How to enable checkboxes in markdown preview for Visual Studio Code [closed]

Question

I'm trying to enable markdown checkboxes in Visual Studio Code markdown preview, but am not having any luck. I've tried every combination of the following extensions with no luck:

• Markdown Preview Enhanced
• Markdown All in One
• Markdown Preview Github Styling
• Markdown Checkbox
• Markdown Checkboxes

Is there a configuration of extensions where this is working for anyone?

Answer 1

Checkboxes work in VS Code using the Markdown All In One extension. The trick is that the checkboxes also have to be part of a list.

❌ This doesn't work:

[ ] Unchecked
[ ] Checked

✅ This works:

- [ ] Unchecked
- [x] Checked

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The "task list" syntax was first introduced to GitHub flavored Markdown back in January 2013.

• GitHub flavored Markdown - Task list items (extension)
• GitLab flavored Markdown - Task lists

Answer 2

VS Code markdown does not support checkboxes, so you need to install an extension.