diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2a13104..6718436 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ easyMDE.value('New input for **EasyMDE**');
   - **bold**: Can be set to `**` or `__`. Defaults to `**`.
   - **code**: Can be set to  ```` ``` ```` or `~~~`.  Defaults to ```` ``` ````.
   - **italic**: Can be set to `*` or `_`. Defaults to `*`.
+- **unorderedListStyle**: can be `*`, `-` or `+`. Defaults to `*`.
 - **scrollbarStyle**: Chooses a scrollbar implementation. The default is "native", showing native scrollbars. The core library also provides the "null" style, which completely hides the scrollbars. Addons can implement additional scrollbar models.
 - **element**: The DOM element for the TextArea to use. Defaults to the first TextArea on the page.
 - **forceSync**: If set to `true`, force text changes made in EasyMDE to be immediately stored in original text area. Defaults to `false`.
@@ -242,6 +243,7 @@ const editor = new EasyMDE({
         bold: "__",
         italic: "_",
     },
+    unorderedListStyle: "-",
     element: document.getElementById("MyID"),
     forceSync: true,
     hideIcons: ["guide", "heading"],
diff --git a/src/js/easymde.js b/src/js/easymde.js
index 3ee79e1..d729570 100644
--- a/src/js/easymde.js
+++ b/src/js/easymde.js
@@ -793,7 +793,17 @@ function toggleHeading3(editor) {
  */
 function toggleUnorderedList(editor) {
     var cm = editor.codemirror;
-    _toggleLine(cm, 'unordered-list');
+    var liststyle = editor.options.unorderedListStyle;
+
+    liststyle = (
+        liststyle != undefined
+        && liststyle !== ''
+        && liststyle.length == 1
+        )
+        ? liststyle
+        : '*';
+
+    _toggleLine(cm, 'unordered-list', liststyle);
 }
 
 
@@ -1171,7 +1181,7 @@ function _toggleHeading(cm, direction, size) {
 }
 
 
-function _toggleLine(cm, name) {
+function _toggleLine(cm, name, liststyle) {
     if (/editor-preview-active/.test(cm.getWrapperElement().lastChild.className))
         return;
 
@@ -1190,7 +1200,7 @@ function _toggleLine(cm, name) {
     var _getChar = function (name, i) {
         var map = {
             'quote': '>',
-            'unordered-list': '*',
+            'unordered-list': liststyle,
             'ordered-list': '%%i.',
         };
 
@@ -1200,7 +1210,7 @@ function _toggleLine(cm, name) {
     var _checkChar = function (name, char) {
         var map = {
             'quote': '>',
-            'unordered-list': '\\*',
+            'unordered-list': '\\'.liststyle,
             'ordered-list': '\\d+.',
         };
         var rt = new RegExp(map[name]);