If you want to start a list item with a block of code, rather than text, you need to add at least a space character after the bullet or number, then make two line breaks before starting to indent the code block with 8 spaces.

In the following examples, line breaks are denoted by the ↵ symbol.

•   unordered
  

 - ↵
↵
        example

1.   ordered
   

1. ↵
↵
        example

Also see this answer for a real-world example.

If you want to start a list item with a block of code, rather than text, you need to add at least a space character after the bullet or number, then make two line breaks before starting to indent the code block with 8 spaces.

In the following examples, line breaks are denoted by the ↵ symbol.

•   unordered
  

 - ↵
↵
        example

1.   ordered
   

1. ↵
↵
        example

Also see this answer for a real-world example.

If you want to start a list item with a block of code, rather than text, you need to add at least a space character after the bullet or number, then make two line breaks before starting to indent the code block with 8 spaces.

Examples:

-

    unordered

 - ↴
↴
        example

1.   ordered
   

1. ↴
↴
        example

Or, see this answer for a real-world example.

If you want to start a list item with a block of code, rather than text, you need to add at least a space character after the bullet or number, then make two line breaks before starting to indent the code block with 8 spaces.

In the following examples, line breaks are denoted by the ↵ symbol.

•   unordered
  

 - ↵
↵
        example

1.   ordered
   

1. ↵
↵
        example

Also see this answer for a real-world example.