Tag <li> HTML Reference

Example

One ordered and one unordered HTML list:

<ol>
  <li>Red</li>
  <li>Blue</li>
  <li>Green</li>
</ol>

<ul>
  <li>Red</li>
  <li>Blue</li>
  <li>Green</li>
</ul>

Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

1. Definition and Usage

The <li> tag defines a list item.

The <li> tag is used in both ordered (<ol>) and unordered (<ul>) lists.

2. Tips and Notes

Tip: Use CSS to define the type of list.

3. Differences Between HTML and XHTML

None

4. Optional Attributes

DTD indicates in which HTML 4.01/XHTML 1.0 DTD the attribute is allowed. S=Strict, T=Transitional, and F=Frameset.

Attribute Value Description DTD
type 1
A
a
I
i
disc
square
circle		 Deprecated. Use styles instead.
Specifies which kind of bullet point will be used		 TF
value number Deprecated. Use styles instead.
Specifies the value of a list item. The following list items will increment from that number (only for <ol> lists)		 TF

5. Standard Attributes

The <li> tag supports the following standard attributes:

Attribute Value Description DTD
class classname Specifies a classname for an element STF
dir rtl
ltr		 Specifies the text direction for the content in an element STF
id id Specifies a unique id for an element STF
lang language_code Specifies a language code for the content in an element STF
style style_definition Specifies an inline style for an element STF
title text Specifies extra information about an element STF
xml:lang language_code Specifies a language code for the content in an element, in XHTML documents STF

6. Event Attributes

The <li> tag supports the following event attributes:

Attribute Value Description DTD
onclick script Script to be run on a mouse click STF
ondblclick script Script to be run on a mouse double-click STF
onmousedown script Script to be run when mouse button is pressed STF
onmousemove script Script to be run when mouse pointer moves STF
onmouseout script Script to be run when mouse pointer moves out of an element STF
onmouseover script Script to be run when mouse pointer moves over an element STF
onmouseup script Script to be run when mouse button is released STF
onkeydown script Script to be run when a key is pressed STF
onkeypress script Script to be run when a key is pressed and released STF
onkeyup script Script to be run when a key is released STF

Other HTML/XHTML tags:

<a> <abbr> <acronym> <address> <area> <b> <base> <bdo> <big> <blockquote> <body> <br> <button> <caption> <center> <cite> <code> <col> <colgroup> <dd> <del> <dfn> <dir> <div> <dl> <dt> <em> <fieldset> <font> <form> <frame> <frameset> <head> <h1> - <h6> <hr> <html> <i> <iframe> <img> <input> <ins> <kbd> <label> <legend> <li> <link> <map> <menu> <meta> <noframes> <noscript> <object> <ol> <optgroup> <option> <p> <param> <pre> <q> <s> <samp> <script> <select> <small> <span> <strike> <strong> <style> <sub> <sup> <table> <tbody> <td> <textarea> <tfoot> <th> <thead> <title> <tr> <tt> <u> <ul> <var>

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