Obsidan Markdown: Task List Not Rendering as Checklist When Nested Under Header

[revisto]

Steps to reproduce

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1. Create a new note in Obsidian using the default theme, with no third-party plugins or CSS snippets enabled.
2. Enter the following markdown content:

   ### Header:
       - [ ] Task 1
       - [ ] Task 2
   

Expected result

The tasks under the header should render as interactive checklists with clickable checkboxes.

Actual result

The checklist syntax is rendered as plain text; the tasks are not shown as interactive checklists.

Environment

SYSTEM INFO:
	Obsidian version: v1.8.4
	Installer version: v1.6.7
	Operating system: #15-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri Jan 10 23:48:25 UTC 2025 6.11.0-14-generic
	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: off
	Plugins installed: 2
	Plugins enabled: 1
		1: Fontsource v1.0.0

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Additional information

[ariehen]

Header:

- [ ] Task 1
- [ ] Task 2

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This forum also renders it as a code block. Some examples here:

Misdisplay when using - [ ] after indentation

That’s right. That’s how Markdown works. Indenting something without a parent indicates you want code or pre-formatted text. If you want to indent a bullet or checkbox, it needs a parent bullet or checkbox. It’s the same on this forum, which also uses Markdown: Testing Testing 2 Testing 3 Or just a parent bullet: Testing Testing 2 Testing 3 And without a parent: - [ ] Testing is code block What I typed to show that: - [ ] Testing - [ ] Testing 2 - [ ] Test…

[revisto]

Oh, I didn’t know that, thank you so much.