Markdown guide · Structure

Nested lists

Indent an item to put it inside the item above.

Indent a list item to place it under the one above. Line up the nested marker with the text of its parent: two spaces under a -, three under 1..

You type
- Fruit
  - Apples
  - Pears
- Vegetables
  1. Carrots
  2. Peas
You get
  • Fruit
    • Apples
    • Pears
  • Vegetables
    1. Carrots
    2. Peas

Items can hold more than one paragraph, a quote or a code block. Indent that content to line up with the item's text, with a blank line before it.

You type
1. Download the installer.

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2. Run it and follow the prompts.
You get

  1. Download the installer.

    It takes about a minute.

  2. Run it and follow the prompts.

Tip In Styled Mode, press Tab in a list item to indent it and Shift+Tab to move it back out.
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