List element

In HTML list elements can be divided into two types: glossary lists, and regular lists. Glossary Lists are described by the tag <DL>, while regular lists use the elements <UL><OL> <MENU> and <DIR>.

A glossary list is useful for presenting a list of items, each of which is accompanied by text. The entire list is set off by the <DL> and </DL> tags, and the definition list item includes a <DT> or term, followed by a <DD> which is the definition. This type of glossary list is used in this document. When URLs are listed in this document , the original link is a <DT> item, followed by a description of the site, which is the<DD> element.

• A <UL> is an unordered list. An unordered list is an unnumbered list in which each item is set off by a bullet.
• Every time a new item is listed, the tag <LI> appears first, and this tag puts the item on a new line, and sets it off with a bullet. (This entry and the one preceeding it are in a <UL> format)

1. This being so, an <OL> is an ordered list, and when the tag
2. <LI> is used in an ordered list, a (consecutive) number is inserted to set off the item. (As shown here).

<MENU> is a tag used to set off a list of short items, usually more than one line apiece. This shows the list in a more compact fashion than does the <UL> format.

<DIR> is a tag that is suitable for multiple columns of very brief elements.

URLs:

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W3E References:

HTML

logical markup

physical markup

Print References:

• HTML Manual of Style. Larry Aronson. Ziff-Davis Press. Emeryville, CA. 1994. (ISBN 1-56276-300-8)