1. Confirm indent with new line insert after list items '\' is not list item. \ foo If only space and three '*' or '-' character are in the line, this line means horizontal item. If current line is below horizontal item, it need not to indent. Following example is horizontal item. --- *** - - - * * * And list item must be specified space after [*-+]. Following example is list item. * foo - bar + baz But following example is not list item. *foo -bar +baz