Markdown: Code directly after a list (and not as part of that list) [duplicate]

Question

Sometimes, when I answer a question, I use a list to explain things and add some code after that, for example:

• argument 1 is hoppa

• argument 2 is klap

• argument 3 is klap

  command hoppa klap klap

The command however is not formatted correctly on Stack Overflow. When I add a line between them (which basically does not mean anything)

• argument 1 is hoppa
• argument 2 is klap
• argument 3 is klap

blah blah:

command hoppa klap klap

The code is formatted correctly.

Adding two spaces extra, will produce code that seems part of the last list item, which is not what is meant.

• argument 1 is hoppa

• argument 2 is klap

• argument 3 is klap

  command hoppa klap klap
  

The question is closed with a referral to a completely different question: that of nesting code in a list. Also some comments point to that. This question is not about nesting code in a list. If you look at the accepted answer, you will also see that this is not the case.

Answer 1

This is intentional, and allows continuation paragraphs in list items, so this Markdown:

 - first

 - second 

    code block

Renders to:

• first

• second

  code block

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Instead, use the code fence block style to add code right after a list, e.g. this:

 - first

 - second

```
code block
```

Renders to:

• first

• second

code block

---

Alternatively, note that you can explicitly (but invisibly) end the list with an empty comment:

 - first

 - second 

<!-- -->

    code block

Also renders to:

• first

• second

code block

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As to why the blank line doesn't end the list, without the blank line the previous list item's paragraph is being continued:

 - list item
    New paragraph?

Renders to:

• list item New paragraph?

This allows you to have long list items in places where you want to hard wrap the lines.