diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 20a59cad..8d5a9a35 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@
       "remark-validate-links",
       [
         "remark-lint-list-item-indent",
-        "space"
+        "one"
       ],
       "./script/plugin/list-of-plugins.js",
       "./script/plugin/list-of-presets.js"
diff --git a/packages/remark-lint-list-item-indent/index.js b/packages/remark-lint-list-item-indent/index.js
index d83251f4..5d082c00 100644
--- a/packages/remark-lint-list-item-indent/index.js
+++ b/packages/remark-lint-list-item-indent/index.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  *
  * ###### Parameters
  *
- * * `options` ([`Options`][api-options], default: `'tab'`)
+ * * `options` ([`Options`][api-options], default: `'one'`)
  *   — preferred style
  *
  * ###### Returns
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@
  *
  * Configuration (TypeScript type).
  *
- * * `'one'`
- *   — prefer a single space
- * * `'tab'`
- *   — prefer spaces the size of the next tab stop
  * * `'mixed'`
  *   — prefer `'one'` for tight lists and `'tab'` for loose lists
+ * * `'one'`
+ *   — prefer the size of the bullet and a single space
+ * * `'tab'`
+ *   — prefer the size of the bullet and a single space to the next tab stop
  *
  * ###### Type
  *
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@
  * CommonMark made that a *lot* better,
  * but there remain (documented but complex) edge cases and some behavior
  * intuitive.
- * Due to this, the default of this list is `'tab'`, which worked the best
- * in most markdown parsers *and* in CommonMark.
+ * Due to this, `'tab'` works the best in most markdown parsers *and* in
+ * CommonMark.
  * Currently the situation between markdown parsers is better,
- * so choosing `'one'`, which seems to be the most common style used by
- * authors,
+ * so the default `'one'`,
+ * which seems to be the most common style used by authors,
  * is okay.
  *
  * ## Fix
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@
  * @example
  *   {"name": "ok.md"}
  *
- *   *␠␠␠List
- *   ␠␠␠␠item.
+ *   *␠List
+ *   ␠␠item.
  *
  *   Paragraph.
  *
@@ -105,11 +105,11 @@
  *
  *   Paragraph.
  *
- *   *␠␠␠List
- *   ␠␠␠␠item.
+ *   *␠List
+ *   ␠␠item.
  *
- *   *␠␠␠List
- *   ␠␠␠␠item.
+ *   *␠List
+ *   ␠␠item.
  *
  * @example
  *   {"name": "ok.md", "config": "mixed"}
@@ -146,6 +146,25 @@
  *   ␠␠item.
  *
  * @example
+ *   {"config": "tab", "name": "ok.md"}
+ *
+ *   *␠␠␠List
+ *   ␠␠␠␠item.
+ *
+ *   Paragraph.
+ *
+ *   11.␠List
+ *   ␠␠␠␠item.
+ *
+ *   Paragraph.
+ *
+ *   *␠␠␠List
+ *   ␠␠␠␠item.
+ *
+ *   *␠␠␠List
+ *   ␠␠␠␠item.
+ *
+ * @example
  *   {"name": "not-ok.md", "config": "one", "label": "input"}
  *
  *   *␠␠␠List
@@ -205,14 +224,14 @@ const remarkLintListItemIndent = lintRule(
   /**
    * @param {Root} tree
    *   Tree.
-   * @param {Options | null | undefined} [options='tab']
-   *   Configuration (default: `'tab'`).
+   * @param {Options | null | undefined} [options='one']
+   *   Configuration (default: `'one'`).
    * @returns {undefined}
    *   Nothing.
    */
   function (tree, file, options) {
     const value = String(file)
-    const option = options || 'tab'
+    const option = options || 'one'
 
     /* c8 ignore next 13 -- previous names. */
     // @ts-expect-error: old name.
diff --git a/packages/remark-lint-list-item-indent/readme.md b/packages/remark-lint-list-item-indent/readme.md
index 120061e4..cb510294 100644
--- a/packages/remark-lint-list-item-indent/readme.md
+++ b/packages/remark-lint-list-item-indent/readme.md
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ Warn when the whitespace after list item markers violate a given style.
 
 ###### Parameters
 
-* `options` ([`Options`][api-options], default: `'tab'`)
+* `options` ([`Options`][api-options], default: `'one'`)
   — preferred style
 
 ###### Returns
@@ -143,12 +143,12 @@ Transform ([`Transformer` from `unified`][github-unified-transformer]).
 
 Configuration (TypeScript type).
 
-* `'one'`
-  — prefer a single space
-* `'tab'`
-  — prefer spaces the size of the next tab stop
 * `'mixed'`
   — prefer `'one'` for tight lists and `'tab'` for loose lists
+* `'one'`
+  — prefer the size of the bullet and a single space
+* `'tab'`
+  — prefer the size of the bullet and a single space to the next tab stop
 
 ###### Type
 
@@ -183,11 +183,11 @@ especially with how they interact with indented code.
 CommonMark made that a *lot* better,
 but there remain (documented but complex) edge cases and some behavior
 intuitive.
-Due to this, the default of this list is `'tab'`, which worked the best
-in most markdown parsers *and* in CommonMark.
+Due to this, `'tab'` works the best in most markdown parsers *and* in
+CommonMark.
 Currently the situation between markdown parsers is better,
-so choosing `'one'`, which seems to be the most common style used by
-authors,
+so the default `'one'`,
+which seems to be the most common style used by authors,
 is okay.
 
 ## Fix
@@ -203,8 +203,8 @@ by default.
 ###### In
 
 ```markdown
-*␠␠␠List
-␠␠␠␠item.
+*␠List
+␠␠item.
 
 Paragraph.
 
@@ -213,11 +213,11 @@ Paragraph.
 
 Paragraph.
 
-*␠␠␠List
-␠␠␠␠item.
+*␠List
+␠␠item.
 
-*␠␠␠List
-␠␠␠␠item.
+*␠List
+␠␠item.
 ```
 
 ###### Out
@@ -276,6 +276,34 @@ Paragraph.
 
 No messages.
 
+##### `ok.md`
+
+When configured with `'tab'`.
+
+###### In
+
+```markdown
+*␠␠␠List
+␠␠␠␠item.
+
+Paragraph.
+
+11.␠List
+␠␠␠␠item.
+
+Paragraph.
+
+*␠␠␠List
+␠␠␠␠item.
+
+*␠␠␠List
+␠␠␠␠item.
+```
+
+###### Out
+
+No messages.
+
 ##### `not-ok.md`
 
 When configured with `'one'`.