# Lists and Checkboxes > [!abstract] What this note is > Bulleted lists, numbered lists, nesting, and Obsidian's checkboxes (task lists) — the backbone of a bullet-journal vault like this one. ## Bulleted lists Start lines with `-` (or `*` or `+` — pick one and stay consistent; this vault uses `-`). ```markdown - Milk - Eggs - Bread ``` ## Numbered lists ```markdown 1. Preheat the oven 2. Mix the batter 3. Regret nothing ``` > [!tip] Lazy numbering > You can write `1.` on every line — Markdown renders the correct sequence automatically. Reordering items never means renumbering them. ## Nesting Indent with **Tab** (Obsidian converts it properly). Mixing types is fine: ```markdown - Groceries - Milk - Eggs - Errands 1. Post office 2. Pharmacy ``` ## Checkboxes (task lists) The syntax that runs this vault's daily Routine: ```markdown - [ ] Not done yet - [x] Done ``` - Click the box in Reading view (or Live Preview) to toggle it. - Nest them like any list — see the Routine block in [[Daily Notes Template]]. - The `[ ]` needs the space inside: `-[ ]` and `- []` both fail silently and render as plain text. This is the #1 checkbox bug. > [!warning] The blank-line rule > A list that comes right after a paragraph needs a **blank line** before it, or some renderers glue it to the paragraph. When a list "isn't rendering," this is usually why. ## Related - [[Markdown Basics]] - [[Markdown Reference Index]]