#4766·summernote

Issue with pasting formatted content from Word (bullet lists not preserved)

Author: JerishacatherinRBCreated Sep 12, 2025Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Steps to reproduce

  1. Open Microsoft Word (.docx) and create a simple bulleted list (e.g., three items using the default bullet style).

  2. Select and copy the list (Ctrl+C).

  3. Open Summernote Editor with default toolbar (includes unordered/ordered list buttons).

  4. Focus the editor and paste (Ctrl+V).

  5. Place the caret at the end of the 3rd pasted item and press Enter to add a new item.

Expected behavior

  1. Pasted Word list should be normalized to semantic lists
  2. Pressing Enter inside a list item should continue the list by creating a new
  3. Backspace/Enter should follow standard list behavior (outdent/delete as appropriate).

Current behavior

  1. The paste produces paragraphs containing the bullet glyph, not real list elements.
  2. Pressing Enter creates a plain paragraph (no bullet) instead of continuing the list.
  3. Toggling the list button after paste is inconsistent; items may merge or lose bullets.
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Environment

Summernote version: 0.9 Browser (with version): Chrome 138.0.7204.101 OS/Platform (with version): Windows 11