Nested quotation blocks are incorrectly rendered in Editor/Live Preview

Bug reports
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1

Steps to reproduce

Create a hierarchical block-quote and view in both live preview and reading modes.

e.g.:

> one
> > two
> > > three
> > two
> one

Did you follow the troubleshooting guide?

Yes

Expected result

I expect the reading mode to be the same as the live preview mode and for the indentations of the block-quotes to match accordingly.

Live preview mode (correct rendering):

SCR-20250123-okkr
SCR-20250123-okkr810×685 68.5 KB

Actual result

Reading mode (incorrect rendering):

SCR-20250123-okmq
SCR-20250123-okmq810×685 69.1 KB

Environment

SYSTEM INFO:
Obsidian version: v1.8.2
Installer version: v1.7.7
Operating system: Darwin Kernel Version 21.6.0: Mon Jun 24 00:56:10 PDT 2024; root:xnu-8020.240.18.709.2~1/RELEASE_X86_64 21.6.0
Login status: logged in
Language: en
Catalyst license: insider
Insider build toggle: on
Live preview: on
Base theme: adapt to system
Community theme: none
Snippets enabled: 0
Restricted mode: on

RECOMMENDATIONS:
none

Additional information

2

Yes, there is a problem. However it is live preview the wrong one here.p

3

@WhiteNoise ,

It appears that “live preview” does correctly render the block-quotes, while “reading” mode does NOT.

Thanks

4

Nope

https://spec.commonmark.org/dingus/?text=%23%23%20Try%20CommonMark You%20can%20try%20CommonMark%20here.%20%20This%20dingus%20is%20powered%20by [commonmark.js](https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fcommonmark%2Fcommonmark.js)%2C%20the JavaScript%20reference%20implementation. 1.%20item%20one 2.%20item%20two %20%20%20-%20sublist %20%20%20-%20sublist >%20one.%20%20 >%20>%20two.%20%20 >%20>%20>%20three.%20%20 >%20>%20two.%20%20 >%20one.%20%20

5

Well, according to the CommonMark spec, you are correct and the Live Preview mode is actually not rendered according to spec.

https://spec.commonmark.org/0.31.2/#block-quotes

Thanks for the clarification.

6

Steps to reproduce

type the following:

> > > this is a triply nested quote
> > > here it is continued normally
> this should be lazy continued
this too
> > this should be triply nested, not doubly
also this line is kerning badly with the indent line

This is only an issue with the editor, reading view renders this correctly

Did you follow the troubleshooting guide? [Y/N]

Yes.

Expected result

The text should properly continue the indent as lazy continuation. as is done in the reading view

Actual result

only the first block quote is lazily continued, with the text not being indented and therefore colliding with the quote indicator line.

Environment

SYSTEM INFO:
Obsidian version: 1.12.7
Installer version: 1.12.4
Operating system: #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Wed, 25 Feb 2026 23:12:35 +0000 6.18.13-arch1-1
Login status: not logged in
Language: en
Insider build toggle: off
Live preview: on
Base theme: adapt to system
Community theme: none
Snippets enabled: 0
Restricted mode: on