HTML List
What is Lists in HTML?
HTML Lists are used to specify lists of information.
All lists may contain one or more list elements.
There are three different types of HTML lists: Ordered List or Numbered List (ol) Unordered List or Bulleted List (ul)
HTML List Tags:
| Tag | Description |
|---|---|
| <ul> tag | Defines an unordered list |
| <ol> tag | Defines an ordered list |
| <li> tag | Defines a list of item |
| <dl> tag | Defines a description list |
<ul> tag
Unordered HTML List
The list items will be marked with bullets (small black circles) by default:
Example
<ul>
<li>Serengeti National Park</li>
<li>Ngorongoro National Park</li>
<li>Mikumi National Park</li>
</ul>
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<ol> tag
Ordered HTML List
The list items will be marked with numbers by default:
Example
<ol>
<li>Mountain Kilimanjaro in Tanzania</li>
<li>Manyara National Park</li>
<li>Tarangire National Park</li>
</ol>
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<dl> tag
Description lists
The <dl> tag defines the description list:
The <dt> tag defines the term (name):
The <dd> tag describes each term:
Example
<dl>
<dt>Tanzania National Park</dt>
<dd>Ngorongoro National Park</dd>
<dt>Tanzania</dt>
<dd>Visit Zanzibar</dd>
</dl>
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