Markdown Features
Lists

Lists

Create organized content using ordered, unordered, and task lists.

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Unordered Lists

Create unordered lists using -, *, or +:

  • Item 1
  • Item 2
  • Item 3

Nested Lists

  • Parent item 1
    • Child item 1
    • Child item 2
      • Grandchild item
  • Parent item 2

Ordered Lists

Create ordered lists using numbers followed by periods:

  1. First item
  2. Second item
  3. Third item

Auto-numbering

Markdown will automatically number items, so you can use 1. for all items:

  1. First item
  2. Second item (will display as 2)
  3. Third item (will display as 3)

Nested Ordered Lists

  1. First level item 1
    1. Second level item 1
    2. Second level item 2
  2. First level item 2
    1. Second level item 1
      1. Third level item 1

Task Lists

Create interactive checkboxes using - [ ] for unchecked and - [x] for checked items:

  • Completed task
  • Another completed task
  • Pending task
  • Another pending task

Nested Task Lists

  • Main task
    • Subtask 1
    • Subtask 2
  • Another main task
    • Subtask A
    • Subtask B

Mixed Lists

You can mix ordered and unordered lists:

  1. First ordered item
  2. Second ordered item
    • Unordered sub-item
    • Another unordered sub-item
  3. Third ordered item
    1. Ordered sub-item
    2. Another ordered sub-item

Lists with Multiple Paragraphs

Include multiple paragraphs in list items by indenting:

  1. First item with multiple paragraphs.

    This is the second paragraph of the first item.

    And a third paragraph.

  2. Second item.

Lists with Code Blocks

Include code blocks in lists by indenting:

  1. First item:

    1
console.log("Hello");

  2. Second item with inline code: const x = 5

Lists with Blockquotes

Include blockquotes in lists:

  • First item

    This is a blockquote inside a list item

  • Second item

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