Name
li — <li> . . . </li>
Defines an item in a list. It is used within the ol
, ul
, menu
(deprecated ), and dir
(deprecated ) list elements.
Attributes
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type="
format
"
Deprecated. Changes the format of the automatically generated numbers or bullets for list items.
Within unordered lists (
ul
), thetype
attribute can be used to specify the bullet style (disc
,circle
, orsquare
) for a particular list item.Within ordered lists (
ol
), the type attribute specifies the numbering style (see options under theol
listing) for a particular list item.start="
number
"
Nonstandard. Within ordered lists, you can specify the first number in the number sequence. In the (X)HTML Recommendations, the
start
attribute applies to theol
element, notli
.value="
number
"
Deprecated. Within ordered lists, you can specify the number of an item. Following list items increase from the specified number.
Example
<ol><li>
Preheat oven to 300.</li>
<li>
Wrap garlic in foil.</li>
<li>
Bake for 2 hours.</li>
</ol>
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