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Example

One ordered (<ol>) and one unordered (<ul>) HTML list:

<ol> <li>Coffee</li> <li>Tea</li> <li>Milk</li> </ol> <ul> <li>Coffee</li> <li>Tea</li> <li>Milk</li> </ul> Try it Yourself »

More "Try it Yourself" examples below.

Definition and Usage

The <li> tag defines a list item.

The <li> tag is used inside ordered lists(<ol>), unordered lists (<ul>), and in menu lists (<menu>).

In <ul> and <menu>, the list items will usually be displayed with bullet points.

In <ol>, the list items will usually be displayed with numbers or letters.

Tip: Use CSS to style lists.

Browser Support

Element
<li> Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Attributes

Attribute Value Description
value number Only for <ol> lists. Specifies the start value of a list item. The following list items will increment from that number

Global Attributes

The <li> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.

Event Attributes

The <li> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.

More Examples

Example

Use of the value attribute in an ordered list:

<ol> <li value="100">Coffee</li> <li>Tea</li> <li>Milk</li> <li>Water</li> <li>Juice</li> <li>Beer</li> </ol> Try it Yourself »

Example

Set different list style types (with CSS):

<ol> <li>Coffee</li> <li style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">Tea</li> <li>Milk</li> </ol><ul> <li>Coffee</li> <li style="list-style-type:square">Tea</li> <li>Milk</li></ul> Try it Yourself »

Example

Create a list inside a list (a nested list):

<ul> <li>Coffee</li> <li>Tea <ul> <li>Black tea</li> <li>Green tea</li> </ul> </li> <li>Milk</li></ul> Try it Yourself »

Example

Create a more complex nested list:

<ul> <li>Coffee</li> <li>Tea <ul> <li>Black tea</li> <li>Green tea <ul> <li>China</li> <li>Africa</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li>Milk</li> </ul> Try it Yourself »

Related Pages

HTML tutorial: HTML Lists

HTML DOM reference: Li Object

CSS Tutorial: Styling Lists

Default CSS Settings

Most browsers will display the <li> element with the following default values:

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