Markdown guide · Structure

Bulleted and numbered lists

Start lines with - for bullets, or 1. for numbers.

Start each item with -, * or + and a space for a bulleted list. Pick one symbol and stick to it within a list.

You type
- Milk
- Eggs
- Bread
You get
  • Milk
  • Eggs
  • Bread

For a numbered list, start each item with a number, a period and a space. The numbers you type don't have to be in order: the list counts from the first number. That makes it easy to move items around.

You type
1. Preheat the oven
1. Mix the batter
1. Bake for 25 minutes
You get
  1. Preheat the oven
  2. Mix the batter
  3. Bake for 25 minutes
You type
3. Starts at three
4. Then four
You get
  1. Starts at three
  2. Then four
  • Put a blank line before a list so it isn't read as part of the paragraph above.
  • To start a line with a number that isn't a list, escape the period: 2026\. What a year.
Ctrl+UBulleted list
Tip For lists inside lists, see nested lists.
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