HTML Lists

HTML can have Unordered lists, Ordered lists, or Description lists:

 Unordered List

• The first item
• The second item
• The third item
• The fourth item

Ordered List

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

Description List

The first item

Description of item

The second item

Description of 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).

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

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.

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

HTML Description Lists

A description list, is a list of terms, with a description of each term.
The <dl> tag defines a description list.
The <dt> tag defines the term (name), and the <dd> tag defines the data (description).