How do I make a bullet point in a Slack message?

I would like to make a bulleted list in a Slack message.

How do I do this?

10 Answers

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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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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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

Format Messages in Slack

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. =>

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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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.

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Desktop Shortcuts

• For numbers:
  • cmd+shift+7 on Mac
  • ctrl+shift+7 on Windows For
• bullets:
  • cmd+shift+8 on Mac
  • ctrl+shift+8 on 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.

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If anyone needs indented (nested) bullet lists in Slack, here's a suggestion:

Add a custom emoji that's just a transparent image (ex: ) 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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