HTML Lists

HTML supports ordered, unordered and definition lists.

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HTML Lists

• This is the first
• This is the second
• This is the third

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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 <ul> tag. Each list item starts with the <li> tag.

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

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 <ol> tag. Each list item starts with the <li> tag.

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

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 single items. It is a list of items (terms), with a description of each item (term).
A definition list starts with a <dl> tag (definition list).
Each term starts with a <dt> tag (definition term).
Each description starts with a <dd> tag (definition description).

<dl> <dt>Coffee</dt> <dd>Black hot drink</dd> <dt>Milk</dt> <dd>White cold drink</dd> </dl>

Here is how it looks in a browser:

Coffee

Black hot drink

Milk

White cold drink

Inside the <dd> tag you can put paragraphs, line breaks, images, links, other lists, etc.

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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 a term (an item) in a definition list
<dd>	Defines a description of a term in a definition list
<dir>	Deprecated. Use <ul> instead
<menu>	Deprecated. Use <ul> instead