# Kirbytext: Nested lists **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions\ **Tags:** v3\ **Created:** [October 6, 2020, 10:11am UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/kirbytext-nested-lists/19670 "2020-10-06T10:11:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![chrfickinger](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.getkirby.com/chrfickinger/32/13608_2.png) [@chrfickinger](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/chrfickinger)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 10:11am UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/kirbytext-nested-lists/19670/1 "2020-10-06T10:11:57Z")
Don’t really get the syntax for it. Any Ideas how to use nested lists in kirbytext or in markdown in general ? thanks in advance ---
**Author:** ![pixelijn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ab992/32.png) [@pixelijn](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/pixelijn)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 10:18am UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/kirbytext-nested-lists/19670/2 "2020-10-06T10:18:21Z")
```auto - Item 1 - Subitem 1 - Subitem 2 - Item 2 ``` ---
**Author:** ![chrfickinger](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.getkirby.com/chrfickinger/32/13608_2.png) [@chrfickinger](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/chrfickinger)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 10:35am UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/kirbytext-nested-lists/19670/3 "2020-10-06T10:35:05Z")
Spaces don’t help. They are just ignored. Output is set to: $text-\>kt() ---
**Author:** ![texnixe](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.getkirby.com/texnixe/32/5754_2.png) [@texnixe](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/texnixe)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 11:13am UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/kirbytext-nested-lists/19670/4 "2020-10-06T11:13:07Z")
Hm, worked for me. Which Kirby version are you using? Have you inspected the generated HTML? ---
**Author:** ![chrfickinger](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.getkirby.com/chrfickinger/32/13608_2.png) [@chrfickinger](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/chrfickinger)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 11:27am UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/kirbytext-nested-lists/19670/5 "2020-10-06T11:27:16Z")
kirby 3.4. nested ul is missing in html as well ☹ ---
**Author:** ![texnixe](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.getkirby.com/texnixe/32/5754_2.png) [@texnixe](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/texnixe)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 12:21pm UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/kirbytext-nested-lists/19670/6 "2020-10-06T12:21:05Z")
Ah, I was stupid and tested with a standard textarea field 🤦‍♀️ ---
**Author:** ![chrfickinger](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.getkirby.com/chrfickinger/32/13608_2.png) [@chrfickinger](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/chrfickinger)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 2:47pm UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/kirbytext-nested-lists/19670/7 "2020-10-06T14:47:11Z")
Does that mean, it doesn‘t on your site as well? ---
**Author:** ![texnixe](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.getkirby.com/texnixe/32/5754_2.png) [@texnixe](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/texnixe)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 2:47pm UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/kirbytext-nested-lists/19670/8 "2020-10-06T14:47:48Z")
Haven’t had a chance to look into it yet. ---
**Author:** ![texnixe](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.getkirby.com/texnixe/32/5754_2.png) [@texnixe](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/texnixe)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/kirbytext-nested-lists/19670/9 "2020-10-06T16:45:35Z")
Hm, ok, I tested in Editor in a kirbytext block and the result is as expected. ![Bildschirmfoto von 2020-10-06 18-38-29](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/uploads/getkirby/original/2X/e/e188be18f5aa3d19bf0e96ea42e900234a6557fa.png) ![Bildschirmfoto von 2020-10-06 18-39-11](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/uploads/getkirby/original/2X/9/9406723dfec4f0d47d7ce774b303bfab11fd4d40.png) Tested with: Kirby: 3.4.4-rc1 (3.4.4 was published today) Editor: 1.0.4 ---
**Author:** ![chrfickinger](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.getkirby.com/chrfickinger/32/13608_2.png) [@chrfickinger](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/chrfickinger)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/kirbytext-nested-lists/19670/10 "2020-10-06T17:02:27Z")
Hmm, no idea what I’m doing wrong ☹ ---
**Author:** ![texnixe](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.getkirby.com/texnixe/32/5754_2.png) [@texnixe](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/texnixe)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/kirbytext-nested-lists/19670/11 "2020-10-06T17:33:29Z")
> [@chrfickinger](#): > > Output is set to: $text-\>kt() Which output? In the block snippet? Or in your template? ---
**Author:** ![chrfickinger](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.getkirby.com/chrfickinger/32/13608_2.png) [@chrfickinger](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/chrfickinger)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 10:49am UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/kirbytext-nested-lists/19670/12 "2020-10-07T10:49:06Z")
The output of my text is defined in a builder snippet: \text()-\>kt() ?\> ---
**Author:** ![texnixe](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.getkirby.com/texnixe/32/5754_2.png) [@texnixe](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/texnixe)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 10:53am UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/kirbytext-nested-lists/19670/13 "2020-10-07T10:53:50Z")
But the field you use is an Editor field? ---
**Author:** ![chrfickinger](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.getkirby.com/chrfickinger/32/13608_2.png) [@chrfickinger](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/chrfickinger)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 10:56am UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/kirbytext-nested-lists/19670/14 "2020-10-07T10:56:23Z")
actually it is a textarea. this is the part of my yml: ``` fieldsets: text: name: Text tabs: content: fields: myfield: type: textarea ``` ---
**Author:** ![texnixe](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.getkirby.com/texnixe/32/5754_2.png) [@texnixe](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/texnixe)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 11:02am UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/kirbytext-nested-lists/19670/15 "2020-10-07T11:02:04Z")
> > > getkirby/kirby#2397 > Kirby: 3.3 > Builder: latest > Markdown - Nested List > The list is just rendered as on level, not nested. The markdown works in a default... > > > Describe the bug > (Indenting) spaces (or tabs) at the beginning or the end of a line are deleted on save in textareas... ---
**Author:** ![chrfickinger](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.getkirby.com/chrfickinger/32/13608_2.png) [@chrfickinger](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/chrfickinger)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 11:04am UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/kirbytext-nested-lists/19670/16 "2020-10-07T11:04:26Z")
Oh, thank you much for your answer and finding the unsolvable bug in the plugin. So i guess its time to switch to the new kirby core builder. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![chrfickinger](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.getkirby.com/chrfickinger/32/13608_2.png) [@chrfickinger](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/chrfickinger)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 11:38am UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/kirbytext-nested-lists/19670/17 "2020-10-07T11:38:23Z")
Switching to the latest kirby core solved my problem. Thanks @pixelijn and @texnixe for your help.