Lists and Tables

This page covers ordered and unordered lists, nesting rules, checkboxes, and tables with column alignment.

Lists

Source	Output
`- item`, `* item`, `+ item`	`<ul>`
`1. item`	`<ol>`
`- [x] done`, `- [ ] todo`	`<li>` with a checkbox

Rule	Detail
Type set by the first item	If the first item is `1.`, the whole group is `<ol>`; mixing markers at one level does not split groups
Start number	Ignored; `3. x` still counts from 1 and no `start` attribute is emitted
Nesting	4 spaces of indentation per level; a 2-space indent is treated as a sibling item
Nested type may differ	`1. sub` indented under `- a` creates an `<ol>` inside the `<ul>`
Continuation lines	A following line without a list marker is appended to the previous item, separated by `<br>`
End	A blank line

Checkboxes

- [x] Done
- [ ] Not done

The output is <label><input type="checkbox"><span>text</span></label>, with checked for [x]. The checkbox has onclick="return false;", so it cannot be toggled in the preview; change the Markdown source instead.

Tables

| Name  | Qty | Price |
|:------|:---:|------:|
| Apple |  3  |    30 |

Rule	Detail
Separator row	The second line, made of `-`, `:` and `\|`, marks the header and alignment
Outer `\|`	Optional: `A \| B` followed by `--- \| ---` also works
Column count	Taken from the first (header) row; missing cells in data rows become empty `<td>`, extra cells are dropped
Headings in cells	`## text` inside a cell produces a heading

Alignment

Separator	`align` attribute
`---`, `:---`	`left`
`:---:`	`center`
`---:`	`right`

Alignment is written as an align attribute on every <th> and <td>; it defaults to left.

Limits

The form without outer | does not check for list markers: - a | b followed by --- | --- becomes a table whose header is - a
\| escaping is not supported inside cells; every | separates columns