Creating Lists

Creating lists in HTML is straightforward, and there are two main types of lists:

  1. Ordered Lists: Use <ol> for ordered (numbered) lists.

  2. Unordered Lists: Use <ul> for unordered (bulleted) lists.

Each item in a list is enclosed in an <li> (list item) tag.

1. Ordered List (<ol>)

An ordered list displays items in a numbered sequence.

<ol>
  <li>First item</li>
  <li>Second item</li>
  <li>Third item</li>
</ol>

This will display:

  1. First item

  2. Second item

  3. Third item

2. Unordered List (<ul>)

An unordered list displays items with bullets.

<ul>
  <li>Item one</li>
  <li>Item two</li>
  <li>Item three</li>
</ul>

This will display:

  • Item one

  • Item two

  • Item three

3. Nested Lists

You can nest lists inside each other.

<ul>
  <li>Item one</li>
  <li>Item two
    <ul>
      <li>Sub-item one</li>
      <li>Sub-item two</li>
    </ul>
  </li>
  <li>Item three</li>
</ul>

This will display:

  • Item one

  • Item two

    • Sub-item one

    • Sub-item two

  • Item three

4. Customizing List Markers

You can customize the marker types using the type attribute.

For ordered lists, you can change the number type:

<ol type="A">
  <li>First item</li>
  <li>Second item</li>
</ol>

This will display:

A. First item B. Second item

For unordered lists, you can change the bullet type:

<ul style="list-style-type: square;">
  <li>Item one</li>
  <li>Item two</li>
</ul>

This will display:

▪ Item one ▪ Item two

Example of a Full List

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <title>HTML Lists Example</title>
</head>
<body>
  <h2>Ordered List Example</h2>
  <ol>
    <li>Step one</li>
    <li>Step two</li>
    <li>Step three</li>
  </ol>

  <h2>Unordered List Example</h2>
  <ul>
    <li>Option one</li>
    <li>Option two</li>
  </ul>

  <h2>Nested List Example</h2>
  <ul>
    <li>Category one</li>
    <li>Category two
      <ul>
        <li>Subcategory one</li>
        <li>Subcategory two</li>
      </ul>
    </li>
  </ul>
</body>
</html>

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