https://stackoverflow.com/a/36337068

As an extension to existing answers. For those trying to continue a numbered list after something other than a code block. For example a second paragraph. Just indent the second paragraph by at least 1 space.

Markdown:

1. one
2. two

three 3. four

https://stackoverflow.com/a/22138846

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Or, just put the Code block within backticks and indent by 4 spaces (here, 1 extra because of the nested list). You’ll get a regular indented text paragraph, with a element inside it. This one you can’t syntax-highlight: