diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/editors/markdown.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/editors/markdown.js
index f89c8f3a7..e0f670c59 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/editors/markdown.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/editors/markdown.js
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
                 'b': { before:"**", after: "**", tooltip: RED._("markdownEditor.bold")},
                 'i': { before:"_", after: "_", tooltip: RED._("markdownEditor.italic")},
                 'code': { before:"`", after: "`", tooltip: RED._("markdownEditor.code")},
-                'ol': { before:" * ", newline: true, tooltip: RED._("markdownEditor.ordered-list")},
+                'ol': { before:" 1. ", newline: true, tooltip: RED._("markdownEditor.ordered-list")},
                 'ul': { before:" - ", newline: true, tooltip: RED._("markdownEditor.unordered-list")},
                 'bq': { before:"> ", newline: true, tooltip: RED._("markdownEditor.quote")},
                 'link': { before:"[", after: "]()", tooltip: RED._("markdownEditor.link")},