HTML Lists

Unordered Lists

An unordered list is a list of items. The list items are marked with bullets (typically small black circles).

An unordered list starts with the

tag. Each list item starts with the
• tag.

  Coffee Milk

  Here is how it looks in a browser:

  • Coffee
  • Milk

  Inside a list item you can put paragraphs, line breaks, images, links, other lists, etc.

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  Ordered Lists

  An ordered list is also a list of items. The list items are marked with numbers.

  An ordered list starts with the

  tag. Each list item starts with the
  1. tag.

     Coffee Milk

     Here is how it looks in a browser:

     1. Coffee
     2. Milk

     Inside a list item you can put paragraphs, line breaks, images, links, other lists, etc.

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     Definition Lists

     A definition list is not a list of items. This is a list of terms and explanation of the terms.

     A definition list starts with the

     tag. Each definition-list term starts with the

     tag. Each definition-list definition starts with the

     tag.

     Coffee Black hot drink Milk White cold drink

     Here is how it looks in a browser:

     Coffee

     Black hot drink

     Milk

     White cold drink

     Inside a definition-list definition (the

     tag) you can put paragraphs, line breaks, images, links, other lists, etc.

     List Tags

     Tag	Description
     	Defines an ordered list
     	Defines an unordered list
     	Defines a list item
     	Defines a definition list
     	Defines a definition term
     	Defines a definition description
     	Deprecated. Use instead
     	Deprecated. Use instead