Lists in HTML

• <li> list element
  Each item in a list should be preceded by a list element. In most cases this will provide the item with a bullet or sequence number, depending on the type of list.

• <ol> ordered list
  An ordered list provides the list elements will sequential numbering.

  • type
    This optional attribute enables you to select one of the following forms of numbering, where type=1 is the default:

    1	1, 2, 3
    A	A, B, C
    a	a, b, c
    I	I, II, III
    i	i, ii, iii

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  • start
    This optional attribute enables you to specify a start value for your list. The value is always specified in terms of 1, 2, 3, etc. regardless of any type attribute.

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  <ol type=i start=2>
<li>At junction 10 take the M3 towards Sunbury.
<li>Turn off at junction 1 of the M3 and head towards Kingston
<li>3 miles after Kempton Park, take a left by The Bell pub.
</ol>

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  2. At junction 10 take the M3 towards Sunbury.
  3. Turn off at junction 1 of the M3 and head towards Kingston
  4. 3 miles after Kempton Park, take a left by The Bell pub.
  
  

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• <ul> unordered list
  An unordered list provides the list elements with bullets. As further indented levels of list are included, the bullet changes.

  • type
    This optional attribute enables you to select one of the following forms of bullets:

    disc
    circle
    square

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  Some band members:
<ul type=square>
<li>Pulp
<ul type=circle>
<li>Jarvis Cocker
<li>Russell Senior
</ul>
<li>The Wedding Present
<ul type=circle>
<li>David Gedge
<li>Simon Smith
</ul>
</ul>


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  Some band members:
  • Pulp
    • Jarvis Cocker
    • Russell Senior
  • The Wedding Present
    • David Gedge
    • Simon Smith
  
  

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• <menu> menu list, <dir> directory list
  Of late, the menu and directory lists are rendered in exactly the same way as unordered lists.
  

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• <dl> definition list, <dt> definition term, <dd> definition definition (sic)
  Used to display a list of paired terms and definitions. Line breaks between each are automatically generated and the definition is shown indented.

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  Some definitions:
<dl>
<dt>plasma
<dd>a hot ionized gas containing positve ions and electrons
<dt>thyristor
<dd>a semi-conductor rectifier whose forward current between two electrodes, the anode and the cathode, is initiated by means of a signal applied to a third electrode, the gate. The current subsequently becomes independent of the of the signal.
<dt>quintessence
<dd>the most typical representation of a quality, state, etc.
</dl>

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  Some definitions:

  plasma

  a hot ionized gas containing positve ions and electrons

  thyristor

  a semi-conductor rectifier whose forward current between two electrodes, the anode and the cathode, is initiated by means of a signal applied to a third electrode, the gate. The current subsequently becomes independent of the of the signal.

  quintessence

  the most typical representation of a quality, state, etc.