LI list item XHTML 1.0 Transitional

Purpose

list item

Description

This element identifies an item in a list defined by the ol, ul, dir, or menu elements.

Start tag

Required <li>

Attributes

Name	Type	Default	Comment
class	CDATA	#IMPLIED	space-separated list of classes
dir	( ltr \| rtl )	#IMPLIED	direction for weak/neutral text
id	ID	#IMPLIED	document-wide unique id
lang	NMTOKEN	#IMPLIED	language code (backwards compatible); language code as RFC3066
onclick	CDATA	#IMPLIED	a pointer button was clicked; script expression
ondblclick	CDATA	#IMPLIED	a pointer button was double clicked; script expression
onkeydown	CDATA	#IMPLIED	a key was pressed down; script expression
onkeypress	CDATA	#IMPLIED	a key was pressed and released; script expression
onkeyup	CDATA	#IMPLIED	a key was released; script expression
onmousedown	CDATA	#IMPLIED	a pointer button was pressed down; script expression
onmousemove	CDATA	#IMPLIED	a pointer was moved within; script expression
onmouseout	CDATA	#IMPLIED	a pointer was moved away; script expression
onmouseover	CDATA	#IMPLIED	a pointer was moved onto; script expression
onmouseup	CDATA	#IMPLIED	a pointer button was released; script expression
style	CDATA	#IMPLIED	associated style info; style sheet data
title	CDATA	#IMPLIED	advisory title; text used for titles
type	CDATA	#IMPLIED	disc = filled in round dot; circle = circle with inside empty; square = square bullet; 1 = Arabic numbers (1, 2, 3, ...); a = lower alpha (a, b, c, ...); A = upper alpha (A, B, C, ...); i = lower Roman (i, ii, iii, ...); I = upper Roman (I, II, III, ...); list item style
value	CDATA	#IMPLIED	one or more digits; reset sequence number
xml:lang	NMTOKEN	#IMPLIED	language code (as per XML 1.0 spec); language code as RFC3066

Content

( #PCDATA | p | h1 | h2 | h3 | h4 | h5 | h6 | div | ul | ol | dl | menu | dir | pre | hr | blockquote | address | center | noframes | isindex | fieldset | table | form | a | br | span | bdo | object | applet | img | map | iframe | tt | i | b | u | s | strike | big | small | font | basefont | em | strong | dfn | code | q | samp | kbd | var | cite | abbr | acronym | sub | sup | input | select | textarea | label | button | noscript | ins | del | script )*

End tag

Required </li>

Referenced in

dir menu ol ul

Example

Source

Appearance

<ul>
<li>Items in the Universe
<ul>
<li type="disc">Matter</li>
<li type="square">Energy</li>
<li type="circle">Gravity</li></ul></li>
<li>The Solar System
<ol>
<li type="A" value="3">Inner
<ol>
<li type="a">Mercury</li>
<li>Venus</li>
<li>Earth</li>
<li>Mars</li></ol></li>
<li>Outer
<ol>
<li type="I" value="35">Jupiter</li>
<li>Saturn</li>
<li>Uranus</li>
<li>Neptune</li>
<li>Pluto</li>
<li>Kuiper Belt</li></ol></li></ol></li></ul>

Items in the Universe
- Matter
- Energy
- Gravity
The Solar System
1. Inner
  1. Mercury
  2. Venus
  3. Earth
  4. Mars
2. Outer
  1. Jupiter
  2. Saturn
  3. Uranus
  4. Neptune
  5. Pluto
  6. Kuiper Belt