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HTML Lists

HTML List Example

An Unordered List:

Item
Item
Item
Item

An Ordered List:

First item
Second item
Third item
Fourth item

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>

Unordered HTML List - Choose List Item Marker

The CSS list-style-type property is used to define the style of the list item marker:ValueDescriptiondiscSets the list item marker to a bullet (default)circleSets the list item marker to a circlesquareSets the list item marker to a squarenoneThe list items will not be marked

Example - Disc

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

Example - Circle

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

Example - Square

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

Example - None

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

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>

Ordered HTML List - The Type Attribute

The type attribute of the <ol> tag, defines the type of the list item marker:TypeDescriptiontype="1"The list items will be numbered with numbers (default)type="A"The list items will be numbered with uppercase letterstype="a"The list items will be numbered with lowercase letterstype="I"The list items will be numbered with uppercase roman numberstype="i"The list items will be numbered with lowercase roman numbers

Numbers:

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

Uppercase Letters:

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

Lowercase Letters:

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

Uppercase Roman Numbers:

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

Lowercase Roman Numbers:

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

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>

Nested HTML Lists

List can be nested (lists inside lists):

Example

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

Note: List items can contain new list, and other HTML elements, like images and links, etc.

Control List Counting

By default, an ordered list will start counting from 1. If you want to start counting from a specified number, you can use the start attribute:

Example

<ol start="50">
<li>Coffee</li>
<li>Tea</li>
<li>Milk</li>
</ol>

Horizontal List with CSS

HTML lists can be styled in many different ways with CSS.One popular way is to style a list horizontally, to create a navigation menu:

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
ul {
    list-style-type: none;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    background-color:#333333;
}

li {
float: left;
}

li a {
    display: block;
    color: white;
    text-align: center;
    padding: 16px;
    text-decoration: none;
}

li a:hover {
background-color:#111111;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<ul>
<li><ahref="#home">Home</a></li>
<li><ahref="#news">News</a></li>
<li><ahref="#contact">Contact</a></li>
<li><ahref="#about">About</a></li>
</ul>

</body>
</html>

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Chapter Summary

Use the HTML <ul> element to define an unordered list
Use the CSS list-style-typeproperty to define the list item marker
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 describe the term in a description list
Lists can be nested inside lists
List items can contain other HTML elements
Use the CSS property float:left or display:inline to display a list horizontally

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