Checkboxes only rendering as bullets

Once you’ve done the above, delete everything above this line.

Steps to reproduce

create a check box - [ ]

Expected result

You should see a checkbox

Actual result

It renders a bullet with a box next to it

Environment

  • Operating system: MacOS
  • Debug info:
    SYSTEM INFO:
    Obsidian version: v1.1.9
    Installer version: v1.0.3
    Operating system: Darwin Kernel Version 22.1.0: Sun Oct 9 20:15:52 PDT 2022; root:xnu-8792.41.9~2/RELEASE_ARM64_T8112 22.1.0
    Login status: not logged in
    Insider build toggle: off
    Live preview: on
    Legacy editor: off
    Base theme: adapt to system
    Community theme: none
    Snippets enabled: 0
    Restricted mode: off
    Plugins installed: 4
    Plugins enabled: 1
    1: Templater v1.16.0

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Additional information

I previously didn’t have any issues with checkboxes until I updated.

Screen Recording 2023-01-10 at 12.45.30 PM-1

A few things to check:

  • Are you in Live Preview? (looks like it, but double check)

  • On a blank line, does cmd/ctrl+P and Toggle checkbox status give you a checkbox?

I don’t think this matters for your problem, but it’s recommended that you update your installer.

I’m pretty sure only one of those should produce a checkbox. You need a space between the brackets or they don’t convert.

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Yeah, the clip is blurry and the spacing is hard to see, so I hesitated to say. The forum mangles some uploads, so no fault of @tquinn35 for the image.

i’ve tried it with a space. I used to be able to make checkboxes so i know how, it just doesn’t work anymore. It formats it right away when you make the space.

Looking closely and watching the animation, they all have a space between the brackets except one that has two.

I thought I confirmed the behavior on MacOS 13.1 / Obsisian 1.0.3 (for typing only, command worked fine), but it turned out I just needed to add a space after the second bracket.

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Yeah, if you type/paste - [ ] and hit ↑ or ↓, it doesn’t render. You need a space after the second bracket. I don’t think this is new.

That was it thanks.

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