List item element
An HTML <li> element represents a single item in an ordered or unordered list.
Build a Website with ChatGPT
A list item is the HTML li element that represents one item within an ordered or unordered list.
- How it is used
- Structures individual entries inside unordered and ordered HTML lists.
- How deep it goes
- Defines the enclosing tags and demonstrates short and long entries, but stops short of deeper HTML parsing or browser internals.
- Examples
- Uses mango names, book recommendations, and novelty-product rankings as list-item examples.
- What you can do after
- Build unordered or ordered HTML lists and safely revise the text inside their list item tags.
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Web Design Playground
An HTML element that represents a list item within an ordered or unordered list.
- How it is used
- Structures each entry within an ordered or unordered HTML list.
- How deep it goes
- Explains tag placement, automatic markers, list containers, and CSS marker changes through short construction examples.
- Examples
- Uses recipe steps, rankings, top-ten lists, groceries, tasks, traits, and prerequisites as list examples.
- What you can do after
- Build it from scratch by placing item text inside li tags within ol or ul containers.
Web Design Playground, Second Edition
A list item is one entry in an ordered or unordered list.
- How it is used
- Structures individual entries inside ordered and unordered HTML lists.
- How deep it goes
- Defines the tag, container relationship, browser markers, and closing-tag practice without covering advanced list behavior.
- Examples
- Uses procedures, top-ten rankings, to-do lists, grocery lists, traits, prerequisites, and word-formation examples.
- What you can do after
- Build it from scratch by placing item text inside <li> elements within <ol> or <ul> containers.
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Related concepts
- ul elementused by · The HTML ul element represents a collection of related list items without inherent sequential ordering, typically displayed with bullet markers.
- ol elementpart of · The HTML ol element represents an ordered list whose items are presented in a meaningful sequential order, typically with numbered markers.
- float propertyused by · The CSS float property positions an element toward one side of its containing block and allows surrounding content to flow around it.
- paddingused by · Padding is the addition or reservation of extra space, positions, or filler values around or within data or content to meet layout, alignment, size, or processing requirements.
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