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List Types

There are different styles of lists, numbered (Ordered), bulleted (Unordered) and a list similiar to a dictionary entry(Definition).
Below you will find examples of all of the list types.

Unordered List


An unordered list is a list of items that are not numbered. Also known as a bullet list. List items will have a little black dot next to them, the dot is known as a bullet.

Example of Unordered List
  • item
  • 2nd item
  • 3rd item


Here is the code for an unordered list.

<ul>
<li>item</li>
<li>2nd item</li>
<li>3rd item</li>
</ul>

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Ordered List

An Ordered List is a list of items that are numbered. The items in the list will be in numerical order(1,2,3,4 etc.).

Example of an Ordered List:

  1. item1
  2. item2
  3. item3
  4. item4


Here is the code for an ordered list:

<ol>
<li>item1</li>
<li>item2</li>
<li>item3</li>
<li>item4</li>
</ol>

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Definition List

A definition list is a list of terms and the explanation of the terms, similiar to that of a dictionary entry. It is not a list of items.

Example of a definition list:

Milk
White, cold drink
Coffee
Black, hot drink


Here is the code for a definition list:

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

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