I would like to have an indented sublist (bullet or numbered) under a top-level list item. I know how to do this in various formatting languages — HTML, Markdown, etc. — but I don’t see how to do it using the editing features of discourse. I realize I can use HTML, but. I probably could use MD too? …

- parent list item - sub-item - another parent - sub item again - yet another sub item parent list item sub-item another parent sub item again yet another sub item

Ok, how did you do that??? I can’t recreate it. :confused:

The top half of @cpradio ’s post is how he did it. Copy the stuff in the gray box right into a reply, and that’s how you can do it. Essentially, to create a bullet, make sure there is a blank line above if not the first line, then type a dash, a space, then the line of text. To create an indented …

How indent lists when editing a post?

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codinghorror (Jeff Atwood) May 31, 2016, 11:31pm 6

You may wish to work through the interactive tutorials at Markdown Reference – it’s a great resource!

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How indent lists when editing a post?

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