Summary

Markdown converter in Confluence does not handle Indentation correctly

Environment

Confluence 6.7.2
Confluence 6.11.1

Steps to Reproduce

1. Create a new Page
2. Open the Markup Converter (Ctrl+Shift+D)
3. Select Markdown from the dropdown list
4. Paste the Markdown format below:

   * Bullet 1
   * Bullet 2
     * Bullet 2a
     * Bullet 2b
   

Expected Results

The Preview section should look like this according to the Markdown inserted:

Actual Results

The bullet and indent are not being converted correctly as seen below:

Information

However, if there is following outdented bullet in the next line, the markdown will be converted correctly:

* Bullet 1
* Bullet 2
  * Bullet 2a
  * Bullet 2b
* Bullet 3

The same Markdown format is tested on the online site below and it proved that Confluence is not handling it correctly:

• http://markdownlivepreview.com/
• https://dillinger.io/