In HTML, lists are used to present a collection of items in a structured format. There are three main HTML text list Tags :

  • Ordered List or Numbered List
  • Unordered List or Bulleted List
  • Description List or Definition List
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Ordered List

    • Purpose: To display a list of items in a specific order, usually numbered.
    • Tags: <ol>
    • Example:
<ol>
<li>First item</li>
<li>Second item</li>
<li>Third item</li>
</ol>

Result


 

Un-Ordered List

  • Purpose: To display a list of items without any specific order or numbering.
  • Tags: <ul>
  • Example:
  •  
<ul>
<li>Coffee</li>
<li>Tea</li>
<li>Milk</li>
</ul>

Result


Description List

  • Purpose: To emphasize text by making it appear bolder.

  • Tag: <b> or <strong> (<strong> is semantically preferred)

  • Example:

<dl>
<dt>HTML</dt>
<dd>HyperText Markup Language</dd>
<dt>CSS</dt>
<dd>Cascading Style Sheets</dd>
</dl>

Result