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

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Full question
https://superuser.com/questions/1282510/...

Question links:
[Slack]: https://slack.com/

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ACCEPTED ANSWER

Score 30


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.




ANSWER 2

Score 9


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




ANSWER 3

Score 9


To complement this thread, On GNU-Linux for add bullet points to a Slack message using your keyboard:

Ctrl+Shift+8



ANSWER 4

Score 4


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.


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

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