--- description: "The three list types Jotaid supports — bullet, numbered and task — and nesting them with Tab." --- # Insert Lists Three kinds of list, all made from a few characters at the start of a line. | List | Syntax | Shortcut | |------|--------|----------| | Bullet | `- item` (`*` and `+` work too) | ⌘⇧8 | | Numbered | `1. item` | ⌘⇧7 | | Task | `- [ ] todo`, done is `- [x]` | Toolbar button | Press Return inside a list and Jotaid continues it with the same type. Press Return again on an empty item to leave the list. ## Nesting Indentation sets the level: **Tab** indents the current line, **⇧Tab** takes it back out. ```markdown - First level - Second level - Third level - Back to the first level ``` The three types nest inside each other freely — a run of task items under a numbered step is perfectly valid: ```markdown 1. Preparation - [ ] Gather sources - [ ] Draft an outline 2. Writing ``` Numbered lists render **the numbers you wrote**. If you would rather they renumber themselves, write every line as `1.` — most Markdown tools will count for you. ## Task Lists A space between the brackets means open; an `x` means done: ```markdown - [ ] Not done - [x] Done - [X] Uppercase counts as done too ``` Either case works — that is what GFM specifies, and it matches GitHub, Obsidian and Typora. In the preview they render as **clickable checkboxes**: tick or untick one directly, without going back to the source to change the letter. Task lists work well for closing out a single note — but to track something *across* notes, a [tag](https://docs.jotaid.com/en/guide/tags) such as `to-read` plus a filter serves better, because a tag gathers scattered notes into one list. ## Next Steps - [Insert Tables](https://docs.jotaid.com/en/guide/insert-tables) — Structured data - [Insert Annotations](https://docs.jotaid.com/en/guide/insert-annotations) — Footnotes, super/subscript, highlight