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Lists

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Ben Gorman

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Ordered List

You can make an ordered list by preceding each item with a number.

1. Milk
2. Bread
   1. White
   2. Sourdough
3. Turkey
  1. Milk
  2. Bread
    1. White
    2. Sourdough
  3. Turkey

Unordered List

You can make an unordered list by preceding each item with a dash - or an asterisk *.

- Milk
- Bread
   * White
   * Sourdough
- Turkey
  • Milk
  • Bread
    • White
    • Sourdough
  • Turkey

Task List

You can make a task list by preceding each item with - [ ] (unchecked item) or - [x] (checked item).

- [x] Milk
- [ ] Bread
   - [ ] White
   - [x] Sourdough
- [x] Turkey
  • Milk
  • Bread
    • White
    • Sourdough
  • Turkey
Task lists are merely for display. Readers may not check or uncheck boxes interactively.

Tips

You can create a new line of text inside an item by ending the previous line with two or more spaces.

- Milk
- Bread
   1. White  <-- two spaces here
     Get the slices, not the loaf!
   2. Sourdough
- Turkey
  • Milk
  • Bread
    1. White
      Get the slices, not the loaf!
    2. Sourdough
  • Turkey

You can nest content like code blocks by indenting it to align with the item label.

- Milk
- Bread
   1. White
 
      ```
      slicesPerLoaf = 24
      requiredSandwhiches = 36
      requiredLoaves = ceiling(requiredSandwhiches * 2 / slicesPerLoaf)
      ```
 
   2. Sourdough
- Turkey
  • Milk
  • Bread

    1. White

      slicesPerLoaf = 24
requiredSandwhiches = 36
requiredLoaves = ceiling(requiredSandwhiches * 2 / slicesPerLoaf)

    2. Sourdough

  • Turkey