diff --git a/packages/parchment/lib/src/codecs/markdown.dart b/packages/parchment/lib/src/codecs/markdown.dart
index c6e314e9..5b526902 100644
--- a/packages/parchment/lib/src/codecs/markdown.dart
+++ b/packages/parchment/lib/src/codecs/markdown.dart
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ import '../document/leaf.dart';
 import '../document/line.dart';
 
 class ParchmentMarkdownCodec extends Codec<ParchmentDocument, String> {
-  const ParchmentMarkdownCodec();
+  final String unorderedListToken;
+
+  const ParchmentMarkdownCodec({this.unorderedListToken = '*'});
 
   @override
   Converter<String, ParchmentDocument> get decoder =>
@@ -17,7 +19,7 @@ class ParchmentMarkdownCodec extends Codec<ParchmentDocument, String> {
 
   @override
   Converter<ParchmentDocument, String> get encoder =>
-      _ParchmentMarkdownEncoder();
+      _ParchmentMarkdownEncoder(unorderedListToken: unorderedListToken);
 }
 
 class _ParchmentMarkdownDecoder extends Converter<String, ParchmentDocument> {
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ class _ParchmentMarkdownDecoder extends Converter<String, ParchmentDocument> {
   );
 
   static final _linkRegExp = RegExp(r'\[(.+?)\]\(([^)]+)\)');
-  static final _ulRegExp = RegExp(r'^( *)\* +(.*)');
+  static final _ulRegExp = RegExp(r'^( *)[(-|*|+)] +(.*)');
   static final _olRegExp = RegExp(r'^( *)\d+[.)] +(.*)');
   static final _clRegExp = RegExp(r'^( *)- +\[( |x|X)\] +(.*)');
   static final _bqRegExp = RegExp(r'^> *(.*)');
@@ -99,9 +101,9 @@ class _ParchmentMarkdownDecoder extends Converter<String, ParchmentDocument> {
       return true;
     }
 
-    if (_handleOrderedList(line, delta, style) ||
-        _handleUnorderedList(line, delta, style) ||
-        _handleCheckList(line, delta, style)) {
+    if (_handleCheckList(line, delta, style) ||
+        _handleOrderedList(line, delta, style) ||
+        _handleUnorderedList(line, delta, style)) {
       return true;
     }
 
@@ -354,9 +356,13 @@ class _ParchmentMarkdownDecoder extends Converter<String, ParchmentDocument> {
 }
 
 class _ParchmentMarkdownEncoder extends Converter<ParchmentDocument, String> {
-  static final simpleBlocks = <ParchmentAttribute, String>{
+  final String unorderedListToken;
+
+  _ParchmentMarkdownEncoder({required this.unorderedListToken});
+
+  late final simpleBlocks = <ParchmentAttribute, String>{
     ParchmentAttribute.bq: '> ',
-    ParchmentAttribute.ul: '* ',
+    ParchmentAttribute.ul: '$unorderedListToken ',
     ParchmentAttribute.ol: '. ',
   };
 
diff --git a/packages/parchment/test/codecs/markdown_test.dart b/packages/parchment/test/codecs/markdown_test.dart
index f0f52820..369b72c7 100644
--- a/packages/parchment/test/codecs/markdown_test.dart
+++ b/packages/parchment/test/codecs/markdown_test.dart
@@ -347,12 +347,17 @@ void main() {
     });
 
     test('ul', () {
-      var markdown = '* a bullet point\n* another bullet point\n\n';
+      var markdown =
+          '* a bullet point\n* another bullet point\n- list with -\n + list with +\n';
       final act = parchmentMarkdown.decode(markdown).toDelta();
       final exp = Delta()
         ..insert('a bullet point')
         ..insert('\n', {'block': 'ul'})
         ..insert('another bullet point')
+        ..insert('\n', {'block': 'ul'})
+        ..insert('list with -')
+        ..insert('\n', {'block': 'ul'})
+        ..insert('list with +')
         ..insert('\n', {'block': 'ul'});
       expect(act, exp);
     });
@@ -588,6 +593,22 @@ void main() {
       runFor(ParchmentAttribute.code, 'List item', '```\nList item\n```\n\n');
     });
 
+    test('ul', () {
+      final delta = Delta()
+        ..insert('Hello')
+        ..insert('\n', ParchmentAttribute.ul.toJson());
+      expect(parchmentMarkdown.encode(ParchmentDocument.fromDelta(delta)),
+          '* Hello\n\n');
+      expect(
+          ParchmentMarkdownCodec(unorderedListToken: '-')
+              .encode(ParchmentDocument.fromDelta(delta)),
+          '- Hello\n\n');
+      expect(
+          ParchmentMarkdownCodec(unorderedListToken: '+')
+              .encode(ParchmentDocument.fromDelta(delta)),
+          '+ Hello\n\n');
+    });
+
     test('ol', () {
       final delta = Delta()
         ..insert('Hello')