diff --git a/reporting/md-color b/reporting/md-color
index b6df377..c023d94 100755
--- a/reporting/md-color
+++ b/reporting/md-color
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ function helpexit() {
 # *bold*  & **bold**
 # _bold_
 # <> tags
+# [ ] check list (unofficial)
+# [x] check list (unofficial)
 # Color codes
 
 export HB_RULES='"^\s*\*.*" "$y" \
@@ -28,6 +30,8 @@ export HB_RULES='"^\s*\*.*" "$y" \
 "\*\{1,2\}[^[[:space:]]]*[^\*]\+\*\{1,2\}" "$W" \
 "_[^[[:space:]]]*[^_]\+_" "$W" \
 "<[^>]\+>" "$K" \
+"^\s*\[\s]\s.*" "$y" \
+"^\s*\[x]\s.*" "$Y" \
 "\${R}.*" "$R" \
 "\${G}.*" "$G" \
 "\${B}.*" "$B" \