ul
elementli
element: Palpable content.li
elements.interface HTMLUListElement : HTMLElement {};
The ul
element represents a list of
items, where the order of the items is not important — that
is, where changing the order would not materially change the meaning
of the document.
The items of the list are the li
element child nodes
of the ul
element.
The following markup shows a list where the order does not
matter, and where the ul
element is therefore
appropriate. Compare this list to the equivalent list in the
ol
section to see an example of the same items using
the ol
element.
<p>I have lived in the following countries:</p> <ul> <li>Norway <li>Switzerland <li>United Kingdom <li>United States </ul>
Note that changing the order of the list does not change the meaning of the document. The items in the snippet above are given in alphabetical order, but in the snippet below they are given in order of the size of their current account balance in 2007, without changing the meaning of the document whatsoever:
<p>I have lived in the following countries:</p> <ul> <li>Switzerland <li>Norway <li>United Kingdom <li>United States </ul>