Trouble consistently getting multiple indents on a line

[EmmaRuwood]

What I’m trying to do

I am attempting to apply multiple indents to my lines (using tab key) to help with visual organization, but under most circumstances when I hit tab, the line(s) are turned into code blocks, but removing one line from the top of the selection performs normal indentation, and I’m unable to tell what the difference is and how to consistently apply normal indentation without turning the lines into code blocks.

I am also mainly trying to avoid using code blocks because there are other areas where I have links that I would like to keep in text bodies, which are unlinked when put into code blocks.

The following is an example of what I mean:

original text:

Code blocked text after one indent of text below C1:

None code block text after one indent of lines after “Size:”:

I have read through the Markdown Guide’s Paragraph Best Practices article and it has helped me understand slightly whats going on, and understand that generally only two trailing spaces are used for indents, but my goal is multiple indents per line, and doesn’t explain whats happening in the 3rd image after indenting past a non-indented line. Any help with explaining the formatting error I’m doing would be greatly appreciated!

[Guapa]

Hello.

In Markdown, lists can be indented:

• This
  • list
    • can
      • be
        • indented

But indenting regular paragraphs using spaces or the tab key will result in a code block.

This paragraph is indented by a tab. It is parsed as a code block.

If you view your ‘size’ text in reading mode, the indents will disappear because Markdown doesn’t recognize them as indents.

[holroy]

Using markdown, pressing tab multiple times will result in blocks turning into cider blocks when b you go above 4 spaces.

To properly indent you either need to use callouts or blockquotes to get multiple levels, or lists at various levels.