HTML reference

ul

The <ul> element represents an unordered list. Each direct item should normally be an <li> element.

Basic example

<ul>
  <li>HTML</li>
  <li>CSS</li>
  <li>JavaScript</li>
</ul>

The order is not part of the meaning. Browsers may display bullets by default, but CSS controls the visual marker and spacing.

Choose the right list

• Use ul when rearranging the items would not change their meaning.
• Use ol when sequence or ranking matters.
• Use menu for a list of user actions or commands.
• Use nav around a major navigation group, which can contain a list.

Accessibility tips

Keep each item meaningful and do not remove list semantics just to change the appearance. If a list is only visual decoration, choose markup that matches the content instead.

Related pages

• li
• ol
• menu
• nav
• English HTML reference