Baseline Widely available
The <li>
HTML element is used to represent an item in a list. It must be contained in a parent element: an ordered list (<ol>
), an unordered list (<ul>
), or a menu (<menu>
). In menus and unordered lists, list items are usually displayed using bullet points. In ordered lists, they are usually displayed with an ascending counter on the left, such as a number or letter.
<p>Apollo astronauts:</p>
<ul>
<li>Neil Armstrong</li>
<li>Alan Bean</li>
<li>Peter Conrad</li>
<li>Edgar Mitchell</li>
<li>Alan Shepard</li>
</ul>
p,
li {
font:
1rem "Fira Sans",
sans-serif;
}
p {
font-weight: bold;
}
Attributes
This element includes the global attributes.
value
This integer attribute indicates the current ordinal value of the list item as defined by the <ol>
element. The only allowed value for this attribute is a number, even if the list is displayed with Roman numerals or letters. List items that follow this one continue numbering from the value set. This attribute has no meaning for unordered lists (<ul>
) or for menus (<menu>
).
type
Deprecated
This character attribute indicates the numbering type:
a
: lowercase lettersA
: uppercase lettersi
: lowercase Roman numeralsI
: uppercase Roman numerals1
: numbersThis type overrides the one used by its parent <ol>
element, if any.
Note: This attribute has been deprecated; use the CSS list-style-type
property instead.
For more detailed examples, see the <ol>
and <ul>
pages.
<ol>
<li>first item</li>
<li>second item</li>
<li>third item</li>
</ol>
Result Ordered list with a custom value
<ol type="I">
<li value="3">third item</li>
<li>fourth item</li>
<li>fifth item</li>
</ol>
Result Unordered list
<ul>
<li>first item</li>
<li>second item</li>
<li>third item</li>
</ul>
Result Technical summary Content categories None. Permitted content Flow content. Tag omission The end tag can be omitted if the list item is immediately followed by another <li>
element, or if there is no more content in its parent element. Permitted parents An <ul>
, <ol>
, or <menu>
element. Though not a conforming usage, the obsolete <dir>
can also be a parent. Implicit ARIA role listitem
when child of an ol
, ul
or menu
Permitted ARIA roles menuitem
, menuitemcheckbox
, menuitemradio
, option
, none
, presentation
, radio
, separator
, tab
, treeitem
DOM interface HTMLLIElement
Specifications Browser compatibility See also
Other list-related HTML Elements: <ul>
, <ol>
, <menu>
, and the obsolete <dir>
;
CSS properties that may be specially useful to style the <li>
element:
list-style
property, to choose the way the ordinal is displayed,margin
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