---
title: "splitListItem command"
description: "Use the splitListItem command in Tiptap to split one list item into two separate list items. Learn more in our docs!"
canonical_url: "https://tiptap.dev/docs/editor/api/commands/lists/split-list-item"
---

# splitListItem command

Use the splitListItem command in Tiptap to split one list item into two separate list items. Learn more in our docs!

`splitListItem` splits one list item into two separate list items. If this is a nested list, the wrapping list item should be split.

## Parameters

`typeOrName: string | NodeType`

The type of node that should be split into two separate list items.

## Use the splitListItem command

```js
editor.commands.splitListItem('bulletList')
```