diff --git a/src/render/markdown.ts b/src/render/markdown.ts
index ca7c59d..7190de8 100644
--- a/src/render/markdown.ts
+++ b/src/render/markdown.ts
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class LmcRenderer extends Renderer {
   }
 
   override listitem({ tokens }: Tokens.ListItem, num?: number) {
-    const text = this.parser.parse(tokens);
+    const text = this.parser.parse(tokens).trim();
     let marker = "";
     if (num !== undefined) {
       marker = `${num}.`;