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@@ -75,6 +75,12 @@ to include lists in your messages.
You can add nested bullets within lists by adding two spaces before each
nested bullet.
+Numbered lists in which each item begins with the same number will
+have the numbers automatically edited to increment (e.g. if every line
+starts with `3.`, it'll go 3, 4, 5, ...).
+
+
+
## Emojis
Zulip features a variety of emojis provided by the
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--- a/templates/zerver/markdown_help.html
+++ b/templates/zerver/markdown_help.html
@@ -49,6 +49,16 @@
+
+ 1. Milk
+ 1. Tea
+ 1. Coffee
+ |
+ 1. Milk
+ 2. Tea
+ 3. Coffee
+ |
+
| :heart: (and many others, from the Noto Project) |
 |