Ordered Lists

Ordered lists are very useful when you want to make a list where the order of the list items is important. Ordered lists are also very easy to make. To begin an ordered list, type <OL>. Begin each item in the list with <LI>, which signifies a "list item". When you are finished with the list, type the closing tag, </OL>.

How to make an ordered list:

How the ordered list looks:

You can even nest a list inside of another list.

<OL>
<LI>The first item in the list
<LI>The second item in the list
   <OL>
   <LI>The first sub item
   <LI>The second sub item
        <OL>
        <LI>One more sub item
        </OL>
   <LI>The third sub item
   </OL>
<LI>The third item in the list
</OL>

NOTE: Each nested list in the example above is indented for readability. The spacing does not effect the rendering of the lists.

This is what it looks like:

1. The first item in the list
2. The second item in the list
   1. The first sub item
   2. The second sub item
      1. One more sub item
   3. The third sub item
3. The third item in the list

You can define how the list is numbered by inserting an attribute inside of either the <OL> tag or the <LI> tag. You can even define what number the list should start at.

How to define the numbering:

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