MDS061: list-marker-space

Each list marker must be followed by the configured number of spaces.

# Settings

A list item is “multi” when it has more than one block-level child (a blank-line-separated continuation paragraph, a nested list, or a code block inside the item). Single items have one block child.

ul-multi and ol-multi are checked but not auto-fixed. Adjusting the marker gap on a multi-paragraph item requires re-indenting every continuation line by the same delta; doing so correctly across all block child types is left to the author. Single-paragraph items are fixed automatically.

# Config

Enable with default settings (one space everywhere):

rules:
  list-marker-space: true

Disable:

rules:
  list-marker-space: false

Require two spaces after the marker for multi-paragraph items:

rules:
  list-marker-space:
    ul-multi: 2
    ol-multi: 2

# Examples

# Good – one space

# Unordered list marker space

One space after each unordered marker.

- First item
- Second item
- Third item

# Good – ordered list

# Ordered list marker space

One space after each ordered marker.

1. First item
2. Second item
3. Third item

# Bad – two spaces

# Two spaces after unordered marker

Unordered list with two spaces after each marker.

-  First item
-  Second item

# Bad – ordered two spaces

# Two spaces after ordered marker

Ordered list with two spaces after each marker.

1.  First item
2.  Second item

# Meta-Information

• ID: MDS061
• Name: list-marker-space
• Status: ready
• Default: enabled
• Fixable: single-paragraph items only
• Implementation: source
• Category: list
• markdownlint: MD030 (list-marker-space)
• rumdl: MD030 (list-marker-space)
• mado: MD030 (list-marker-space)
• obsidian-linter: space-after-list-markers