Avoiding Lettered Lists in Learn Markdown records a distinct Microsoft Learn authoring convention and keeps it scoped to that documentation environment rather than presenting it as a universal writing rule.
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Quick answer
Do not type lettered list markers in Microsoft Learn Markdown, including in nested lists; they do not render correctly, while nested numbered lists can render with lowercase letters.
Key details
Core Issuelettered lists
RegisterMicrosoft Learn technical documentation
Important caveats
Scope Boundary
This is a Microsoft Learn rendering constraint, not a universal ban on lettered lists in prose or in publishing systems that support them directly.
Further guidance
Content
Do not type lettered list markers in Microsoft Learn Markdown, including in nested lists; they do not render correctly, while nested numbered lists can render with lowercase letters.
Purpose
Keep Microsoft Learn source readable, accessible, reusable, and predictable while following current contributor-platform conventions.
Sources and evidence
Sources are shown with the role they play in this guide. Historical or style-sensitive claims are kept within the evidence boundary described above.
Markdown reference for Microsoft Learn — Contributor guide↗ (opens in a new tab)Microsoft · Current Microsoft Learn contributor reference for Markdown authoring, including headings/navigation, conceptual images and icons, includes, lists/checklists, nonlocalized strings, alerts, comments, tables, and other Learn extensions.
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