What are different tags to list items in HTML?

There are 3 HTML Listing tags to display a list of items.

Ordered List:

HTML ordered list starts with the <ol> tag and items are listed in <li> tag. This is used when we need to provide list of items marked with numbers or similar format.

Example

<ol>
  <li>Item 1</li>
  <li>Item 2</li>
</ol>

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Unordered List:

HTML unordered list starts with the <ul> tag and items are listed in the same <li> tag. This is used when we need to provide list of items marked with bullets or similar symbols.

Example

<ul>
  <li>Item 1</li>
  <li>Item 2</li>
</ul>

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Description List:

An HTML description list provides a list of terms, with a description of each term.

<dl>
  <dt>HTML</dt>
  <dd>HTML stands for Hypertext Markup Language</dd>
  <dt>Computer</dt>
  <dd>Computer is a machine or device for storing and processing data</dd>
</dl>

Most of the time, we only use Ordered and Unordered lists in HTML. Sometimes, we refer to another <datalist> tag but it has different use to list of pre-defined options for an <input> element. This is introduced in HTML5.

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