Lists and tables
Format structured data in your documentation with Markdown tables, ordered and unordered lists, nested structures, and task list checkboxes.
Lists
Lists follow the official Markdown syntax.
Ordered list
To create an ordered list, add numbers followed by a period before list items.
- First item
- Second item
- Third item
- Fourth item
1. First item
2. Second item
3. Third item
4. Fourth itemUnordered list
To create an unordered list, add dashes (-), asterisks (*), or plus signs (+) before list items.
- First item
- Second item
- Third item
- Fourth item
- First item
- Second item
- Third item
- Fourth itemNested list
Indent list items to nest them.
- First item
- Second item
- Additional item
- Additional item
- Third item
- First item
- Second item
- Additional item
- Additional item
- Third itemTables
Tables follow the official Markdown syntax.
To add a table, use three or more hyphens (---) to create each column’s header, and use pipes (|) to separate each column. For compatibility, you should also add a pipe on either end of the row.
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Full name of user |
| Age | Reported age |
| Joined | Whether the user joined the community |
| Property | Description |
| -------- | ------------------------------------- |
| Name | Full name of user |
| Age | Reported age |
| Joined | Whether the user joined the community |Column alignment
Use colons in the separator row to align column content:
| Left aligned | Center aligned | Right aligned |
|---|---|---|
| Left | Center | Right |
| Text | Text | Text |
| Left aligned | Center aligned | Right aligned |
| :----------- | :------------: | ------------: |
| Left | Center | Right |
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