HTML Lists

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HTML lists allow web developers to group a set of related items in lists.

Example

An unordered HTML list:

• Item
• Item
• Item
• Item

An ordered HTML list:

1. First item
2. Second item
3. Third item
4. Fourth item

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Unordered HTML List

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) by default:

Example

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

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Ordered HTML List

An ordered list starts with the <ol> tag. Each list item starts with the <li> tag.

The list items will be marked with numbers by default:

Example

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

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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

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

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HTML List Tags

TagDescription<ul>Defines an unordered list<ol>Defines an ordered list<li>Defines a list item<dl>Defines a description list<dt>Defines a term in a description list<dd>Describes the term in a description list