Formatting Guide

Contents 👇🏻

Checklists items

You Type	You Get

You Type	You Get
- item todo + item done ~ item in progress x item cancelled	Open

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Mandatory items

You Type	You Get

You Type	You Get
-! Item 1 ~! Item 2 x! Item 3 +! Item 4 -! [PASSED] Item 5 -! [IN QA] Item 6	Open

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Headers

You Type	You Get

You Type	You Get
# Biggest heading ## Big heading ### Heading #### Small heading ##### Smaller heading ###### Smallest heading	Open

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Text Formatting

You Type	You Get

You Type	You Get
**bold text** _italic text_ `emphasize`	Open

Item details

You Type	You Get

You Type	You Get
- item todo > piece of information > that is useful for new ppl > on how to complete an item > even `with` **markdown** *support*	Open

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Manage item details:

Add details
Open add details by hovering the checklist item	Open add details via 3-dots menu
Edit details
Open edit details by clicking on the pencil icon	Open edit details by clicking on them
Delete details
Open delete details by hovering the checklist item	Open delete details via 3-dots menu

Bullet points and Lists

You can make your checklist item details as a list or add bullet points:

You Type	You Get

You Type	You Get
- item todo > * bullet point one > * bullet point two > > * bullet point nested > 1. list item one > 2. list item two	Open

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Dates

You Type	You Get

You Type	You Get
- date in past 10-03-2022 - date in the future 10-12-2025 - today 21-06-2023	Open

Smart Checklist also supports other date formats: 10-03-2025 10/03/2025 2025/10/03 2025-03-10

You can also easily access a calendar by typing “//”:

You Type	You Get

You Type	You Get
//	Open

User mentions

You Type	You Get

You Type	You Get
*just start typing @ and user name	Open
*you can mention multiple users as well	Open

URL (external links)

You Type	You Get

You Type	You Get
- http://google.com - [link to google](http://google.com)	Open

Links Jira Issues

You Type	You Get

You Type	You Get
Open	Open

Emojis 😎

You Type	You Get

You Type	You Get
:	Open

Images

You Type	You Get

You Type	You Get
- 	Open

Display text in [ ]

You Type	You Get

You Type	You Get
~ \[Text in brackets\]	Open

You are all set! Enjoy using Smart Checklist like a pro 😎