diff --git a/src/parser/plain_list.rs b/src/parser/plain_list.rs
index 4d026e5..c2cf0ec 100644
--- a/src/parser/plain_list.rs
+++ b/src/parser/plain_list.rs
@@ -4,12 +4,17 @@ use nom::character::complete::anychar;
 use nom::character::complete::digit1;
 use nom::character::complete::line_ending;
 use nom::character::complete::one_of;
+use nom::combinator::consumed;
 use nom::combinator::not;
+use nom::combinator::opt;
 use nom::combinator::recognize;
 use nom::multi::many1;
 use nom::sequence::tuple;
 
+use super::combinator::context_many_till;
 use super::error::Res;
+use super::text::space;
+use super::text::text_element;
 use super::token::ListItem;
 use super::token::PlainList;
 use super::Context;
@@ -20,6 +25,14 @@ pub fn plain_list<'r, 's>(context: Context<'r, 's>, i: &'s str) -> Res<&'s str,
 }
 
 fn item<'r, 's>(context: Context<'r, 's>, i: &'s str) -> Res<&'s str, ListItem<'s>> {
+    let _ = consumed(tuple((
+        bullet,
+        opt(tuple((space, counter_set))),
+        opt(tuple((space, check_box))),
+        opt(tuple((space, item_tag))),
+        space,
+        context_many_till(context, text_element, item_end),
+    )))(i)?;
     // todo
     todo!()
 }
@@ -61,3 +74,8 @@ fn tag_text_character<'s>(i: &'s str) -> Res<&'s str, &'s str> {
 fn tag_separator<'s>(i: &'s str) -> Res<&'s str, &'s str> {
     tag(" :: ")(i)
 }
+
+pub fn item_end<'r, 's>(context: Context<'r, 's>, i: &'s str) -> Res<&'s str, &'s str> {
+    // todo
+    todo!()
+}
diff --git a/src/parser/text.rs b/src/parser/text.rs
index 4aaf632..a82a8df 100644
--- a/src/parser/text.rs
+++ b/src/parser/text.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pub fn line_break(input: &str) -> Res<&str, LineBreak> {
     map(line_ending, |s: &str| LineBreak { source: s })(input)
 }
 
-fn space(input: &str) -> Res<&str, Space> {
+pub fn space(input: &str) -> Res<&str, Space> {
     map(space1, |s: &str| Space { source: s })(input)
 }
 
diff --git a/src/parser/token.rs b/src/parser/token.rs
index 9d4c7a8..1153a54 100644
--- a/src/parser/token.rs
+++ b/src/parser/token.rs
@@ -110,6 +110,11 @@ impl<'a> Source<'a> for PlainList<'a> {
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct ListItem<'a> {
     pub source: &'a str,
+    pub bullet: &'a str,
+    pub counter_set: &'a str,
+    pub check_box: &'a str,
+    pub item_tag: &'a str,
+    pub contents: Vec<TextElement<'a>>,
 }
 
 impl<'a> Source<'a> for ListItem<'a> {