Escaping a period to avoid a list

[andrew-culver]

markdownguide.org says:

If you need to start an unordered list item with a number followed by a period, you can use a backslash () to escape the period.

I want to start a paragraph with the single word "I" (first person pronoun).

If I use:

I.

I get a list.

If I use a backslash before the period, I get what I want, but there are spurious characters at the top of the page above all other output:

\n
\n\n" /> \n
\n\n"> \n
\n\n">

[geoffreymcgill]

Here's a sample.md I'm testing with:

# Sample

1\. Paragraph 1

2\. Paragraph 2

and here is the result I'm seeing in the source:

Here's the raw generated HTML:

<doc-anchor-target id="sample" class="break-words">
    <h1>
        <doc-anchor-trigger class="header-anchor-trigger" to="#sample">#</doc-anchor-trigger>
        <span>Sample</span>
    </h1>
</doc-anchor-target>
<p>1. Paragraph 1</p>
<p>2. Paragraph 2</p>

How can I reproduce the scenario where you are seeing the \n newlines?

[andrew-culver]

Try replacing the digit "1" with the capital letter "I"

[geoffreymcgill]

confirmed. boom.

Looks like it's an issue with the value of some meta tag generation.

Now using the .md sample of:

l\. Paragraph 1

Here's a sample of one of the generated meta tags:

<meta name="description" content="<ol type=\"a\" start=\"12\">\n<li>Paragraph 1</li>\n</ol>\n" />

The HTML generated in the main content is correct:

<p>l. Paragraph 1</p>

We are investigating and will fix this immediately. Thanks for reporting the issue.

[andrew-culver]

Serves me right for having the temerity to start a paragraph with the single word "I."

Your code was offended.

Which BTW makes it far more powerful than ChatPGT -- which claims to have no opinions.

[geoffreymcgill]

You can temporarily work around this issue by adding a description to the page. The following sample demonstrates:

---
description: "Add a custom description here"
---
# Sample

l\. Paragraph 1

The meta tags will use your custom description and the whacked-out newline debris will be gone.

We will be fixing the defect, so as of the v3.0 release, you will be able to remove the description config from the page.

[andrew-culver]

Good one. Thanks.

[geoffreymcgill]

This defect has been fixed and will be included in the upcoming Retype v3.0 release.

Thanks again for reporting the issue. 👍