Unable to Modify Nested List Indentation in Obsidian’s Live Preview Editor

[cyanghxst]

My Setup

• App version: Obsidian 1.9.12
• OS: macOS Sequoia 15.6.1
• Theme: Minimal
• Plugins: Style Settings (used to adjust nested list indent)

What I’m trying to do

Increase the nested list indent so that all lines of each list item (including wrapped lines) shift together in live preview.

Things I have tried

• Changing the CSS variable --list-indent → no effect.
• Adjusting the “Nested list indent” slider in Minimal’s Style Settings → no effect.
• Tweaking the variable --list-indent-editing → moves only the first line of each list item. Wrapped lines stay put, so the text still hangs under the bullet/number.
• Adding custom CSS with !important to override padding-inline-start and text-indent. This can neutralize the hanging indent, but then I would have to manually recreate per-level padding.

Question

Is there a supported way to change the nested list indentation in the editor (Live Preview) so that every wrapped line follows the bullet/number?

[dawni]

Try

body {
	--list-indent-editing: 5em;
	--list-indent: 5em;
}

[cyanghxst]

Thanks for the input! I’ve tried tweaking those css fields but it only changed the top-level not the nested ones.

[dawni]

You tried both at the same time? Then maybe I’m not following what you want to do. Here’s how they look for me in Live Preview.

Default:

With the snippet:

Which part do you want to change? Or does it look different for you?