Most HTML lists have the form:

<LIST TYPE>
<LI> First item in list
<LI> Second item in list
<LI> Third item in list
...
</LIST TYPE>

 

Ordered Lists <OL> are actually numbered lists.

For ordered lists, the <LI> tag inserts a number.

Unordered Lists <UL> are actually bulleted lists.

For unordered lists, the <LI> tag inserts a bullet point.

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<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Enter the Page Title Here</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
The three common types of networking topologies are:
<OL>
<LI>Bus
<LI>Ring
<LI>Star
</OL>
The three common types of networking topologies are:
<UL>
<LI>Bus
<LI>Ring
<LI>Star
</UL>
</BODY>
</HTML>

 

The following table shows the descriptions for the type and start attributes of ordered lists:

Attribute
Description
type=A
Sets markers to uppercase letters
type=a
Sets markers to lowercase letters
type=I
Sets markers to uppercase Roman numerals
type=i
Sets markers to lowercase Roman numerals
type=1
Sets markers to numbers
start
Sets beginning value of item markers in the current list

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<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Enter the Page Title Here</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
The three common types of networking topologies are:
<OL>
<LI>Bus
<LI>Ring
<LI>Star
</OL>
The three common types of networking topologies are:
<OL type=A>
<LI>Bus
<LI>Ring
<LI>Star
</OL>
The three common types of networking topologies are:
<OL type=a>
<LI>Bus
<LI>Ring
<LI>Star
</OL>
The three common types of networking topologies are:
<OL type=I>
<LI>Bus
<LI>Ring
<LI>Star
</OL>
The three common types of networking topologies are:
<OL type=i>
<LI>Bus
<LI>Ring
<LI>Star
</OL>
The three common types of networking topologies are:
<OL type=1 start=4>
<LI>Bus
<LI>Ring
<LI>Star
</OL>
The three common types of networking topologies are:
<OL type=A start=4>
<LI>Bus
<LI>Ring
<LI>Star
</OL>
</BODY>
</HTML>

 

Unordered lists may also use disc, square, and circles for the type attribute.

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<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Enter the Page Title Here</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
The three common types of networking topologies are:
<UL>
<LI>Bus
<LI>Ring
<LI>Star
</UL>
The three common types of networking topologies are:
<UL type=disc>
<LI>Bus
<LI>Ring
<LI>Star
</UL>
The three common types of networking topologies are:
<UL type=square>
<LI>Bus
<LI>Ring
<LI>Star
</UL>
The three common types of networking topologies are:
<UL type=circle>
<LI>Bus
<LI>Ring
<LI>Star
</UL>
</BODY>
</HTML>

 

Definition lists allow for two levels of list items (i.e., the defined term and its definition).

The <DL> and </DL> tags define the start and finish of a definition list.

The <DT> tag is followed by the definition term, while the <DD> tag is followed by the definition.

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<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Enter the Page Title Here</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<DL>
<DT>Bus Network
<DD>Computers on the network are connect to a central cable.
<DT>Ring Network
<DD>Computers on the network are connect in a closed loop.
<DT>Star Network
<DD>Computers on the network are connect to a central computer.
</DL>
</BODY>
</HTML>