Content Rules

Auto-correct Common Misspellings

Alias: auto-correct-common-misspellings

Uses a dictionary of common misspellings to automatically convert them to their proper spellings. See auto-correct map for the full list of auto-corrected words.

Options

Name	Description	List Items	Default Value
Ignore Words	A comma separated list of lowercased words to ignore when auto-correcting	N/A

Examples

Auto-correct misspellings in regular text, but not code blocks, math blocks, YAML, or tags

Before:

---
key: absoltely
---

I absoltely hate when my codeblocks get formatted when they should not be.

```
# comments absoltely can be helpful, but they can also be misleading
```

Note that inline code also has the applicable spelling errors ignored: `absoltely` 

$$
Math block absoltely does not get auto-corrected.
$$

The same $ defenately $ applies to inline math.

#defenately stays the same

After:

---
key: absoltely
---

I absolutely hate when my codeblocks get formatted when they should not be.

```
# comments absoltely can be helpful, but they can also be misleading
```

Note that inline code also has the applicable spelling errors ignored: `absoltely` 

$$
Math block absoltely does not get auto-corrected.
$$

The same $ defenately $ applies to inline math.

#defenately stays the same

Auto-correct misspellings keeps first letter's case

Before:

Accodringly we made sure to update logic to make sure it would handle case sensitivity.

After:

Accordingly we made sure to update logic to make sure it would handle case sensitivity.

Links should not be auto-corrected

Before:

http://www.Absoltely.com should not be corrected

After:

http://www.Absoltely.com should not be corrected

Blockquote Style

Alias: blockquote-style

Makes sure the blockquote style is consistent.

Options

Name	Description	List Items	Default Value
Style	The style used on blockquote indicators	space: > indicator is followed by a space no space: >indicator is not followed by a space	space

Examples

When style = `space`, a space is added to blockquotes missing a space after the indicator

Before:

>Blockquotes will have a space added if one is not present
> Will be left as is.

> Nested blockquotes are also updated
>>Nesting levels are handled correctly
>> Even when only partially needing updates
> >Updated as well
>>>>>>> Is handled too
> > >>> As well

> <strong>Note that html is not affected in blockquotes</strong>

After:

> Blockquotes will have a space added if one is not present
> Will be left as is.

> Nested blockquotes are also updated
> > Nesting levels are handled correctly
> > Even when only partially needing updates
> > Updated as well
> > > > > > > Is handled too
> > > > > As well

> <strong>Note that html is not affected in blockquotes</strong>

When style = `no space`, spaces are removed after a blockquote indicator

Before:

>    Multiple spaces are removed
> > Nesting is handled
> > > > >  Especially when multiple levels are involved
> >>> > Even when partially correct already, it is handled

After:

>Multiple spaces are removed
>>Nesting is handled
>>>>>Especially when multiple levels are involved
>>>>>Even when partially correct already, it is handled

Convert Bullet List Markers

Alias: convert-bullet-list-markers

Converts common bullet list marker symbols to markdown list markers.

Examples

Converts •

Before:

• item 1
• item 2

After:

- item 1
- item 2

Converts §

Before:

• item 1
  § item 2
  § item 3

After:

- item 1
  - item 2
  - item 3

Default Language For Code Fences

Alias: default-language-for-code-fences

Add a default language to code fences that do not have a language specified.

Options

Name	Description	List Items	Default Value
Programming Language	Leave empty to do nothing. Languages tags can be found here.	N/A

Examples

Add a default language `javascript` to code blocks that do not have a language specified

Before:

```
var temp = 'text';
// this is a code block
```

After:

```javascript
var temp = 'text';
// this is a code block
```

If a code block already has a language specified, do not change it

Before:

```javascript
var temp = 'text';
// this is a code block
```

After:

```javascript
var temp = 'text';
// this is a code block
```

Empty string as the default language will not add a language to code blocks

Before:

```
var temp = 'text';
// this is a code block
```

After:

```
var temp = 'text';
// this is a code block
```

Emphasis Style

Alias: emphasis-style

Makes sure the emphasis style is consistent.

Options

Name	Description	List Items	Default Value
Style	The style used to denote emphasized content	consistent: Makes sure the first instance of emphasis is the style that will be used throughout the document asterisk: Makes sure * is the emphasis indicator underscore: Makes sure _ is the emphasis indicator	consistent

Examples

Emphasis indicators should use underscores when style is set to 'underscore'

Before:

# Emphasis Cases

*Test emphasis*
* Test not emphasized *
This is *emphasized* mid sentence
This is *emphasized* mid sentence with a second *emphasis* on the same line
This is ***bold and emphasized***
This is ***nested bold** and ending emphasized*
This is ***nested emphasis* and ending bold**

**Test bold**

* List Item1 with *emphasized text*
* List Item2

After:

# Emphasis Cases

_Test emphasis_
* Test not emphasized *
This is _emphasized_ mid sentence
This is _emphasized_ mid sentence with a second _emphasis_ on the same line
This is _**bold and emphasized**_
This is _**nested bold** and ending emphasized_
This is **_nested emphasis_ and ending bold**

**Test bold**

* List Item1 with _emphasized text_
* List Item2

Emphasis indicators should use asterisks when style is set to 'asterisk'

Before:

# Emphasis Cases

_Test emphasis_
_ Test not emphasized _
This is _emphasized_ mid sentence
This is _emphasized_ mid sentence with a second _emphasis_ on the same line
This is ___bold and emphasized___
This is ___nested bold__ and ending emphasized_
This is ___nested emphasis_ and ending bold__

__Test bold__

After:

# Emphasis Cases

*Test emphasis*
_ Test not emphasized _
This is *emphasized* mid sentence
This is *emphasized* mid sentence with a second *emphasis* on the same line
This is *__bold and emphasized__*
This is *__nested bold__ and ending emphasized*
This is __*nested emphasis* and ending bold__

__Test bold__

Emphasis indicators should use consistent style based on first emphasis indicator in a file when style is set to 'consistent'

Before:

# Emphasis First Emphasis Is an Asterisk

*First emphasis*
This is _emphasized_ mid sentence
This is *emphasized* mid sentence with a second _emphasis_ on the same line
This is *__bold and emphasized__*
This is *__nested bold__ and ending emphasized*
This is **_nested emphasis_ and ending bold**

__Test bold__

After:

# Emphasis First Emphasis Is an Asterisk

*First emphasis*
This is *emphasized* mid sentence
This is *emphasized* mid sentence with a second *emphasis* on the same line
This is *__bold and emphasized__*
This is *__nested bold__ and ending emphasized*
This is ***nested emphasis* and ending bold**

__Test bold__

Emphasis indicators should use consistent style based on first emphasis indicator in a file when style is set to 'consistent'

Before:

# Emphasis First Emphasis Is an Underscore

**_First emphasis_**
This is _emphasized_ mid sentence
This is *emphasized* mid sentence with a second _emphasis_ on the same line
This is *__bold and emphasized__*
This is _**nested bold** and ending emphasized_
This is __*nested emphasis* and ending bold__

__Test bold__

After:

# Emphasis First Emphasis Is an Underscore

**_First emphasis_**
This is _emphasized_ mid sentence
This is _emphasized_ mid sentence with a second _emphasis_ on the same line
This is ___bold and emphasized___
This is _**nested bold** and ending emphasized_
This is ___nested emphasis_ and ending bold__

__Test bold__

No Bare URLs

Alias: no-bare-urls

Encloses bare URLs with angle brackets except when enclosed in back ticks, square braces, or single or double quotes.

Options

Name	Description	List Items	Default Value
No Bare URIs	Attempts to enclose bare URIs with angle brackets except when enclosed in back ticks, square braces, or single or double quotes.	N/A	false

Examples

Make sure that links are inside of angle brackets when not in single quotes('), double quotes("), or backticks(`)

Before:

https://github.com
braces around url should stay the same: [https://github.com]
backticks around url should stay the same: `https://github.com`
Links mid-sentence should be updated like https://google.com will be.
'https://github.com'
"https://github.com"
<https://github.com>
links should stay the same: [](https://github.com)
https://gitlab.com

After:

<https://github.com>
braces around url should stay the same: [https://github.com]
backticks around url should stay the same: `https://github.com`
Links mid-sentence should be updated like <https://google.com> will be.
'https://github.com'
"https://github.com"
<https://github.com>
links should stay the same: [](https://github.com)
<https://gitlab.com>

Angle brackets are added if the url is not the only text in the single quotes(') or double quotes(")

Before:

[https://github.com some text here]
backticks around a url should stay the same: `https://github.com some text here`
single quotes around a url should stay the same, but only if the contents of the single quotes is the url: 'https://github.com some text here'
double quotes around a url should stay the same, but only if the contents of the double quotes is the url: "https://github.com some text here"

After:

[<https://github.com> some text here]
backticks around a url should stay the same: `https://github.com some text here`
single quotes around a url should stay the same, but only if the contents of the single quotes is the url: '<https://github.com> some text here'
double quotes around a url should stay the same, but only if the contents of the double quotes is the url: "<https://github.com> some text here"

Multiple angle brackets at the start and or end of a url will be reduced down to 1

Before:

<<https://github.com>
<https://google.com>>
<<https://gitlab.com>>

After:

<https://github.com>
<https://google.com>
<https://gitlab.com>

Puts angle brackets around URIs when `No Bare URIs` is enabled

Before:

obsidian://show-plugin?id=cycle-in-sidebar

After:

<obsidian://show-plugin?id=cycle-in-sidebar>

Ordered List Style

Alias: ordered-list-style

Makes sure that ordered lists follow the style specified. Note: that 2 spaces or 1 tab is considered to be an indentation level.

Options

Name	Description	List Items	Default Value
Number Style	The number style used in ordered list indicators	ascending: Makes sure ordered list items are ascending (i.e. 1, 2, 3, etc.) lazy: Makes sure ordered list item indicators all are the number 1	ascending
Ordered List Indicator End Style	The ending character of an ordered list indicator	.: Makes sure ordered list items indicators end in '.' (i.e 1.) ): Makes sure ordered list item indicators end in ')' (i.e. 1))	.

Examples

Ordered lists have list items set to ascending numerical order when Number Style is `ascending`.

Before:

1. Item 1
2. Item 2
4. Item 3

Some text here

1. Item 1
1. Item 2
1. Item 3

After:

1. Item 1
2. Item 2
3. Item 3

Some text here

1. Item 1
2. Item 2
3. Item 3

Nested ordered lists have list items set to ascending numerical order when Number Style is `ascending`.

Before:

1. Item 1
2. Item 2
  1. Subitem 1
  5. Subitem 2
  2. Subitem 3
4. Item 3

After:

1. Item 1
2. Item 2
  1. Subitem 1
  2. Subitem 2
  3. Subitem 3
3. Item 3

Ordered list in blockquote has list items set to '1.' when Number Style is `lazy`.

Before:

> 1. Item 1
> 4. Item 2
> > 1. Subitem 1
> > 5. Subitem 2
> > 2. Subitem 3

After:

> 1. Item 1
> 1. Item 2
> > 1. Subitem 1
> > 1. Subitem 2
> > 1. Subitem 3

Ordered list in blockquote has list items set to ascending numerical order when Number Style is `ascending`.

Before:

> 1. Item 1
> 4. Item 2
> > 1. Subitem 1
> > 5. Subitem 2
> > 2. Subitem 3

After:

> 1. Item 1
> 2. Item 2
> > 1. Subitem 1
> > 2. Subitem 2
> > 3. Subitem 3

Nested ordered list has list items set to '1)' when Number Style is `lazy` and Ordered List Indicator End Style is `)`.

Before:

1. Item 1
2. Item 2
  1. Subitem 1
  5. Subitem 2
  2. Subitem 3
4. Item 3

After:

1) Item 1
1) Item 2
  1) Subitem 1
  1) Subitem 2
  1) Subitem 3
1) Item 3

Proper Ellipsis

Alias: proper-ellipsis

Replaces three consecutive dots with an ellipsis.

Examples

Replacing three consecutive dots with an ellipsis.

Before:

Lorem (...) Impsum.

After:

Lorem (…) Impsum.

Quote Style

Alias: quote-style

Updates the quotes in the body content to be updated to the specified single and double quote styles.

Options

Name	Description	List Items	Default Value
EnableSingle Quote Style``	Specifies that the selected single quote style should be used.	N/A	true
Single Quote Style	The style of single quotes to use.	'': Uses "'" instead of smart single quotes ‘’: Uses "‘" and "’" instead of straight single quotes	''
EnableDouble Quote Style``	Specifies that the selected double quote style should be used.	N/A	true
Double Quote Style	The style of double quotes to use.	"": Uses '"' instead of smart double quotes “”: Uses '“' and '”' instead of straight double quotes	""

Examples

Smart quotes used in file are converted to straight quotes when styles are set to `Straight`

Before:

# Double Quote Cases
“There are a bunch of different kinds of smart quote indicators”
„More than you would think”
«Including this one for Spanish»
# Single Quote Cases
‘Simple smart quotes get replaced’
‚Another single style smart quote also gets replaced’
‹Even this style of single smart quotes is replaced›

After:

# Double Quote Cases
"There are a bunch of different kinds of smart quote indicators"
"More than you would think"
"Including this one for Spanish"
# Single Quote Cases
'Simple smart quotes get replaced'
'Another single style smart quote also gets replaced'
'Even this style of single smart quotes is replaced'

Straight quotes used in file are converted to smart quotes when styles are set to `Smart`

Before:

"As you can see, these double quotes will be converted to smart quotes"
"Common contractions are handled as well. For example can't is updated to smart quotes."
"Nesting a quote in a quote like so: 'here I am' is handled correctly"
'Single quotes by themselves are handled correctly'
Possessives are handled correctly: Pam's dog is really cool!
Templater commands are ignored: <% tp.date.now("YYYY-MM-DD", 7) %>

Be careful as converting straight quotes to smart quotes requires you to have an even amount of quotes
once possessives and common contractions have been dealt with. If not, it will throw an error.

After:

“As you can see, these double quotes will be converted to smart quotes”
“Common contractions are handled as well. For example can’t is updated to smart quotes.”
“Nesting a quote in a quote like so: ‘here I am’ is handled correctly”
‘Single quotes by themselves are handled correctly’
Possessives are handled correctly: Pam’s dog is really cool!
Templater commands are ignored: <% tp.date.now("YYYY-MM-DD", 7) %>

Be careful as converting straight quotes to smart quotes requires you to have an even amount of quotes
once possessives and common contractions have been dealt with. If not, it will throw an error.

Remove Consecutive List Markers

Alias: remove-consecutive-list-markers

Removes consecutive list markers. Useful when copy-pasting list items.

Examples

Removing consecutive list markers.

Before:

- item 1
- - copypasted item A
- item 2
  - indented item
  - - copypasted item B

After:

- item 1
- copypasted item A
- item 2
  - indented item
  - copypasted item B

Remove Empty List Markers

Alias: remove-empty-list-markers

Removes empty list markers, i.e. list items without content.

Examples

Removes empty list markers.

Before:

- item 1
-
- item 2

* list 2 item 1
    *
* list 2 item 2

+ list 3 item 1
+
+ list 3 item 2

After:

- item 1
- item 2

* list 2 item 1
* list 2 item 2

+ list 3 item 1
+ list 3 item 2

Removes empty ordered list markers.

Before:

1. item 1
2.
3. item 2

1. list 2 item 1
2. list 2 item 2
3. 

_Note that this rule does not make sure that the ordered list is sequential after removal_

After:

1. item 1
3. item 2

1. list 2 item 1
2. list 2 item 2

_Note that this rule does not make sure that the ordered list is sequential after removal_

Removes empty checklist markers.

Before:

- [ ]  item 1
- [x]
- [ ] item 2
- [ ]   

_Note that this will affect checked and uncheck checked list items_

After:

- [ ]  item 1
- [ ] item 2

_Note that this will affect checked and uncheck checked list items_

Removes empty list, checklist, and ordered list markers in callouts/blockquotes

Before:

> Checklist in blockquote
> - [ ]  item 1
> - [x]
> - [ ] item 2
> - [ ]   

> Ordered List in blockquote
> > 1. item 1
> > 2.
> > 3. item 2
> > 4.  

> Regular lists in blockquote
>
> - item 1
> -
> - item 2
>
> List 2
>
> * item 1
>     *
> * list 2 item 2
>
> List 3
>
> + item 1
> + 
> + item 2

After:

> Checklist in blockquote
> - [ ]  item 1
> - [ ] item 2

> Ordered List in blockquote
> > 1. item 1
> > 3. item 2

> Regular lists in blockquote
>
> - item 1
> - item 2
>
> List 2
>
> * item 1
> * list 2 item 2
>
> List 3
>
> + item 1
> + item 2

Remove Hyphenated Line Breaks

Alias: remove-hyphenated-line-breaks

Removes hyphenated line breaks. Useful when pasting text from textbooks.

Examples

Removing hyphenated line breaks.

Before:

This text has a linebr‐ eak.

After:

This text has a linebreak.

Remove Multiple Spaces

Alias: remove-multiple-spaces

Removes two or more consecutive spaces. Ignores spaces at the beginning and ending of the line.

Examples

Removing double and triple space.

Before:

Lorem ipsum   dolor  sit amet.

After:

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.

Strong Style

Alias: strong-style

Makes sure the strong style is consistent.

Options

Name	Description	List Items	Default Value
Style	The style used to denote strong/bolded content	consistent: Makes sure the first instance of strong is the style that will be used throughout the document asterisk: Makes sure ** is the strong indicator underscore: Makes sure __ is the strong indicator	consistent

Examples

Strong indicators should use underscores when style is set to 'underscore'

Before:

# Strong/Bold Cases

**Test bold**
** Test not bold **
This is **bold** mid sentence
This is **bold** mid sentence with a second **bold** on the same line
This is ***bold and emphasized***
This is ***nested bold** and ending emphasized*
This is ***nested emphasis* and ending bold**

*Test emphasis*

* List Item1 with **bold text**
* List Item2

After:

# Strong/Bold Cases

__Test bold__
** Test not bold **
This is __bold__ mid sentence
This is __bold__ mid sentence with a second __bold__ on the same line
This is *__bold and emphasized__*
This is *__nested bold__ and ending emphasized*
This is __*nested emphasis* and ending bold__

*Test emphasis*

* List Item1 with __bold text__
* List Item2

Strong indicators should use asterisks when style is set to 'asterisk'

Before:

# Strong/Bold Cases

__Test bold__
__ Test not bold __
This is __bold__ mid sentence
This is __bold__ mid sentence with a second __bold__ on the same line
This is ___bold and emphasized___
This is ___nested bold__ and ending emphasized_
This is ___nested emphasis_ and ending bold__

_Test emphasis_

After:

# Strong/Bold Cases

**Test bold**
__ Test not bold __
This is **bold** mid sentence
This is **bold** mid sentence with a second **bold** on the same line
This is _**bold and emphasized**_
This is _**nested bold** and ending emphasized_
This is **_nested emphasis_ and ending bold**

_Test emphasis_

Strong indicators should use consistent style based on first strong indicator in a file when style is set to 'consistent'

Before:

# Strong First Strong Is an Asterisk

**First bold**
This is __bold__ mid sentence
This is __bold__ mid sentence with a second **bold** on the same line
This is ___bold and emphasized___
This is *__nested bold__ and ending emphasized*
This is **_nested emphasis_ and ending bold**

__Test bold__

After:

# Strong First Strong Is an Asterisk

**First bold**
This is **bold** mid sentence
This is **bold** mid sentence with a second **bold** on the same line
This is _**bold and emphasized**_
This is ***nested bold** and ending emphasized*
This is **_nested emphasis_ and ending bold**

**Test bold**

Strong indicators should use consistent style based on first strong indicator in a file when style is set to 'consistent'

Before:

# Strong First Strong Is an Underscore

__First bold__
This is **bold** mid sentence
This is **bold** mid sentence with a second __bold__ on the same line
This is **_bold and emphasized_**
This is ***nested bold** and ending emphasized*
This is ___nested emphasis_ and ending bold__

**Test bold**

After:

# Strong First Strong Is an Underscore

__First bold__
This is __bold__ mid sentence
This is __bold__ mid sentence with a second __bold__ on the same line
This is ___bold and emphasized___
This is *__nested bold__ and ending emphasized*
This is ___nested emphasis_ and ending bold__

__Test bold__

Line Break Between Lines with Content

Alias: two-spaces-between-lines-with-content

Makes sure that the specified line break is added to the ends of lines with content continued on the next line for paragraphs, blockquotes, and list items

Options

Name	Description	List Items	Default Value
Line Break Indicator	The line break indicator to use.	: <br/>: <br>: \: \

Additional Info

Warning

Do not use with paragraph blank lines. They work differently and will result in unexpected results.

Examples

Make sure two spaces are added to the ends of lines that have content on it and the next line for lists, blockquotes, and paragraphs when the line break indicator is ` `

Before:

# Heading 1
First paragraph stays as the first paragraph

- list item 1
- list item 2
Continuation of list item 2
- list item 3

1. Item 1
2. Item 2
Continuation of item 3
3. Item 3

Paragraph for with link [[other file name]].
Continuation *of* the paragraph has `inline code block` __in it__.
Even more continuation

Paragraph lines that end in <br/>
Or lines that end in <br>
Are left swapped
Since they mean the same thing

``` text
Code blocks are ignored
Even with multiple lines
```
Another paragraph here

> Blockquotes are affected
> More content here
Content here

<div>
html content
should be ignored
</div>
Even more content here

After:

# Heading 1
First paragraph stays as the first paragraph

- list item 1
- list item 2  
Continuation of list item 2
- list item 3

1. Item 1
2. Item 2  
Continuation of item 3
3. Item 3

Paragraph for with link [[other file name]].  
Continuation *of* the paragraph has `inline code block` __in it__.  
Even more continuation

Paragraph lines that end in  
Or lines that end in  
Are left swapped  
Since they mean the same thing

``` text
Code blocks are ignored
Even with multiple lines
```
Another paragraph here

> Blockquotes are affected  
> More content here  
Content here

<div>
html content
should be ignored
</div>
Even more content here

Unordered List Style

Alias: unordered-list-style

Makes sure that unordered lists follow the style specified.

Options

Name	Description	List Items	Default Value
List item style	The list item style to use in unordered lists	consistent: Makes sure unordered list items use a consistent list item indicator in the file which will be based on the first list item found -: Makes sure unordered list items use - as their indicator *: Makes sure unordered list items use * as their indicator +: Makes sure unordered list items use + as their indicator	consistent

Examples

Unordered lists have their indicator updated to `*` when `List item style = 'consistent'` and `*` is the first unordered list indicator

Before:

1. ordered item 1
2. ordered item 2

Checklists should be ignored
- [ ] Checklist item 1
- [x] completed item

* Item 1
  - Sublist 1 item 1
  - Sublist 1 item 2
- Item 2
  + Sublist 2 item 1
  + Sublist 2 item 2
+ Item 3
  * Sublist 3 item 1
  * Sublist 3 item 2

After:

1. ordered item 1
2. ordered item 2

Checklists should be ignored
- [ ] Checklist item 1
- [x] completed item

* Item 1
  * Sublist 1 item 1
  * Sublist 1 item 2
* Item 2
  * Sublist 2 item 1
  * Sublist 2 item 2
* Item 3
  * Sublist 3 item 1
  * Sublist 3 item 2

Unordered lists have their indicator updated to `-` when `List item style = '-'`

Before:

- Item 1
  * Sublist 1 item 1
  * Sublist 1 item 2
* Item 2
  + Sublist 2 item 1
  + Sublist 2 item 2
+ Item 3
  - Sublist 3 item 1
  - Sublist 3 item 2

See that the ordered list is ignored, but its sublist is not

1. Item 1
  - Sub item 1
1. Item 2
  * Sub item 2
1. Item 3
  + Sub item 3

After:

- Item 1
  - Sublist 1 item 1
  - Sublist 1 item 2
- Item 2
  - Sublist 2 item 1
  - Sublist 2 item 2
- Item 3
  - Sublist 3 item 1
  - Sublist 3 item 2

See that the ordered list is ignored, but its sublist is not

1. Item 1
  - Sub item 1
1. Item 2
  - Sub item 2
1. Item 3
  - Sub item 3

Unordered lists have their indicator updated to `*` when `List item style = '*'`

Before:

- Item 1
  * Sublist 1 item 1
  * Sublist 1 item 2
* Item 2
  + Sublist 2 item 1
  + Sublist 2 item 2
+ Item 3
  - Sublist 3 item 1
  - Sublist 3 item 2

After:

* Item 1
  * Sublist 1 item 1
  * Sublist 1 item 2
* Item 2
  * Sublist 2 item 1
  * Sublist 2 item 2
* Item 3
  * Sublist 3 item 1
  * Sublist 3 item 2

Unordered list in blockquote has list item indicators set to `+` when `List item style = '-'`

Before:

> - Item 1
> + Item 2
> > * Subitem 1
> > + Subitem 2
> >   - Sub sub item 1
> > - Subitem 3

After:

> + Item 1
> + Item 2
> > + Subitem 1
> > + Subitem 2
> >   + Sub sub item 1
> > + Subitem 3