Revisions to How to nest code within a list using Markdown [duplicate]

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If you want to add a block of code to a list item, you have to add an extra 4 spaces for every level of that list. You also have to make sure that you leave a blank line before the code block.

code block outside of a list

Main list

  code block

sub list

  code block

  second code block

sub² list
```
  code block
```
- sub³ list
```
  code block
```

  up two list levels

# 4↴
    code block outside of a list

- Main list
#     8↴
        code block
# 4↴
    - sub list

#        12↴
            code block
#     8↴
        <!-- --> # can also be used to set highlighting <!-- language: lang-none -->
#        12↴
            second code block
#     8↴
        - sub<sup>2</sup> list

#            16↴
                code block
#        12↴
            - sub<sup>3</sup> list
#                20↴
                    code block
#     8↴
        <!-- -->
#        12↴
            up two list levels

If you need to force the Markdown processor to start a new section, just add a  or  on it's own line at the appropriate level. That's how I managed to follow a list with a code block for this answer.
If you do use  you can use it to set the highlighting mode for the following code block as well ()If you do use  you can use it to set the highlighting mode for the following code block as well ().

If you want to add a block of code to a list item, you have to add an extra 4 spaces for every level of that list. You also have to make sure that you leave a blank line before the code block.

code block outside of a list

Main list

  code block

sub list

  code block

  second code block

sub² list
```
  code block
```
- sub³ list
```
  code block
```

  up two list levels

# 4↴
    code block outside of a list

- Main list
#     8↴
        code block
# 4↴
    - sub list

#        12↴
            code block
#     8↴
        <!-- --> # can also be used to set highlighting <!-- language: lang-none -->
#        12↴
            second code block
#     8↴
        - sub<sup>2</sup> list

#            16↴
                code block
#        12↴
            - sub<sup>3</sup> list
#                20↴
                    code block
#     8↴
        <!-- -->
#        12↴
            up two list levels

If you need to force the Markdown processor to start a new section, just add a  or  on it's own line at the appropriate level. That's how I managed to follow a list with a code block for this answer.
If you do use  you can use it to set the highlighting mode for the following code block as well ().

If you want to add a block of code to a list item, you have to add an extra 4 spaces for every level of that list. You also have to make sure that you leave a blank line before the code block.

code block outside of a list

Main list

  code block

sub list

  code block

  second code block

sub² list
```
  code block
```
- sub³ list
```
  code block
```

  up two list levels

# 4↴
    code block outside of a list

- Main list
#     8↴
        code block
# 4↴
    - sub list

#        12↴
            code block
#     8↴
        <!-- --> # can also be used to set highlighting <!-- language: lang-none -->
#        12↴
            second code block
#     8↴
        - sub<sup>2</sup> list

#            16↴
                code block
#        12↴
            - sub<sup>3</sup> list
#                20↴
                    code block
#     8↴
        <!-- -->
#        12↴
            up two list levels

If you need to force the Markdown processor to start a new section, just add a  or  on it's own line at the appropriate level. That's how I managed to follow a list with a code block for this answer.
If you do use  you can use it to set the highlighting mode for the following code block as well ().

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edited May 6, 2013 at 17:01

Brad Gilbert

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If you want to add a block of code to a list item, you have to add an extra 4 spaces for every level of that list. You also have to make sure that you leave a blank line before the code block.

code block outside of a list

code block outside of a list

Main list

  code block

  code block

sub list

  code block

  code block

  second code block

sub sub² list

  code block

  code block

sub sub sub³ list
```
  code block
```
```
  code block
```

  up two list levels

# 4↴
    code block outside of a list

- Main list
#     8↴
        code block

# 4↴
    - sub list
#        12↴
            code block

#     8↴
        - sub sub list
#            16↴
                code block

#        12↴
            - sub sub sub list
#                20↴
                    code block

# 4↴
    code block outside of a list

- Main list
#     8↴
        code block
# 4↴
    - sub list

#        12↴
            code block
#     8↴
        <!-- --> # can also be used to set highlighting <!-- language: lang-none -->
#        12↴
            second code block
#     8↴
        - sub<sup>2</sup> list

#            16↴
                code block
#        12↴
            - sub<sup>3</sup> list
#                20↴
                    code block
#     8↴
        <!-- -->
#        12↴
            up two list levels

If you need to force the Markdown processor to start a new section, just add a  or  on it's own line at the appropriate level. That's how I managed to follow a list with a code block, for this answer.
If you do use  you can use it to set the highlighting mode for the following code block as well ().

If you want to add a block of code to a list item, you have to add an extra 4 spaces for every level of that list.

code block outside of a list

Main list

  code block

sub list
```
  code block
```
- sub sub list
```
  code block
```
  - sub sub sub list
```
  code block
```

# 4↴
    code block outside of a list

- Main list
#     8↴
        code block

# 4↴
    - sub list
#        12↴
            code block

#     8↴
        - sub sub list
#            16↴
                code block

#        12↴
            - sub sub sub list
#                20↴
                    code block

If you need to force the Markdown processor to start a new section, just add a  on it's own line. That's how I managed to follow a list with a code block, for this answer.

If you want to add a block of code to a list item, you have to add an extra 4 spaces for every level of that list. You also have to make sure that you leave a blank line before the code block.

code block outside of a list

Main list

  code block

sub list

  code block

  second code block

sub² list
```
  code block
```
- sub³ list
```
  code block
```

  up two list levels

# 4↴
    code block outside of a list

- Main list
#     8↴
        code block
# 4↴
    - sub list

#        12↴
            code block
#     8↴
        <!-- --> # can also be used to set highlighting <!-- language: lang-none -->
#        12↴
            second code block
#     8↴
        - sub<sup>2</sup> list

#            16↴
                code block
#        12↴
            - sub<sup>3</sup> list
#                20↴
                    code block
#     8↴
        <!-- -->
#        12↴
            up two list levels

If you need to force the Markdown processor to start a new section, just add a  or  on it's own line at the appropriate level. That's how I managed to follow a list with a code block for this answer.
If you do use  you can use it to set the highlighting mode for the following code block as well ().

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edited Dec 9, 2009 at 17:21

Brad Gilbert

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If you want to add a block of code to a list item, you have to add an extra 4 spaces for every level of that list.

code block outside of a list

Main list

  code block

sub list
```
  code block
```
- sub sub list
```
  code block
```
  - sub sub sub list
```
  code block
```

#  4v4↴
    code block outside of a list

- Main list
#  4   8v8↴
        code block 

# 4↴
    - sub list
#      8  12v12↴
            code block 

#     8↴
        - sub sub list
#         12  16v 16↴
                code block 

#        12↴
            - sub sub sub list
#             16  20v 20↴
                    code block

If you need to force the Markdown processor to start a new section, just add a  on it's own line. That's how I managed to follow a list with a code block, for this answer.

If you want to add a block of code to a list item, you have to add an extra 4 spaces for every level of that list.

code block outside of a list

Main list

  code block

sub list
```
  code block
```
- sub sub list
```
  code block
```
  - sub sub sub list
```
  code block
```

#  4v
    code block outside of a list

- Main list
#  4   8v
        code block

    - sub list
#      8  12v
            code block

        - sub sub list
#         12  16v
                code block

            - sub sub sub list
#             16  20v
                    code block

If you need to force the Markdown processor to start a new section, just add a  on it's own line. That's how I managed to follow a list with a code block, for this answer.

If you want to add a block of code to a list item, you have to add an extra 4 spaces for every level of that list.

code block outside of a list

Main list

  code block

sub list
```
  code block
```
- sub sub list
```
  code block
```
  - sub sub sub list
```
  code block
```

# 4↴
    code block outside of a list

- Main list
#     8↴
        code block 

# 4↴
    - sub list
#        12↴
            code block 

#     8↴
        - sub sub list
#            16↴
                code block 

#        12↴
            - sub sub sub list
#                20↴
                    code block

If you need to force the Markdown processor to start a new section, just add a  on it's own line. That's how I managed to follow a list with a code block, for this answer.

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created Jul 21, 2009 at 16:36

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