Template:Ordered list/doc

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Usage

This template creates an ordered list, which is similar to a numbered list but may display other characters, such as roman numbers or alphabet letters, instead of the decimal enumerator.

Syntax

Simple
{{Ordered list |entry1 |entry2| ... }}
Offset starting value
{{Ordered list |start=start|entry1 |entry2 |... |item1_style=CSS1 |item2_style=CSS2| ... }}
Changing the symbol style
{{Ordered list |list_style_type=type |entry1 |entry2 |... }}
With CSS style
{{Ordered list |item_style=CSS-all |entry1 |entry2 |... }}
With separate CSS styles for each item
{{Ordered list |entry1 |item1_style=CSS1 |entry2 |item2_style=CSS2 |... }}
With custom values for each item
{{Ordered list |item1_value=value1 |entry1 |item2_value=value2 |entry2 |... }}
Parameters' description
Parameter Description
list_style_type or
list-style-type

type

This parameter indicates the list style type. Popular acceptable parameters include:
  • decimal (1, 2, 3, 4, ...)
  • lower-roman (i, ii, iii, iv, ...)
  • upper-roman (I, II, III, IV, ...)
  • lower-alpha (a, b, c, d, ...)
  • upper-alpha (A, B, C, D, ...)

For a full list, see the following section.

Positional parameters

entry1 entry2 ...

The contents of each list item, as unnamed or positional parameters. There is no restriction on content, except equal signs (=) must be escaped or replaced with {{=}}, lest it will be interpreted a named parameter.
itemn_value

value1 value2 ...

Ordinal or label for a specific list item; a positive integer.
start Ordinal or label for the first item in the list; a positive integer (default is 1).
itemn_style

CSS1 CSS2 ...

Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) styles that are set on a specific list item. (User must know CSS syntax.) For example, individual labels can be hidden by setting itemn_style=list-style-type:none;
item_style

CSS-all

CSS styles that are set on each list item. (User must know CSS syntax.) When present, any itemn_style are disregarded.

Acceptable list style type values and supported web browsers

Template:CSS list-style-type values

See also

References


Make an ordered list. The default is a numbered list, but you can change it to a list with roman numbers or letters of the English, Greek, Armenian or Georgian alphabets, instead of the decimal enumerator.

Template parameters

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
First item to list1

no description

Unknownrequired
Second item to list2

no description

Unknownoptional
Third item to list3

no description

Unknownoptional
Fourth item to list4

no description

Unknownoptional
Fifth item to list5

no description

Unknownoptional
Sixth item to list6

no description

Unknownoptional
Seventh item to list7

no description

Unknownoptional
Eighth item to list8

no description

Unknownoptional
Ninth item to list9

no description

Unknownoptional
Tenth item to list10

no description

Unknownoptional
Type of listlist_style_type

no description

Suggested values
none disc circle square decimal decimal-leading-zero lower-roman upper-roman lower-alpha upper-alpha lower-greek armenian georgian hebrew cjk-ideographic hiragana katakana hiragana-iroha katakana-iroha
Default
decimal
Unknownoptional
Starting valuestart

no description

Unknownoptional
CSS styleitem_style

no description

Unknownoptional