How to create a HTML list? Very simple!

HTML is currently the most popular language used to markup web pages. Many developers don't even know that there are other means to create sites. This language is dedicated to the many books, courses and seminars. About it and this article. Of course, to fit the whole potential of this language on several pages does not work, but I wasn't trying to do that. This article will allow you to get acquainted closer with this object as an HTML list. We will consider its types and tags that allow to conclude on the user's screen.

General information

HTML is used quite often. As it allows you to quickly and effectively present in a convenient form the necessary information to users. There are two types of lists: ordered and unordered. Their structure remains the same. The difference is only that an ordered list uses as markers the numbers that go in order. Next, we consider each type separately.

Ordered

A list of HTML tag starts with <ol> and ends with the closing </ol>. The tag <ol> fully supported by all modern browsers, operating systems and platforms. To denote a list item, use the tag <li>. Very often this type of markup is called a numbered. Although as a marker can be used not only numbers, but letters. The tag <ol> has three distinctive attributes that will be described.

• Type. Allows you to select the type of token. As mentioned above, can be used not only the usual Arabic numerals, and other symbols. If the type attribute to assign a value to “A”, the list will be ordered with capital letters. The value “and” - lowercase letters. “I” – uppercase Roman numerals; “i” – lower-case Roman numerals; «1» - Arabic numerals.
• Reversed. Offers browser to make a countdown like 3, 2, 1, etc. it Should be noted that many browsers this attribute is not supported and not included in any specification (except for the HTML 5).
• Start. Value can be a number which will designate from which the countdown will start.

Unordered

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The different this type is called unnumbered list HTML. To designate a start element is used as decorative markers. In the last paragraph was such a list. When using CSS, you can even remove the display of markers, this happens with the use of the “list-style-type" with the value “none”. To begin a numbered list, use the tag <ul>. Inside it contains the elements <li>. For the tag <ul> there is only a single attribute, namely “type”, which specifies the marker type. Its values can be keywords: disc, circle, square. The first refers to a filled circle, second circle and the third loop - square. With the help of the “list-style-image" (from CSS) can be assigned to their own tokens, which look like small images.

Conclusion

The Question of how to create list in HTML, is asked quite often in various forums and portals. Why a separate article for this information will not prevent to fully satisfy the curiosity of beginners. And remember that the HTML list may sometimes be used off-label. But this topic is beyond the scope of this article.