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Check List

A list environment in the LaTeX style for creating a check mark type itemized list.

  • First item
  • Second item
  • Another item

This is similar to an itemized list, but the bullet symbol can be changed to other symbols. The default is a check mark.

lists module
\begin{checklist}[type=check style=names]
  \item{...}

  \begin{item}
     ...
  \end{item}
      :
\end{checklist}
Creates an itemized or bullet type list using images for the bullets. The list items are specified using one or more \item commands or one or more item environments.
Keys:
type

The type or style of bullets used to mark the items:

ValueDescription
check✔ checkmark
ques? question mark
plus+ plus sign
minus– minus sign
dashsame as minus
star🟉 5 point star
starsix🟋 6 point star
ballot✘ a ballot x
xmark🞫 x mark
arrow➤ right arrow
diamond✦ diamond symbol
style

The name of one or more style classes that are appended to the class name of the list. This allows for additional styling of the default list. For example, style=medskip will add 1ex of additional vertical space between the list items. The current styles defined for a description list that style the entire list are provided below:

ValueDescription
paramitemsvertically spaces the list and list items for paragraph type items.
noskipuse the standard spacing between list items.
smallskipadds a small amount of vertical spacing between list items.
medskipadds 1ex of vertical spacing between list items.
bigskipadds 1.5ex of vertical spacing between list items.
largeskipadds 2ex of vertical spacing between list items.
indentindents the list a small amount.
bigindentindents the list double the @@indent@@ style
wideindentindents the list triple the @@indent@@ style
highlighthighlights the list item with a light gray background.

Styles are also provided for coloring the checklist bullets, which include

ValueDescription
red
blue
green
yellow
magenta
cyan
black
white
Plugin:  CheckList
  August 16, 2026 at 03:45 PM