# Markdown numbered lists - 1s only

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/markdown-numbered-lists-1s-only/17923>\
**Category:** Features\
**Created:** [10 June 2021 17:11 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/markdown-numbered-lists-1s-only/17923 "2021-06-10T17:11:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![hyper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f08c70/32.png) [@hyper](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/hyper)\
**Post date:** [10 June 2021 17:11 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/markdown-numbered-lists-1s-only/17923/1 "2021-06-10T17:11:13Z")

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Before [this issue](https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/issues/3917), in the markdown editor, numbered lists were numbered with 1s only. For example:

```auto
1.
1.
1.
1.

```

Afterwards, the numbered lists get set to:

```auto
1.
2.
3.
4.

```

I personally would prefer the `1. 1. 1. 1.` behavior, as that simplifies things and is more correct markdown

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/2X/e/ea915b97be9a3d7c0e5ec3d453e2119ca35d0f6d.png)

([Mastering Markdown · GitHub Guides](https://guides.github.com/features/mastering-markdown/))

Could we change this to be a preference/setting?

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**Author:** ![beo6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/beo6/32/8957_2.png) [@beo6](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/beo6)\
**Post date:** [12 June 2021 03:43 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/markdown-numbered-lists-1s-only/17923/2 "2021-06-12T03:43:39Z")

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How is that more correct?  
Ordered Lists are supposed to count upwards for each level.

If you want a list without numbers, use an unordered list.

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**Author:** ![hyper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f08c70/32.png) [@hyper](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/hyper)\
**Post date:** [12 June 2021 17:51 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/markdown-numbered-lists-1s-only/17923/3 "2021-06-12T17:51:17Z")

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The markdown has 1s but when you render the markdown it counts upwards. This makes manually managing the numbered list easier. See the GitHub Markdown link.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/3X/1/c/1c948e33314e232a0927789508474d8624f4270b.png) [@system](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [11 August 2021 17:52 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/markdown-numbered-lists-1s-only/17923/4 "2021-08-11T17:52:06Z")

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Closed on 11 August 2021 17:52 UTC

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