Bulleted, Numbered, and Other Lists

Bulleted Lists | Numbered Lists | Roman Lists | Lettered Lists | Nested Lists | Definition Lists

Bulleted Lists

 To make a bulleted list, simply add a space or a tab as the first character on the line for each item. 
  One
  Two
  Three

Becomes:

Numbered Lists

 To make a numbered list, add a pound sign (#) after a leading space or tab on the line for each item. 
  #Red
  #Green
  #Blue

Becomes:

  1. Red
  2. Green
  3. Blue

Roman Lists

 To use Roman numbers for a list, add an exclamation point (!) after a leading space or tab on the line for each item. Netscape Only 
  !Red
  !Green
  !Blue

Becomes:

  1. Red
  2. Green
  3. Blue

Lettered Lists

 To make a lettered list, add an at sign (@) after a leading space or tab on the line for each item. Netscape Only 
  @Red
  @Green
  @Blue

Becomes:

  1. Red
  2. Green
  3. Blue

Nested Lists

 Lists can be nested by adding additional indentation (tabs or spaces) for each sublist.
  1. This is the first item.
    1. There are several items here.
    2. There are several items here.
      1. One
        • Red
        • Green
        • Blue
    3. Two
    4. Three
  2. There are several items here.
  • This is the second item.
  • This is the third item.

    Definition Lists

     Definition lists are a special format with each item title followed by its definition. Use a plus sign (+) after a leading space or tab for each title and a minus sign (-) for each definition. 
      +HTML
  -Hypertext Markup Language
  +HTTP
  -Hypertext Transport Protocol
  +URL
  -Uniform Resource Locator

    Becomes:

    HTML
    Hypertext Markup Language
    HTTP
    Hypertext Transport Protocol
    URL
    Uniform Resource Locator
     Updated: July 13, 1996 at 8:23 PM
     Version: MTX 1.4 User's Manual / Copyright 1996 by the University of Florida
    Location: http://www.med.ufl.edu/medinfo/mtx/docs14/lists.html
      Author: Richard Rathe / rrathe@dean.med.ufl.edu