<a href=\\"https://codecov.io/gh//\\" target=\\"_blank\\">
-					<img alt=\\"Codecov Test Coverage\\" src=\\"https://codecov.io/gh///branch/main/graph/badge.svg\\"/>
-				</a>
-				<a href=\\"https://github.com///blob/main/.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md\\" target=\\"_blank\\">
-					<img alt=\\"Contributor Covenant\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/code_of_conduct-enforced-21bb42\\" />
-				</a>
-				<a href=\\"https://github.com///blob/main/LICENSE.md\\" target=\\"_blank\\">
-					<img alt=\\"License: MIT\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/github/license//?color=21bb42\\">
-				</a>
+				<!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
+				<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:START - Do not remove or modify this section -->
+				<a href=\\"#contributors\\" target=\\"_blank\\"><img alt=\\"All Contributors: 2\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-17-21bb42.svg\\" /></a>
+				<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:END -->
+				<!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
+				<a href=\\"https://codecov.io/gh//\\" target=\\"_blank\\"><img alt=\\"Codecov Test Coverage\\" src=\\"https://codecov.io/gh///branch/main/graph/badge.svg\\"/></a>
+				<a href=\\"https://github.com///blob/main/.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md\\" target=\\"_blank\\"><img alt=\\"Contributor Covenant\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/code_of_conduct-enforced-21bb42\\" /></a>
+				<a href=\\"https://github.com///blob/main/LICENSE.md\\" target=\\"_blank\\"><img alt=\\"License: MIT\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/github/license//?color=21bb42\\"></a>
 				<img alt=\\"Style: Prettier\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/style-prettier-21bb42.svg\\" />
 				<img alt=\\"TypeScript: Strict\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/typescript-strict-21bb42.svg\\" />
 				<img alt=\\"npm package version\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/npm/v/create-typescript-app?color=21bb42\\" />
@@ -92,22 +84,14 @@ describe("findExistingBadges", () => {
 			<p align=\\"center\\"></p>
 
 			<p align=\\"center\\">
-				<a href=\\"#contributors\\" target=\\"_blank\\">
-			<!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
-			<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:START - Do not remove or modify this section -->
-			<img alt=\\"All Contributors: 2\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-17-21bb42.svg\\" />
-			<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:END -->
-			<!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
-			</a>
-				<a href=\\"https://codecov.io/gh//\\" target=\\"_blank\\">
-					<img alt=\\"Codecov Test Coverage\\" src=\\"https://codecov.io/gh///branch/main/graph/badge.svg\\"/>
-				</a>
-				<a href=\\"https://github.com///blob/main/.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md\\" target=\\"_blank\\">
-					<img alt=\\"Contributor Covenant\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/code_of_conduct-enforced-21bb42\\" />
-				</a>
-				<a href=\\"https://github.com///blob/main/LICENSE.md\\" target=\\"_blank\\">
-					<img alt=\\"License: MIT\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/github/license//?color=21bb42\\">
-				</a>
+				<!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
+				<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:START - Do not remove or modify this section -->
+				<a href=\\"#contributors\\" target=\\"_blank\\"><img alt=\\"All Contributors: 2\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-17-21bb42.svg\\" /></a>
+				<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:END -->
+				<!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
+				<a href=\\"https://codecov.io/gh//\\" target=\\"_blank\\"><img alt=\\"Codecov Test Coverage\\" src=\\"https://codecov.io/gh///branch/main/graph/badge.svg\\"/></a>
+				<a href=\\"https://github.com///blob/main/.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md\\" target=\\"_blank\\"><img alt=\\"Contributor Covenant\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/code_of_conduct-enforced-21bb42\\" /></a>
+				<a href=\\"https://github.com///blob/main/LICENSE.md\\" target=\\"_blank\\"><img alt=\\"License: MIT\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/github/license//?color=21bb42\\"></a>
 				<img alt=\\"Style: Prettier\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/style-prettier-21bb42.svg\\" />
 				<img alt=\\"TypeScript: Strict\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/typescript-strict-21bb42.svg\\" />
 				<img alt=\\"npm package version\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/npm/v/create-typescript-app?color=21bb42\\" />
@@ -137,22 +121,14 @@ describe("findExistingBadges", () => {
 			<p align=\\"center\\"></p>
 
 			<p align=\\"center\\">
-				<a href=\\"#contributors\\" target=\\"_blank\\">
-			<!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
-			<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:START - Do not remove or modify this section -->
-			<img alt=\\"All Contributors: 2\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-17-21bb42.svg\\" />
-			<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:END -->
-			<!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
-			</a>
-				<a href=\\"https://codecov.io/gh//\\" target=\\"_blank\\">
-					<img alt=\\"Codecov Test Coverage\\" src=\\"https://codecov.io/gh///branch/main/graph/badge.svg\\"/>
-				</a>
-				<a href=\\"https://github.com///blob/main/.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md\\" target=\\"_blank\\">
-					<img alt=\\"Contributor Covenant\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/code_of_conduct-enforced-21bb42\\" />
-				</a>
-				<a href=\\"https://github.com///blob/main/LICENSE.md\\" target=\\"_blank\\">
-					<img alt=\\"License: MIT\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/github/license//?color=21bb42\\">
-				</a>
+				<!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
+				<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:START - Do not remove or modify this section -->
+				<a href=\\"#contributors\\" target=\\"_blank\\"><img alt=\\"All Contributors: 2\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-17-21bb42.svg\\" /></a>
+				<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:END -->
+				<!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
+				<a href=\\"https://codecov.io/gh//\\" target=\\"_blank\\"><img alt=\\"Codecov Test Coverage\\" src=\\"https://codecov.io/gh///branch/main/graph/badge.svg\\"/></a>
+				<a href=\\"https://github.com///blob/main/.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md\\" target=\\"_blank\\"><img alt=\\"Contributor Covenant\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/code_of_conduct-enforced-21bb42\\" /></a>
+				<a href=\\"https://github.com///blob/main/LICENSE.md\\" target=\\"_blank\\"><img alt=\\"License: MIT\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/github/license//?color=21bb42\\"></a>
 				<img alt=\\"Style: Prettier\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/style-prettier-21bb42.svg\\" />
 				<img alt=\\"TypeScript: Strict\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/typescript-strict-21bb42.svg\\" />
 				<img alt=\\"npm package version\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/npm/v/create-typescript-app?color=21bb42\\" />
@@ -180,22 +156,14 @@ describe("findExistingBadges", () => {
 				<p align=\\"center\\"></p>
 
 				<p align=\\"center\\">
-					<a href=\\"#contributors\\" target=\\"_blank\\">
-				<!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
-				<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:START - Do not remove or modify this section -->
-				<img alt=\\"All Contributors: 2\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-17-21bb42.svg\\" />
-				<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:END -->
-				<!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
-				</a>
-					<a href=\\"https://codecov.io/gh//\\" target=\\"_blank\\">
-						<img alt=\\"Codecov Test Coverage\\" src=\\"https://codecov.io/gh///branch/main/graph/badge.svg\\"/>
-					</a>
-					<a href=\\"https://github.com///blob/main/.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md\\" target=\\"_blank\\">
-						<img alt=\\"Contributor Covenant\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/code_of_conduct-enforced-21bb42\\" />
-					</a>
-					<a href=\\"https://github.com///blob/main/LICENSE.md\\" target=\\"_blank\\">
-						<img alt=\\"License: MIT\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/github/license//?color=21bb42\\">
-					</a>
+					<!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
+					<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:START - Do not remove or modify this section -->
+					<a href=\\"#contributors\\" target=\\"_blank\\"><img alt=\\"All Contributors: 2\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-17-21bb42.svg\\" /></a>
+					<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:END -->
+					<!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
+					<a href=\\"https://codecov.io/gh//\\" target=\\"_blank\\"><img alt=\\"Codecov Test Coverage\\" src=\\"https://codecov.io/gh///branch/main/graph/badge.svg\\"/></a>
+					<a href=\\"https://github.com///blob/main/.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md\\" target=\\"_blank\\"><img alt=\\"Contributor Covenant\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/code_of_conduct-enforced-21bb42\\" /></a>
+					<a href=\\"https://github.com///blob/main/LICENSE.md\\" target=\\"_blank\\"><img alt=\\"License: MIT\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/github/license//?color=21bb42\\"></a>
 					<img alt=\\"Style: Prettier\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/style-prettier-21bb42.svg\\" />
 					<img alt=\\"TypeScript: Strict\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/typescript-strict-21bb42.svg\\" />
 					<img alt=\\"npm package version\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/npm/v/create-typescript-app?color=21bb42\\" />
diff --git a/src/steps/writeReadme/generateTopContent.ts b/src/steps/writeReadme/generateTopContent.ts
index 1c7d8b597..04256e65b 100644
--- a/src/steps/writeReadme/generateTopContent.ts
+++ b/src/steps/writeReadme/generateTopContent.ts
@@ -24,39 +24,29 @@ export function generateTopContent(options: Options, existingBadges: string[]) {
 	for (const [badgeLine, existingMatcher] of [
 		[
 			!options.excludeAllContributors &&
-				`<a href="#contributors" target="_blank">
-<!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
-<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:START - Do not remove or modify this section -->
-<img alt="All Contributors: 2" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-17-21bb42.svg" />
-<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:END -->
-<!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
-</a>`,
+				`<!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
+	<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:START - Do not remove or modify this section -->
+	<a href="#contributors" target="_blank"><img alt="All Contributors: 2" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-17-21bb42.svg" /></a>
+	<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:END -->
+	<!-- prettier-ignore-end -->`,
 			/ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:START/,
 		],
 		[
 			!options.excludeTests &&
-				`<a href="https://codecov.io/gh/${options.owner}/${options.repository}" target="_blank">
-		<img alt="Codecov Test Coverage" src="https://codecov.io/gh/${options.owner}/${options.repository}/branch/main/graph/badge.svg"/>
-	</a>`,
+				`<a href="https://codecov.io/gh/${options.owner}/${options.repository}" target="_blank"><img alt="Codecov Test Coverage" src="https://codecov.io/gh/${options.owner}/${options.repository}/branch/main/graph/badge.svg"/></a>`,
 			/https:\/\/codecov\.io\/gh/,
 		],
 		[
-			`<a href="https://github.com/${options.owner}/${options.repository}/blob/main/.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md" target="_blank">
-		<img alt="Contributor Covenant" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/code_of_conduct-enforced-21bb42" />
-	</a>`,
+			`<a href="https://github.com/${options.owner}/${options.repository}/blob/main/.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md" target="_blank"><img alt="Contributor Covenant" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/code_of_conduct-enforced-21bb42" /></a>`,
 			/CODE_OF_CONDUCT\.md/,
 		],
 		[
-			`<a href="https://github.com/${options.owner}/${options.repository}/blob/main/LICENSE.md" target="_blank">
-		<img alt="License: MIT" src="https://img.shields.io/github/license/${options.owner}/${options.repository}?color=21bb42">
-	</a>`,
+			`<a href="https://github.com/${options.owner}/${options.repository}/blob/main/LICENSE.md" target="_blank"><img alt="License: MIT" src="https://img.shields.io/github/license/${options.owner}/${options.repository}?color=21bb42"></a>`,
 			/LICENSE\.(md|txt)/,
 		],
 		[
 			options.funding &&
-				`<a href="https://github.com/sponsors/${options.funding}" target="_blank">
-		<img alt="Sponsor: On GitHub" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/sponsor-on_github-21bb42.svg" />
-	</a>`,
+				`<a href="https://github.com/sponsors/${options.funding}" target="_blank"><img alt="Sponsor: On GitHub" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/sponsor-on_github-21bb42.svg" /></a>`,
 			/github.+sponsors/,
 		],
 		[
diff --git a/src/steps/writeReadme/index.test.ts b/src/steps/writeReadme/index.test.ts
index 612ddb6ea..d07c301e0 100644
--- a/src/steps/writeReadme/index.test.ts
+++ b/src/steps/writeReadme/index.test.ts
@@ -74,25 +74,15 @@ describe("writeReadme", () => {
 			<p align=\\"center\\">Test description.</p>
 
 			<p align=\\"center\\">
-				<a href=\\"#contributors\\" target=\\"_blank\\">
-			<!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
-			<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:START - Do not remove or modify this section -->
-			<img alt=\\"All Contributors: 2\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-17-21bb42.svg\\" />
-			<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:END -->
-			<!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
-			</a>
-				<a href=\\"https://codecov.io/gh/TestOwner/test-repository\\" target=\\"_blank\\">
-					<img alt=\\"Codecov Test Coverage\\" src=\\"https://codecov.io/gh/TestOwner/test-repository/branch/main/graph/badge.svg\\"/>
-				</a>
-				<a href=\\"https://github.com/TestOwner/test-repository/blob/main/.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md\\" target=\\"_blank\\">
-					<img alt=\\"Contributor Covenant\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/code_of_conduct-enforced-21bb42\\" />
-				</a>
-				<a href=\\"https://github.com/TestOwner/test-repository/blob/main/LICENSE.md\\" target=\\"_blank\\">
-					<img alt=\\"License: MIT\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/github/license/TestOwner/test-repository?color=21bb42\\">
-				</a>
-				<a href=\\"https://github.com/sponsors/TestFunding\\" target=\\"_blank\\">
-					<img alt=\\"Sponsor: On GitHub\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/sponsor-on_github-21bb42.svg\\" />
-				</a>
+				<!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
+				<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:START - Do not remove or modify this section -->
+				<a href=\\"#contributors\\" target=\\"_blank\\"><img alt=\\"All Contributors: 2\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-17-21bb42.svg\\" /></a>
+				<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:END -->
+				<!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
+				<a href=\\"https://codecov.io/gh/TestOwner/test-repository\\" target=\\"_blank\\"><img alt=\\"Codecov Test Coverage\\" src=\\"https://codecov.io/gh/TestOwner/test-repository/branch/main/graph/badge.svg\\"/></a>
+				<a href=\\"https://github.com/TestOwner/test-repository/blob/main/.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md\\" target=\\"_blank\\"><img alt=\\"Contributor Covenant\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/code_of_conduct-enforced-21bb42\\" /></a>
+				<a href=\\"https://github.com/TestOwner/test-repository/blob/main/LICENSE.md\\" target=\\"_blank\\"><img alt=\\"License: MIT\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/github/license/TestOwner/test-repository?color=21bb42\\"></a>
+				<a href=\\"https://github.com/sponsors/TestFunding\\" target=\\"_blank\\"><img alt=\\"Sponsor: On GitHub\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/sponsor-on_github-21bb42.svg\\" /></a>
 				<img alt=\\"Style: Prettier\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/style-prettier-21bb42.svg\\" />
 				<img alt=\\"TypeScript: Strict\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/typescript-strict-21bb42.svg\\" />
 				<img alt=\\"npm package version\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/npm/v/create-typescript-app?color=21bb42\\" />
@@ -145,25 +135,15 @@ describe("writeReadme", () => {
 			<p align=\\"center\\">Test description.</p>
 
 			<p align=\\"center\\">
-				<a href=\\"#contributors\\" target=\\"_blank\\">
-			<!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
-			<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:START - Do not remove or modify this section -->
-			<img alt=\\"All Contributors: 2\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-17-21bb42.svg\\" />
-			<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:END -->
-			<!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
-			</a>
-				<a href=\\"https://codecov.io/gh/TestOwner/test-repository\\" target=\\"_blank\\">
-					<img alt=\\"Codecov Test Coverage\\" src=\\"https://codecov.io/gh/TestOwner/test-repository/branch/main/graph/badge.svg\\"/>
-				</a>
-				<a href=\\"https://github.com/TestOwner/test-repository/blob/main/.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md\\" target=\\"_blank\\">
-					<img alt=\\"Contributor Covenant\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/code_of_conduct-enforced-21bb42\\" />
-				</a>
-				<a href=\\"https://github.com/TestOwner/test-repository/blob/main/LICENSE.md\\" target=\\"_blank\\">
-					<img alt=\\"License: MIT\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/github/license/TestOwner/test-repository?color=21bb42\\">
-				</a>
-				<a href=\\"https://github.com/sponsors/TestFunding\\" target=\\"_blank\\">
-					<img alt=\\"Sponsor: On GitHub\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/sponsor-on_github-21bb42.svg\\" />
-				</a>
+				<!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
+				<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:START - Do not remove or modify this section -->
+				<a href=\\"#contributors\\" target=\\"_blank\\"><img alt=\\"All Contributors: 2\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-17-21bb42.svg\\" /></a>
+				<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:END -->
+				<!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
+				<a href=\\"https://codecov.io/gh/TestOwner/test-repository\\" target=\\"_blank\\"><img alt=\\"Codecov Test Coverage\\" src=\\"https://codecov.io/gh/TestOwner/test-repository/branch/main/graph/badge.svg\\"/></a>
+				<a href=\\"https://github.com/TestOwner/test-repository/blob/main/.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md\\" target=\\"_blank\\"><img alt=\\"Contributor Covenant\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/code_of_conduct-enforced-21bb42\\" /></a>
+				<a href=\\"https://github.com/TestOwner/test-repository/blob/main/LICENSE.md\\" target=\\"_blank\\"><img alt=\\"License: MIT\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/github/license/TestOwner/test-repository?color=21bb42\\"></a>
+				<a href=\\"https://github.com/sponsors/TestFunding\\" target=\\"_blank\\"><img alt=\\"Sponsor: On GitHub\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/sponsor-on_github-21bb42.svg\\" /></a>
 				<img alt=\\"Style: Prettier\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/style-prettier-21bb42.svg\\" />
 				<img alt=\\"TypeScript: Strict\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/typescript-strict-21bb42.svg\\" />
 				<img alt=\\"npm package version\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/npm/v/create-typescript-app?color=21bb42\\" />
@@ -219,25 +199,15 @@ describe("writeReadme", () => {
 			<p align=\\"center\\">Test description.</p>
 
 			<p align=\\"center\\">
-				<a href=\\"#contributors\\" target=\\"_blank\\">
-			<!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
-			<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:START - Do not remove or modify this section -->
-			<img alt=\\"All Contributors: 2\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-17-21bb42.svg\\" />
-			<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:END -->
-			<!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
-			</a>
-				<a href=\\"https://codecov.io/gh/TestOwner/test-repository\\" target=\\"_blank\\">
-					<img alt=\\"Codecov Test Coverage\\" src=\\"https://codecov.io/gh/TestOwner/test-repository/branch/main/graph/badge.svg\\"/>
-				</a>
-				<a href=\\"https://github.com/TestOwner/test-repository/blob/main/.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md\\" target=\\"_blank\\">
-					<img alt=\\"Contributor Covenant\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/code_of_conduct-enforced-21bb42\\" />
-				</a>
-				<a href=\\"https://github.com/TestOwner/test-repository/blob/main/LICENSE.md\\" target=\\"_blank\\">
-					<img alt=\\"License: MIT\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/github/license/TestOwner/test-repository?color=21bb42\\">
-				</a>
-				<a href=\\"https://github.com/sponsors/TestFunding\\" target=\\"_blank\\">
-					<img alt=\\"Sponsor: On GitHub\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/sponsor-on_github-21bb42.svg\\" />
-				</a>
+				<!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
+				<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:START - Do not remove or modify this section -->
+				<a href=\\"#contributors\\" target=\\"_blank\\"><img alt=\\"All Contributors: 2\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-17-21bb42.svg\\" /></a>
+				<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:END -->
+				<!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
+				<a href=\\"https://codecov.io/gh/TestOwner/test-repository\\" target=\\"_blank\\"><img alt=\\"Codecov Test Coverage\\" src=\\"https://codecov.io/gh/TestOwner/test-repository/branch/main/graph/badge.svg\\"/></a>
+				<a href=\\"https://github.com/TestOwner/test-repository/blob/main/.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md\\" target=\\"_blank\\"><img alt=\\"Contributor Covenant\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/code_of_conduct-enforced-21bb42\\" /></a>
+				<a href=\\"https://github.com/TestOwner/test-repository/blob/main/LICENSE.md\\" target=\\"_blank\\"><img alt=\\"License: MIT\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/github/license/TestOwner/test-repository?color=21bb42\\"></a>
+				<a href=\\"https://github.com/sponsors/TestFunding\\" target=\\"_blank\\"><img alt=\\"Sponsor: On GitHub\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/sponsor-on_github-21bb42.svg\\" /></a>
 				<img alt=\\"Style: Prettier\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/style-prettier-21bb42.svg\\" />
 				<img alt=\\"TypeScript: Strict\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/typescript-strict-21bb42.svg\\" />
 				<img alt=\\"npm package version\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/npm/v/create-typescript-app?color=21bb42\\" />
@@ -282,24 +252,17 @@ describe("writeReadme", () => {
 <p align="center">Test description.</p>
 
 <p align="center">
-	<a href="#contributors" target="_blank">
 <!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
 <!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:START - Do not remove or modify this section -->
-<img alt="All Contributors: 2" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-17-21bb42.svg" />
+	<a href="#contributors" target="_blank"><img alt="All Contributors: 2" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-17-21bb42.svg" /></a>
 <!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:END -->
 <!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
-	</a>
-	<a href="https://codecov.io/gh/TestOwner/test-repository" target="_blank">
-	</a>
-	<a href="https://github.com/TestOwner/test-repository/blob/main/.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md" target="_blank">
-		<img alt="Contributor Covenant" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/code_of_conduct-enforced-21bb42" />
-	</a>
-	<a href="https://github.com/TestOwner/test-repository/blob/main/LICENSE.md" target="_blank">
-		<img alt="License: MIT" src="https://img.shields.io/github/license/TestOwner/test-repository?color=21bb42">
-	</a>
-	<img alt="Style: Prettier" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/style-prettier-21bb42.svg" />
-	<img alt="TypeScript: Strict" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/typescript-strict-21bb42.svg" />
-</p>
+				<a href="https://codecov.io/gh/TestOwner/test-repository" target="_blank"></a>
+				<a href="https://github.com/TestOwner/test-repository/blob/main/.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md" target="_blank"><img alt="Contributor Covenant" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/code_of_conduct-enforced-21bb42" /></a>
+				<a href="https://github.com/TestOwner/test-repository/blob/main/LICENSE.md" target="_blank"><img alt="License: MIT" src="https://img.shields.io/github/license/TestOwner/test-repository?color=21bb42"></a>
+				<img alt="Style: Prettier" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/style-prettier-21bb42.svg" />
+				<img alt="TypeScript: Strict" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/typescript-strict-21bb42.svg" />
+			</p>
 
 
 ## Contributors
@@ -334,29 +297,19 @@ describe("writeReadme", () => {
 			<p align=\\"center\\">Test description.</p>
 
 			<p align=\\"center\\">
-				<a href=\\"#contributors\\" target=\\"_blank\\">
-			<!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
-			<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:START - Do not remove or modify this section -->
-			<img alt=\\"All Contributors: 2\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-17-21bb42.svg\\" />
-			<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:END -->
-			<!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
-			</a>
-				<a href=\\"https://codecov.io/gh/TestOwner/test-repository\\" target=\\"_blank\\">
-					<img alt=\\"Codecov Test Coverage\\" src=\\"https://codecov.io/gh/TestOwner/test-repository/branch/main/graph/badge.svg\\"/>
-				</a>
-				<a href=\\"https://github.com/TestOwner/test-repository/blob/main/.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md\\" target=\\"_blank\\">
-					<img alt=\\"Contributor Covenant\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/code_of_conduct-enforced-21bb42\\" />
-				</a>
-				<a href=\\"https://github.com/TestOwner/test-repository/blob/main/LICENSE.md\\" target=\\"_blank\\">
-					<img alt=\\"License: MIT\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/github/license/TestOwner/test-repository?color=21bb42\\">
-				</a>
-				<a href=\\"https://github.com/sponsors/TestFunding\\" target=\\"_blank\\">
-					<img alt=\\"Sponsor: On GitHub\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/sponsor-on_github-21bb42.svg\\" />
-				</a>
+				<!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
+				<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:START - Do not remove or modify this section -->
+				<a href=\\"#contributors\\" target=\\"_blank\\"><img alt=\\"All Contributors: 2\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-17-21bb42.svg\\" /></a>
+				<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:END -->
+				<!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
+				<a href=\\"https://codecov.io/gh/TestOwner/test-repository\\" target=\\"_blank\\"><img alt=\\"Codecov Test Coverage\\" src=\\"https://codecov.io/gh/TestOwner/test-repository/branch/main/graph/badge.svg\\"/></a>
+				<a href=\\"https://github.com/TestOwner/test-repository/blob/main/.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md\\" target=\\"_blank\\"><img alt=\\"Contributor Covenant\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/code_of_conduct-enforced-21bb42\\" /></a>
+				<a href=\\"https://github.com/TestOwner/test-repository/blob/main/LICENSE.md\\" target=\\"_blank\\"><img alt=\\"License: MIT\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/github/license/TestOwner/test-repository?color=21bb42\\"></a>
+				<a href=\\"https://github.com/sponsors/TestFunding\\" target=\\"_blank\\"><img alt=\\"Sponsor: On GitHub\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/sponsor-on_github-21bb42.svg\\" /></a>
 				<img alt=\\"Style: Prettier\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/style-prettier-21bb42.svg\\" />
 				<img alt=\\"TypeScript: Strict\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/typescript-strict-21bb42.svg\\" />
 				<img alt=\\"npm package version\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/npm/v/create-typescript-app?color=21bb42\\" />
-				<img alt=\\"Contributor Covenant\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/code_of_conduct-enforced-21bb42\\" />
+				<a href=\\"#contributors\\" target=\\"_blank\\"><img alt=\\"All Contributors: 2\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-17-21bb42.svg\\" /></a>
 			</p>
 
 			## Usage
diff --git a/src/steps/writing/creation/writeAllContributorsRC.ts b/src/steps/writing/creation/writeAllContributorsRC.ts
index c0a31520a..44f9bf3cc 100644
--- a/src/steps/writing/creation/writeAllContributorsRC.ts
+++ b/src/steps/writing/creation/writeAllContributorsRC.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export async function writeAllContributorsRC(options: Options) {
 
 	return await formatJson({
 		badgeTemplate:
-			'<img alt="All Contributors: <%= contributors.length %> 👪" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-<%= contributors.length %>_👪-21bb42.svg" />',
+			'<a href="#contributors" target="_blank"><img alt="All Contributors: <%= contributors.length %> 👪" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-<%= contributors.length %>_👪-21bb42.svg" /></a>',
 		commit: false,
 		commitConvention: "angular",
 		contributors: existing?.contributors ?? [],