Template:Plainlist/doc

This template provides a WCAG/ISO-standards-compliant accessible alternative to <br /> separated lists, per WP:UBLIST and WP:PLIST

Usage

{{plainlist}} starts a plain (i.e. unbulleted) list, such as:

• cat
• dog
• horse
• cow
• sheep
• pig

It uses proper HTML list markup, which is more standards-compliant and more accessible than separating list items with <br />. Detailed reasons for using this template can be found at WP:UBLIST.

This template can be used with or without {{endplainlist}}. It is an alternative to {{unbulleted list}}, which performs the same function in a more concise but less wiki-style manner. Note that {{unbulleted list}} will work inside image captions, whereas {{plainlist}} does not.

Parameters

Controlling line-breaking

Template Template:Tlx may be used with Template:Tlx and Template:Tlx to control line-breaking in bulletless lists, to prevent wrapped long entries from being confused with multiple entries. See Template:Wbr/doc#Controlling line-breaking in infoboxes for details.

Technical details

{{Plainlist}} works by constructing a div with the CSS class "plainlist" which has the following style (see MediaWiki:Common.css):

.plainlist ul {
    line-height: inherit;
    list-style: none none;
    margin: 0;
}
.plainlist ul li {
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

Wikitext	Expanded template	HTML
{{Plainlist| * Example 1 * Example 2 * Example 3 }}	Template:Nowiki2	<div class="plainlist"> <ul> <li>Example 1</li> <li>Example 2</li> <li>Example 3</li> </ul> </div>

Redirects

• {{Startplainlist}}

See also

• {{unbulleted list}} – essentially the same but uses | ... | ... | ... instead of |* ... * ... * ...
• {{flatlist}} and {{hlist}} (replacements for comma- or dash-separated lists)
• {{bulleted list}}
• {{Indented plainlist}}
• {{ordered list}}
• Template:Section link for more information on creating lists within the Infobox family of templates, with examples in the following Template:Section link