In edit view, block quotes nested within bulleted lists cause subsequent second-level bullets to render as orphans. In live view, subsequent bullets are rendered correctly.
Steps to reproduce
- make a bulleted list with sub-bullets
- insert a block quote between sub-bullets
- toggle between edit view and reading view
Expected result
edit view follows the formatting of reader view; e.g. items 2c and 2d below are rendered properly as children of item 2
Actual result
edit view renders subordinate list items as orphans; e.g. items 2c and 2d are rendered as orphan bullets
Environment
SYSTEM INFO:
Obsidian version: 1.12.7
Installer version: 1.12.7
Operating system: Bluefin (v 43.20; Linux kernel 6.18.13-200.fc43.4)
Login status: logged in
Language: en
Catalyst license: none
Insider build toggle: off
Live preview: on
Base theme: adapt to system
Community theme: none
Snippets enabled: 0
Restricted mode: on
RECOMMENDATIONS:
none
Additional information
- tested in sandbox vault
- numbered lists with nested block quotes produce the same error
- possibly related to this bug? (edit: the forum software won’t let me link it, but the title is
Editor/Live Preview: Support quotes/quotation in list items)

