HTML Lists | How to make list items in HTML

A list refers to a number of connected items or names written or printed consecutively, typically one below the other... There are two Kind of list in HTML:

1. Unordered List
2. Ordered List.

  HTML List Example

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An Unordered List:

• Item
• Item
• Item
• Item

An Ordered List:

1. First item
2. Second item
3. Third item
4. Fourth item

Nested HTML Lists

• Coffee
• Tea
  • Black tea
  • Green tea
• Milk

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Points To Note:

• Use the HTML <ul> element to define an unordered list
• Use the CSS list-style-type property to define the list item marker
• Use the HTML <ol> element to define an ordered list
• Use the HTML type attribute to define the numbering type
• Use the HTML <li> element to define a list item
• Use the HTML <dl> element to define a description list
• Use the HTML <dt> element to define the description term
• Use the HTML <dd> element to define the description data
• Lists can be nested inside lists
• List items can contain other HTML elements
• Use the CSS property float:left or display:inline to display a list horizontally

HTML List Tags

Tag	Description
<ul>	Defines an unordered list
<ol>	Defines an ordered list
<li>	Defines a list item
<dl>	Defines a description list
<dt>	Defines the term in a description list
<dd>	Defines the description in a description list

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You will learn how to use the list tags above in the next Chapters

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