Bulleted lists

Zulip supports Markdown formatting for bulleted lists. You can create bulleted lists using *, -, or + at the start of each line. Add two spaces before the bullet to create a nested list.

Create a bulleted list

Via compose box button

1. Open the compose box.
2. (optional) Select the text you want to format.
3. Click the Bulleted list () icon at the bottom of the compose box to insert list formatting.
4. Press Enter to automatically add a new bullet to the list.
5. When your list is done, press Enter a second time to remove the bullet.

Tip: You can also use the Bulleted list () icon to remove existing list formatting from the current line or selected text.

Via Markdown

1. Open the compose box.
2. Type *, -, or + followed by a space and some text to start a bulleted list.
3. Press Enter to automatically add a new bullet to the list.
4. When your list is done, press Enter a second time to remove the bullet.

Examples

What you type

* bulleted lists
  * with sub-bullets too
  * sub-bullets start with 2 spaces
    * start sub-sub-bullets with 4 spaces
* multi
line
bullet
- dashes and
+ pluses are ok too

What it looks like

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