# Nested citations render incorrectly

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/nested-citations-render-incorrectly/373756
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** footnote
**Created:** [July 10, 2025, 3:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nested-citations-render-incorrectly/373756 "2025-07-10T15:17:27Z")
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### Author: ![roke\_julian\_lockhart](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/roke_julian_lockhart/32/540179_2.png) [@roke\_julian\_lockhart](https://meta.discourse.org/u/roke_julian_lockhart)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2025, 3:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nested-citations-render-incorrectly/373756/1 "2025-07-10T15:17:27Z")

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#### Erroneous Example

```Markdown
@boredsquirrel, I've been quite disappointed with Plasma Mobile, [^1] [^2] so do you have any more observations about Phosh versus GNOME Mobile? I'm about to try both.

[^1]:	[`gitlab.postmarketos.org/postmarketOS/pmaports/-/issues/?sort=created_date&state=all&author_username=RokeJulianLockhart&label_name%5B%5D=ui-plasma-mobile`][1]

	[1]: https://gitlab.postmarketos.org/postmarketOS/pmaports/-/issues/?sort=created_date&state=all&author_username=RokeJulianLockhart&label_name%5B%5D=ui-plasma-mobile

[^2]:	[`bugs.kde.org/buglist.cgi`][2] [^3] [^4] [^5]

	[2]: https://bugs.kde.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=UNCONFIRMED&bug_status=CONFIRMED&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=NEEDSINFO&bug_status=VERIFIED&bug_status=CLOSED&f1=reporter&list_id=3202225&o1=equals&product=Plasma%20Mobile%20Dialer&product=Plasma%20Mobile%20Phonebook&product=plasma-mobile&product=plasma-mobile-settings&query_format=advanced&resolution=---&resolution=FIXED&resolution=INVALID&resolution=WONTFIX&resolution=LATER&resolution=REMIND&resolution=DUPLICATE&resolution=WORKSFORME&resolution=MOVED&resolution=UPSTREAM&resolution=DOWNSTREAM&resolution=WAITINGFORINFO&resolution=BACKTRACE&resolution=UNMAINTAINED&v1=%25user%25#:~:text=Unable%20to%20reboot%20via%20Plasma%20Mobile%20GUI%20or%20QDBus%2C%20despite%20%60reboot%60%20working&text=Infrequent%20background%20SIGSEGVs%20occur%20when%20viewing%20or%20navigating%20plasma%2Dsettings'%20GUI&text=Support%20display%20cut%2Douts%20in%20Plasma%20Mobile

	[^3]:	[`bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=486601`][3]

		[3]: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=486601#:~:text=Support%20display%20cut%2Douts%20in%20Plasma%20Mobile

	[^4]:	[`bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=504184`][4]

		[4]: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=504184#:~:text=Infrequent%20background%20SIGSEGVs%20occur%20when%20viewing%20or%20navigating%20plasma%2Dsettings'%20GUI

	[^5]:	[`bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=506768`][5]

		[5]: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=506768#:~:text=Unable%20to%20reboot%20via%20Plasma%20Mobile%20GUI%20or%20QDBus%2C%20despite%20%60reboot%60%20working

```

…renders as:

 ![A Screenshot](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/a/4/9/a49569783790c9ccb4e60b5ccf70ef0d67ae2f42.png)

Alongside tabs, I’ve tried content-dependent depths of spaces, and 4 spaces.

#### Comparative, Correct Example

For comparison, nested citations work in some situations, on Discourse:

```Markdown
@boredsquirrel, I've been quite disappointed with Plasma Mobile, [^1] so do you have any more observations about Phosh versus GNOME Mobile? I'm about to try both.

[^1]: [`gitlab.postmarketos.org/postmarketOS/pmaports/-/issues/?sort=created_date&state=all&author_username=RokeJulianLockhart&label_name%5B%5D=ui-plasma-mobile`][1] [^2]

      [1]: https://gitlab.postmarketos.org/postmarketOS/pmaports/-/issues/?sort=created_date&state=all&author_username=RokeJulianLockhart&label_name%5B%5D=ui-plasma-mobile

[^2]: [`meta.discourse.org/t/373756`][2]

      [2]: https://meta.discourse.org/t/nested-citations-render-incorrectly/373756?u=rokejulianlockhart

```

…renders as:

 ![A Screenshot](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/0/9/5/095a3d74011712dcad335112b909aabc057a29df.png)