Can a list be an element?

The

This element includes the global attributes.

This integer attribute indicates the current ordinal value of the list item as defined by the

element. The only allowed value for this attribute is a number, even if the list is displayed with Roman numerals or letters. List items that follow this one continue numbering from the value set. The value attribute has no meaning for unordered lists (
) or for menus ().
type

This character attribute indicates the numbering type:

• a: lowercase letters
• A: uppercase letters
• i: lowercase Roman numerals
• I: uppercase Roman numerals
• 1: numbers

This type overrides the one used by its parent

element, if any.

Note: This attribute has been deprecated; use the CSS list-style-type property instead.

For more detailed examples, see the

and
pages.

• Other list-related HTML Elements:
  ,
  , , and the obsolete ;
  1. CSS properties that may be specially useful to style the
  2. element:
     • the list-style property, to choose the way the ordinal is displayed,
     • CSS counters, to handle complex nested lists,
     • the margin property, to control the indent of the list item.