Minipage inside itemize, bullet point position

Question

Sometimes I wish to include a small diagram next to the text which I could achieve by using two mini-page, one for the text, one for the diagram. However when I use it inside itemize, the bullet point gone to the wrong place (see diagram). How can I make it so that the bullet point is in the right place (ie. next to "An")

In response to Ulrike Fischer's answer, for example the code

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}

\begin{document}
\begin{itemize}
\item blbl

\item \begin{minipage}{4cm} some text\\some text\\some text\end{minipage}

\item \begin{minipage}[t]{4cm} some text\\some text\\some text\\some text\\some text\end{minipage}
\begin{minipage}[t]{4cm}   
  \begin{center}
    \begin{tikzpicture}
      \draw [->] (-1,-1) -- (1,-1) -- (1, 1) -- (-1, 1) -- (-1,-1);
    \end{tikzpicture}
  \end{center}
\end{minipage}

\item \begin{minipage}[t]{4cm} some text\\some text\\some text\\some text\\some text\end{minipage}
\begin{minipage}{4cm}   
  \begin{center}
    \begin{tikzpicture}
      \draw [->] (-1,-1) -- (1,-1) -- (1, 1) -- (-1, 1) -- (-1,-1);
    \end{tikzpicture}
  \end{center}
\end{minipage}

\end{itemize}
\end{document}

gives

so the tikz diagram is not next to the text.

Welcome to TeX.SX! Please help us help you and add a minimal working example (MWE) that illustrates your problem. Reproducing the problem and finding out what the issue is will be much easier when we see compilable code, starting with \documentclass{...} and ending with \end{document}. — Rmano, Apr 25 '16 at 10:08
Not easy: See also http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/53702/wrapping-text-in-enumeration-environment-around-a-table, and http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/59101/will-it-ever-be-possible-to-use-wrapfig-with-an-enumerate-or-itemize-environment — Rmano, Apr 25 '16 at 10:24
Did you try adding the optional [t] to the minipages? Other than that, it can be done without minipages with some code involving the insbox set of plain macros. — Bernard, Apr 25 '16 at 10:34

score 7 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 10 '20 at 12:32

7

Use the [t] option to align your minipage at the first line:

\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\begin{itemize}
\item blbl
\item \begin{minipage}{4cm} some text\some text\some text\end{minipage}
\item \begin{minipage}[t]{4cm} some text\some text\some text\end{minipage}
\end{itemize}
\end{document}

Edit

You can align the following minipage with the tikzpicture e.g. with a \vspace or by using the baseline key of tikzpicture:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\begin{document}
\begin{itemize}
\item blbl
\item \begin{minipage}{4cm} some text\some text\some text\end{minipage}
\item \begin{minipage}[t]{4cm} some text\some text\some text\some text\some text\end{minipage}%
\begin{minipage}[t]{4cm}
     \centering
     \begin{tikzpicture}[baseline={(1,1)}] %or some other coordinate
      \draw [->] (-1,-1) -- (1,-1) -- (1, 1) -- (-1, 1) -- (-1,-1);
    \end{tikzpicture}
\end{minipage}
\item \begin{minipage}[t]{4cm} some text\some text\some text\some text\some text\end{minipage}%
\begin{minipage}[t]{4cm}
 \centering
 \vspace{-\ht\strutbox} %or some other value.
     \begin{tikzpicture}
      \draw [->] (-1,-1) -- (1,-1) -- (1, 1) -- (-1, 1) -- (-1,-1);
    \end{tikzpicture}
\end{minipage}
\end{itemize}
\end{document}

edited Jun 10 '20 at 12:32

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answered Apr 25 '16 at 10:35

Ulrike Fischer

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I tried this but then the other mini-page containing the diagram went to the wrong place (i.e. not on the same level as the mini-page containing the text) How could I fixed it? Thanks! – Equivalent Triangle Apr 25 '16 at 12:18
Depends on the content of the other minipage. Where is its baseline? – Ulrike Fischer Apr 25 '16 at 12:22
Sorry I am new to Latex, not sure what baseline exactly is. The other mini-page usually contains a tikz diagram and the diagram are meant to be next to the text. – Equivalent Triangle Apr 25 '16 at 12:31
BTW, itemize sets the left margin using \leftskip, in which case \linewidth=\textwidth-\leftskip represents the remaining space. – John Kormylo Apr 25 '16 at 13:15
Extend my code with an small example diagram and include this in your question. – Ulrike Fischer Apr 25 '16 at 13:17
I added an example! – Equivalent Triangle Apr 25 '16 at 14:16
I added an edit. – Ulrike Fischer Apr 25 '16 at 14:39

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