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
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
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 |
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