I would like to make a bulleted list in a Slack message.
How do I do this?
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From Slack's "Format your messages" page:
To create a list, use Shift + Enter to create new lines in your message, then add a number or a bullet (•) before each item.
Tip: To add a bullet point (•) from the comfort of your keyboard, try Option + 8 on a Mac, or Alt + 7 on most Windows machines.
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3Curious: Mac Option + 8. So it doesn't use markdown? I wanted to use markdown in Slack. Jul 25, 2018 at 18:15
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1Also, on Windows the bullet doesn't show up until AFTER you release the
Altkey when usingAlt+ numpad7Mar 4, 2020 at 16:27
To complement this thread, On GNU-Linux for add bullet points to a Slack message using your keyboard:
Ctrl+Shift+8
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2Note: That is the number 8 on the top row, not the keypad 8, at least in my case. Jan 21, 2019 at 21:48
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You can select a block of text and use this shortcut, to put a bullet in front of each line. (Works on Mac, too) get.slack.help/hc/en-us/articles/…– phyattMar 19, 2019 at 15:42
To add bullet points to a message using your keyboard:
Mac: Option 8 on a Mac
Windows: Alt 7 on most Windows machines
GNU-Linux: Ctrl+Shift+8
iMac Keyboard: Shift+Option+8
For anyone coming into this thread in mid-2020, Slack no longer supports any type of markup list within the message body. Shortcuts (cmd+shift+7, cmd+shift+8) will not work either.
They do support ordered and unordered list types within a post. Here's the full reference for what works. => https://www.markdownguide.org/tools/slack/
Unfortunately, it seems the only way to get a list in the message body in 2020 is to use their WYSIWYG editor.
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Actually you can also use the * to maka a bulleted list, but only if the WYSIWYG editor is enabled! At least that's how it is on Mac at the time of writing– SamMar 9, 2021 at 16:44
The above answers are correct, but adding the full answer from Slack website here
To format a list, begin your message with a number or a bullet. Type shift+enter to create a new preformatted line.
Desktop Shortcuts
- For numbers:
cmd+shift+7on Macctrl+shift+7on Windows For
- bullets:
cmd+shift+8on Macctrl+shift+8on Windows
I used the Windows program Character Map, found the bullet point, copied, and pasted. A similar method is to search Google (Wikipedia returned first), then copy and paste.
Mine is an inferior method.
answered Dec 18, 2018 at 16:20
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The quickest method for the way you work is the best. I appreciate the answer. Dec 21, 2018 at 17:32
If anyone needs indented (nested) bullet lists in Slack, here's a suggestion:
Add a custom emoji that's just a transparent image (ex: https://cdn.hipwallpaper.com/i/7/29/4Udi3l.png) and use it to indent your messages (if you want a bullet per se, you can always use another emoji like :black_small_square:)
It's SHIFT + OPTION + 8 on my iMac keyboard.
To add a bullet point (•) from the comfort of your keyboard, try 'Option 8' on a Mac, or 'Alt 7' (using the number pad) on most Windows machines.
Actually all you need to do is typing
- someText
then it will automatically convert it to a bullet point list
or
1. someText
to start a numbered list
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8This used to work, but doesn't anymore (May 2020). I can see messages I typed back in Feb of this year where this worked, but now it doesn't. Grrrr....– ChadMay 21, 2020 at 18:10
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@Chad This does work with the WYSIWYG editor. Type hyphen space at the beginning of a line, and it turns into a bulleted list item, and each newline (shift-enter) will start a new item. Sep 2, 2021 at 20:05