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Indenting Learn Bullet Continuations by Two Spaces

Indenting Learn Bullet Continuations by Two Spaces records a distinct Microsoft Learn authoring convention and keeps it scoped to that documentation environment rather than presenting it as a universal writing rule.

Quick answer

In the Microsoft Learn bullet-list pattern, indent continuation text and related blocks two spaces so they align with the bullet item.

Key details

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Important caveats

Scope Boundary

This is a Microsoft Learn indentation convention for the documented bullet pattern; other Markdown systems can use different nesting rules.

Further guidance

Content

For a Learn bullet item written with a one-character marker plus a space, the contributor reference shows continuation text, tips, and second-level bullets aligned with a two-space indent.

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.

  1. 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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