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 ### Checkboxes
 
-You can add checkboxes to comments by using a space surrounded by square brackets `[ ]`. These can be checked/unchecked
-later without editing the comment.
+You can add checkboxes to comments by using list items with a space surrounded by square brackets `- [ ]`. These can be
+checked/unchecked later without editing the comment.
 This can for example be useful when creating a Todo list.
 
 ### Mermaid diagrams