HTML List




Unordered lists and ordered lists are commonly used in HTML:


Unordered List

Ordered List
The first item
  • The second item
  • The third item
  • The fourth item

The first item
  1. The second item
  2. The third item
  3. The fourth item


Unordered HTML Lists

An unordered list starts with the <ul> tag. Each list item starts with the <li> tag.
The list items will be marked with bullets (small black circles):

Example :

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

<h2>Unordered List with
Default Bullets</h2>

<ul>
<li>Coffee</li>
<li>Tea</li>
<li>Milk</li>
</ul>

</body>
</html>

Unordered List with Default Bullets

  • Coffee
  • Tea
  • Milk

Unordered HTML Lists - The Style Attribute

A style attribute can be added to an unordered list, to define the style of the marker:

Style
Description
list-style-type:disc The list items will be marked with bullets (default)
list-style-type:circle The list items will be marked with circles
list-style-type:square The list items will be marked with squares
list-style-type:none The list items will not be marked

Disc Example:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>


<h2>Unordered List with Disc Bullets</h2>


<ul style="list-style-type:disc">
<li>Coffee</li>
<li>Tea</li>
<li>Milk</li>
</ul>


</body>
</html>

Unordered List with Disc Bullets

  • Coffee
  • Tea
  • Milk




Circle Example:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>


<h2>Unordered List with Circle Bullets</h2>


<ul style="list-style-type:circle">
<li>Coffee</li>
<li>Tea</li>
<li>Milk</li>
</ul>


</body>
</html>

Unordered List with Circle Bullets

    o Coffee
    o Tea
    o Milk




Square Example:


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>


<h2>Unordered List with Square Bullets</h2>


<ul style="list-style-type:square">
<li>Coffee</li>
<li>Tea</li>
<li>Milk</li>
</ul>


</body>
</html>

Unordered List with Square Bullets


None Example:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>


<h2>Unordered List without Bullets</h2>


<ul style="list-style-type:none">
<li>Coffee</li>
<li>Tea</li>
<li>Milk</li>
</ul>


</body>
</html>

Unordered List without Bullets

    Coffee
    Tea
    Milk




Ordered HTML Lists

An ordered list starts with the <ol> tag. Each list item starts with the <li> tag.
The list items will be marked with numbers:

Example:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>


<h2>Ordered List</h2>


<ol>
<li>Coffee</li>
<li>Tea</li>
<li>Milk</li>
</ol>


</body>
</html>

Ordered List

  1. Coffee
  2. Tea
  3. Milk




Ordered HTML Lists - The Type Attribute


A type attribute can be added to an ordered list, to define the type of the marker:
Type
Description
type="1" The list items will be numbered with numbers (default)
type="A" The list items will be numbered with uppercase letters
type="a" The list items will be numbered with lowercase letters
type="I" The list items will be numbered with uppercase roman numbers
type="i" The list items will be numbered with lowercase roman numbers

Numbers Example:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>


<h2>Ordered List with Numbers</h2>


<ol type="1">
<li>Coffee</li>
<li>Tea</li>
<li>Milk</li>
</ol>


</body>
</html>

Ordered List with Numbers

  1. Coffee
  2. Tea
  3. Milk



Uppercase Letters Example:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>


<h2>Ordered List with Letters</h2>


<ol type="A">
<li>Coffee</li>
<li>Tea</li>
<li>Milk</li>
</ol>


</body>
</html>

Ordered List with Letters

  1. Coffee
  2. Tea
  3. Milk



Lowercase Letters Example:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>


<h2>Ordered List with Lowercase Letters</h2>


<ol type="a">
<li>Coffee</li>
<li>Tea</li>
<li>Milk</li>
</ol>


</body>
</html>

Ordered List with Lowercase Letters

  1. Coffee
  2. Tea
  3. Milk



Uppercase Roman Numbers Example:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>


<h2>Ordered List with Roman Numbers</h2>


<ol type="I">
<li>Coffee</li>
<li>Tea</li>
<li>Milk</li>
</ol>


</body>
</html>

Ordered List with Roman Numbers

  1. Coffee
  2. Tea
  3. Milk



Lowercase Roman Numbers Example:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>


<h2>Ordered List with Lowercase Roman Numbers</h2>


<ol type="i">
<li>Coffee</li>
<li>Tea</li>
<li>Milk</li>
</ol>


</body>
</html>

Ordered List with Lowercase Roman Numbers

  1. Coffee
  2. Tea
  3. Milk



HTML Description Lists

HTML also supports description lists.
A description list is a list of terms, with a description of each term.
The <dl> tag defines the description list, the <dt> tag defines the term (name), and the <dd> tag describes each term:

Example:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>


<h2>A Description List</h2>


<dl>
<dt>Coffee</dt>
<dd>- black hot drink</dd>
<dt>Milk</dt>
<dd>- white cold drink</dd>
</dl>


</body>
</html>

A Description List


Coffee
- black hot drink
Milk
- white cold drink



Nested HTML Lists

List can be nested (lists inside lists):

Example :

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>


<h2>A Nested List</h2>


<ul>
<li>Coffee</li>
<li>Tea
<ul>
<li>Black tea</li>
<li>Green tea</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Milk</li>
</ul>


</body>
</html>

A Nested List

  • Coffee
  • Tea
    • Black tea
    • Green tea
  • Milk




Summary :
Use the HTML <ul> element to define an unordered list
  • Use the HTML style attribute to define the bullet style
  • Use the HTML <ol> element to define an ordered list
  • Use the HTML type attribute to define the numbering type
  • Use the HTML <li> element to define a list item
  • Use the HTML <dl> element to define a description list
  • Use the HTML <dt> element to define the description term
  • Use the HTML <dd> element to define the description data
  • Lists can be nested inside lists
  • List items can contain other HTML elements
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