Escape the ] character [duplicate]

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Enumerated list with square brackets

Using the help of this answer, I am trying to create a list in which each item is numbered by [1], [2], etc.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{enumitem}
\begin{document}
\begin{enumerate}[label=[\arabic*]]
\item First item
\item Second item
\end{enumerate}
\end{document}

However, because the ] character signifies the end of the [label=, I'm getting lots of errors.

Is there a way to "escape" the ] character so that this does not happen? Or is there a better way to make this list in the first place?

Answer 1

You need to enclose the label within a {} as in label={[\arabic*]}:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{enumitem}
\begin{document}
\begin{enumerate}[label={[\arabic*]}]
    \item First item
    \item Second item
\end{enumerate}
\end{document}​