diff --git a/content/get-started/writing-on-github/getting-started-with-writing-and-formatting-on-github/basic-writing-and-formatting-syntax.md b/content/get-started/writing-on-github/getting-started-with-writing-and-formatting-on-github/basic-writing-and-formatting-syntax.md index 5047a0f091ee..d4029229f059 100644 --- a/content/get-started/writing-on-github/getting-started-with-writing-and-formatting-on-github/basic-writing-and-formatting-syntax.md +++ b/content/get-started/writing-on-github/getting-started-with-writing-and-formatting-on-github/basic-writing-and-formatting-syntax.md @@ -186,12 +186,12 @@ The old method of specifying images based on the theme, by using a fragment appe ## Lists -You can make an unordered list by preceding one or more lines of text with - or *. +You can make an unordered list by preceding one or more lines of text with -, *, or +. ```markdown - George Washington -- John Adams -- Thomas Jefferson +* John Adams ++ Thomas Jefferson ``` ![Rendered unordered list](/assets/images/help/writing/unordered-list-rendered.png)