Bullet lists
- Milk
- Eggs
- Bread- Milk
- Eggs
- Bread
* and + work too. Pick one and stick to it.
Markdown lists. Dashes and numbers.
Start each line with a dash and a space for a bullet list, or a number, a full stop and a space for a numbered one. Indent a line to nest it under the one above.
On the left, what you type. On the right, what you get. Every result here was rendered by HushJot itself.
Bullets and numbers
Numbered lists
1. Preheat the oven
1. Mix the batter
1. Bake for 25 minutes- Preheat the oven
- Mix the batter
- Bake for 25 minutes
The numbers count up on their own, so you can number every line 1. and reorder freely.
Start at any number
3. Third
4. Fourth- Third
- Fourth
A list keeps its first number.
Nesting and longer items
Nested lists
1. Fruit
- Apples
- Pears
2. Vegetables
- Leeks- Fruit
- Apples
- Pears
- Vegetables
- Leeks
Indent the inner line to line up with the text of the item above: two spaces under a dash, three under 1.
Paragraphs in a list item
1. Install the app.
It works offline.
2. Sign in.Install the app.
It works offline.
Sign in.
Indent the extra paragraph to line up with the item’s text.
Good to know
- Leave a blank line before a list that follows a paragraph; some apps need it.
- To start a line with a number that isn’t a list, escape the full stop:
1986\. A good year. - For to-do lists, see checkboxes.
Questions
Lists, answered.
- How do I make a bullet list in Markdown?
- Start each line with a dash and a space:
- item. - How do I make a numbered list?
- Start each line with a number, a full stop and a space:
1. item. The numbers don’t have to be in order; the list counts from the first one. - How do I nest a list?
- Indent the nested item so it lines up with the text of the item above it, usually two or three spaces.
- Is there a shortcut?
- In HushJot, ⌘⇧7 makes a numbered list and ⌘⇧8 a bullet list from the selected lines. Tab and ⇧Tab indent and outdent.
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