Lists

You can organize text into a more structured outline by creating lists. Lists can be nested.

<dd>...</dd>

Usage	The definition description used in a dl (definition list) element.
Start/End Tag	Required/Optional (HTML); Required/Required (XHTML 1.0).
Attributes	%coreattrs, %i18n, %events.
Empty	No.
Notes	Can contain block-level content, such as the <p> element.

<dir>...</dir>

Usage	Creates a multicolumn directory list.
Start/End Tag	Required/Required.
Attributes	%coreattrs, %i18n, %events.
Deprecated	compactCompacts the displayed list.
Empty	No.
Notes	Must contain at least one list item. This element is deprecated in favor of the ul (unordered list) element.

<dl>...</dl>

Usage	Creates a definition list.
Start/End Tag	Required/Required.
Attributes	%coreattrs, %i18n, %events.
Deprecated	compactCompacts the displayed list.
Empty	No.
Notes	Must contain at least one <dt> or <dd> element in any order.

<dt>...</dt>

Usage	The definition term (or label) used within a dl (definition list) element.
Start/End Tag	Required/Optional (HTML); Required/Required (XHTML 1.0).
Attributes	%coreattrs, %i18n, %events.
Empty	No.
Notes	Must contain text (which can be modified by text markup elements).

<li>...</li>

Usage	Defines a list item within a list.
Start/End Tag	Required/Optional (HTML); Required/Required (XHTML 1.0).
Attributes	%coreattrs, %i18n, %events.
Deprecated	type="..."Changes the numbering style (1, a, A, i, I) in ordered lists or bullet style (disc, square, circle) in unordered lists. value="..."Sets the numbering to the given integer, beginning with the current list item.
Empty	No.

<menu>...</menu>

Usage	Creates a single-column menu list.
Start/End Tag	Required/Required.
Attributes	%coreattrs, %i18n, %events.
Deprecated	compactCompacts the displayed list.
Empty	No.
Notes	Must contain at least one list item. This element is deprecated in favor of the ul (unordered list) element.

<ol>...</ol>

Usage	Creates an ordered list.
Start/End Tag	Required/Required.
Attributes	%coreattrs, %i18n, %events.
Deprecated	compactCompacts the displayed list.
	start="..."Sets the starting number to the chosen integer.
	type="..."Sets the numbering style (1, a, A, i, I).
Empty	No.
Notes	Must contain at least one list item.

<ul>...</ul>

Usage	Creates an unordered list.
Start/End Tag	Required/Required.
Attributes	%coreattrs, %i18n, %events.
Deprecated	compactCompacts the displayed list.
	type="..."Sets the bullet style (disc, square, circle).
Empty	No.
Notes	Must contain at least one list item.