# \[Solved\] "Does List Contains" does not work

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-does-list-contains-does-not-work/2190935>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Created:** [December 24, 2022, 4:12pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-does-list-contains-does-not-work/2190935 "2022-12-24T16:12:53Z")\
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Don’t use the [gear] list block. It creates a list. So when you have [gear] list [list of items] you’re creating a list of a list and it won’t work with the does contain block.

You don’t need to tell Thunkable that the [list of items] block is a list… it already is.

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