HTML ul Tag

Related:
• HTML <li> Tag
• HTML <menu> Tag
• HTML <ol> Tag
• HTML <dir> Tag
• HTML 5 <ul> Tag

The information on this page is based on HTML version 4.01 (which is the current version of HTML). The next version, HTML 5, is currently being written. Here's a list of HTML 5 tags.

The HTML ul tag is used for specifying an unordered list (or un-numbered list).

For other list types, see the menu tag (for a menu list), the ol tag (for an ordered list), and the dir tag (for a directory list).

Example


<ul>
<li>ul - unordered list</li>
<li>ol - ordered list</li>
<li>dir - directory list (deprecated)</li>
<li>menu - menu list (deprecated)</li>
</ul>

Attributes:

Attributes specific to this tag:
type	Specifies the style of the bullet. Possible values: disc circle square Note: This attribute is deprecated. Use CSS list-style-type instead.
compact	Renders the list in a more compact way. Note:This attribute is deprecated. Use CSS instead.
Other Attributes:
Attribute	Description
dir	Specifies the direction of the text
class	Document wide identifier.
id	Document wide identifier
lang	Language code
title	Specifies a title to associate with the element. Many browsers will display this when the cursor hovers over the element (similar to a "tool tip").
style	Inline style (CSS)
onclick	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
ondbclick	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onmousedown	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onmouseup	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onmouseover	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onmousemove	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onmouseout	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onkeypress	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onkeydown	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onkeyup	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)

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Also see the HTML 5 version of HTML tags

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