Lists
HTML provides a way to create both an ordered list (with elements counting up, 1, 2, 3...) and an unordered list with bullets instead of numbers. Lists are a good way to formalize a list of items and let the HTML styling do the work for you.
Ordered lists
Here is an example of how to create an ordered list:
<p>Here is a list of ordered items:</p>
<ol>
<li>First item</li>
<li>Second item</li>
<li>Third item</li>
</ol>
Ordered lists have a "type" attribute which defines the numbering convention to use.
To count using numbers, use type="1":
<p>Here is a list of ordered items:</p>
<ol type="1">
<li>First item</li>
<li>Second item</li>
<li>Third item</li>
</ol>
To count using uppercase letters, use type="A":
<p>Here is a list of ordered items:</p>
<ol type="A">
<li>First item</li>
<li>Second item</li>
<li>Third item</li>
</ol>
To count using lowercase letters, use type="a":
<p>Here is a list of ordered items:</p>
<ol type="a">
<li>First item</li>
<li>Second item</li>
<li>Third item</li>
</ol>
To count using uppercase roman numerals, use type="I":
<p>Here is a list of ordered items:</p>
<ol type="I">
<li>First item</li>
<li>Second item</li>
<li>Third item</li>
</ol>
To count using lowercase roman numerals, use type="i":
<p>Here is a list of ordered items:</p>
<ol type="i">
<li>First item</li>
<li>Second item</li>
<li>Third item</li>
</ol>
Unordered lists
Here is an example of how to create an unordered list:
<p>Here is a list of unordered items:</p>
<ul>
<li>First item</li>
<li>Second item</li>
<li>Third item</li>
</ul>
To change the list style attributes, we can use the CSS attribute called list-style-type. The available types are:
- disc
- circle
- square
- none
Here is an example of the disc list style type:
<p>Here is a list of unordered items:</p>
<ul style="list-style-type: disc">
<li>First item</li>
<li>Second item</li>
<li>Third item</li>
</ul>
Here is an example of the circle list style type:
<p>Here is a list of unordered items:</p>
<ul style="list-style-type: circle">
<li>First item</li>
<li>Second item</li>
<li>Third item</li>
</ul>
Here is an example of the square list style type:
<p>Here is a list of unordered items:</p>
<ul style="list-style-type: square">
<li>First item</li>
<li>Second item</li>
<li>Third item</li>
</ul>
Here is an example of the none list style type:
<p>Here is a list of unordered items:</p>
<ul style="list-style-type: none">
<li>First item</li>
<li>Second item</li>
<li>Third item</li>
</ul>
Exercise
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