[GH-ISSUE #422] New rule proposal: consistent definition lists spacing #2199

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opened 2026-03-07 20:05:28 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

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Originally created by @Yash-Singh1 on GitHub (Aug 24, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/issues/422

This would be invalid:

kramdown
: A Markdown-superset converter

Maruku
:     Another Markdown-superset converter

Because the spacing between the colon and the definition isn't consistent.

Originally created by @Yash-Singh1 on GitHub (Aug 24, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/issues/422 This would be invalid: ```markdown kramdown : A Markdown-superset converter Maruku : Another Markdown-superset converter ``` Because the spacing between the colon and the definition isn't consistent.

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@DavidAnson commented on GitHub (Aug 25, 2021):

FYI, definition lists are not a part of the CommonMark spec: https://talk.commonmark.org/t/description-list/289

@DavidAnson commented on GitHub (Aug 25, 2021): FYI, definition lists are not a part of the CommonMark spec: https://talk.commonmark.org/t/description-list/289