HTML <li> Tag

Description

The <li> HTML element defines an individual list item. The external <ul> or <ol> element sets the type of the list - bulleted or numbered.

Properties

Permitted Parents: An <ul>, <ol>, or <menu> element. Though not a conforming usage, the obsolete <dir> can also be a parent
Content: Block, inline and text
Start/End Tags: Start tag: required, End tag: required

Example

HTML

<ul>

  <li>Mouse</li>

  <li>Cat</li>

  <li>Dog</li>

</ul>

Result

Attributes

Attribute	Definition
type	Specifies the type of bullet. Possible values: A a I i 1 disc square circle -Deprecated- Use CSS Instead
value	Specifies the number of the current list item. -Deprecated-

Global Attributes

The <li> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML5

Event Attributes

The <li> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML5

Browser Support

Desktop

5.5	12	1	1	≤12.1	3

Tablets / Mobile

1	18	4	≤12.1	1	1.0

Last updated by CSSPortal on: 6th December 2019

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