HTML Lists
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:
<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:
Value | Description |
---|---|
disc | Sets the list item marker to a bullet (default) |
circle | Sets the list item marker to a circle |
square | Sets the list item marker to a square |
none | The list items will not be marked |
<ul style="list-style-type:disc;">
<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:
<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:
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 |
<ol type="1">
<li>Coffee</li>
<li>Tea</li>
<li>Milk</li>
</ol>