HTML <li> tag represents a list items may be in ordered lists or unordered lists.
The li tag used under HTML <ol> tag for ordered lists or <ul> tag for unordered lists.
Note: HTML <li> tag mostly supported in all major web browsers.
Sample Code
<ol value="1" type="1">
<li>HTML</li>
<li>CSS</li>
</ol>
<p>This is the example of unordered list</p>
<ul type="circle">
<li>HTML</li>
<li>CSS</li>
</ul>
Sample Result
This is the example of ordered list
- HTML
- CSS
This is the example of unordered list
- HTML
- CSS
Tag Specific Attributes Support
Following are few li tag attributes that are supported by <li> tag.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| type | 1 a A i I circle disc square |
Represents an align of the list |
Standard Attributes Support
HTML <li> tag supports mostly all HTML Attributes. Following are some most common attributes that are used by <li> tag. You can get more details about available HTML Attributes here.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| class | user_defined | Represents a style for an element which is used in CSS style sheet |
| id | user_defined | Represents unique id for an element |
| style | css_properties | Represents an inline style for an element for e.g style=”color:red;text-decoration:underline;” |
| title | user_defined | Represents a tooltip information for an elements like img, a, abbr etc |
Event Attributes Support
The “script” is invoked when a certain “event” occurs. Each event handler content attribute deals with a different event. HTML <li> tag supports mostly all HTML Event Attributes. Following are some most common event attributes that are used by <li> tag. You can get more details about available HTML Event Attributes here.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| onclick | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse click on the specified element |
| ondblclick | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse double-click on the specified element |
| onkeydown | script | Event Fires immediately when user is pressing a down key from keyboard |
| onkeypress | script | Event Fires immediately when user presses a key from keyboard |
| onkeyup | script | Event Fires immediately when user releases a key from keyboard |
| onmousedown | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer gets down from an element |
| onmousemove | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer moves over an element |
| onmouseout | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer gets out from an element |
| onmouseover | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer moves over an element |
| onmouseup | script | Event Fires immediately when a mouse pointer is released over an element |
