HTML Lists

HTML Lists

An ordered list: The first list item The second list item The third list item

An unordered list: List item List item List item

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HTML Unordered Lists

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

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

 How the HTML code above looks in a browser:

• Coffee
• Milk

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HTML Ordered Lists

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

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

 How the HTML code above looks in a browser:

1. Coffee
2. Milk

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HTML Definition Lists

A definition list is a list of items, with a description of each item.
The <dl> tag defines a definition list.
The <dl> tag is used in conjunction with <dt> (defines the item in the list) and <dd> (describes the item in the list):

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

How the HTML code above looks in a browser:

Coffee

- black hot drink

Milk

- white cold drink

HTML List Tags

Tag                Description <ol>     Defines an ordered list <ul>     Defines an unordered list <li>      Defines a list item <dl>     Defines a definition list <dt>     Defines an item in a definition list <dd>     Defines a description of an item in a definition list