# Unordered Lists
To create an unordered list, add dashes (`-`), asterisks (`*`), or plus signs (`+`) in front of line items. Indent one or more items to create a nested list.
| Markdown | HTML | Output |
|-----------|------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|`- First item`
`- Second item`
`- Third item`
`- Fourth item`|``
`- First item
`
`- Second item
`
`- Third item
`
`- Fourth item
`
`
`|- First item
- Second item
- Third item
- Fourth item
|
|`* First item`
`* Second item`
`* Third item`
`* Fourth item`|``
`- First item
`
`- Second item
`
`- Third item
`
`- Fourth item
`
`
`|- First item
- Second item
- Third item
- Fourth item
|
|`+ First item`
`* Second item`
`- Third item`
`+ Fourth item`|``
`- First item
`
`- Second item
`
`- Third item
`
`- Fourth item
`
`
`|- First item
- Second item
- Third item
- Fourth item
|
|`- First item`
`- Second item`
`- Third item`
` - Indented item`
` - Indented item`
`- Fourth item`|`
`- First item
`
`- Second item
`
`- Third item
`
`- Indented item
`
`- Indented item
`
`
`
`- Fourth item
`
`
|- First item
- Second item
- Third item
- Indented item
- Indented item
- Fourth item
|
## Starting Unordered List Items With Numbers
If you need to start an unordered list item with a number followed by a period, you can use a backslash (`\ `) to [escape](escaping-characters.md) the period.
| Markdown | HTML | Output |
|-----------|------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|`- 1968\. A great year!`
`- I think 1969 was second best.`|``
`- 1968. A great year!
`
`- I think 1969 was second best.
`
`
`|- 1968. A great year!
- I think 1969 was second best.
|
#### Unordered List Best Practices
Markdown applications don’t agree on how to handle different delimiters in the same list. For compatibility, don't mix and match delimiters in the same list — pick one and stick with it.
| ✅ Do this | ❌ Don't do this |
|------------------|------------------------|
|`- First item`
`- Second item`
`- Third item`
`- Fourth item`|`+ First item`
`* Second item`
`- Third item`
`+ Fourth item`|