Template:Plain list/doc

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

Usage

{{plain list}} 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 {{end plain list}}. 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 {{plain list}} does not.

Examples

Markup	Renders as
{{plainlist| * [[cat]] * [[dog]] * [[horse]] * [[cow]] * [[sheep]] * [[pig]] }}	cat dog horse cow sheep pig

Alternative syntax

Markup	Renders as
{{plainlist}} * [[cat]] * [[dog]] * [[horse]] * [[cow]] * [[sheep]] * [[pig]] {{endplainlist}}	cat dog horse cow sheep pig

Parameters

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Plain list in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Plain list

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

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
List content	1	If supplied, the list, as a normal bulleted list. (Every line should start with an asterisk. No blank lines between lines.) See template page for how this works otherwise.	Content	suggested
CSS classes	class	Adds a CSS class to the containing div. Default The class "plainlist" is always applied.	String	optional
Custom CSS	style	Adds CSS style options. Complex styles should not be used in articles (per WP:Deviations) but may be acceptable on user, project, and talk pages. Example border:solid 1px silver; background:lightyellow	String	optional
Indent level	indent	Indents the list by a number of standard indents (one indent being 1.6 em), particularly handy for inclusion in an indented discussion thread. Example 2	Number	optional

Controlling line-breaking

Template {{nbsp}} may be used with {{wbr}} and {{nowrap}} 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 styles listed in Template:Plainlist/styles.css.

Wikitext	Expanded template	HTML
{{Plainlist| * Example 1 * Example 2 * Example 3 }}	'"`UNIQ--templatestyles-0000001C-QINU`"'<div class="plainlist " > * Example 1 * Example 2 * Example 3 </div>	<div class="plainlist"> <ul> <li>Example 1</li> <li>Example 2</li> <li>Example 3</li> </ul> </div>

Redirects

• {{Bulletless list}}
• {{Plain list}}
• {{Startplainlist}}

Tracking category

• Category:Pages using plainlist with unknown parameters (0)

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:Infobox person § Inline lists for more information on creating lists within the Infobox family of templates, with examples in the following § Examples

Horizontal list {{horizontal list|item1 |item2 }} item1 item2		Horizontal list {{flat list| * item1 * item2}} item1 item2		Horizontal list {{comma-separated list|item1 |item2 }} item1 item2
Bulleted list {{bulleted list|item1 |item2 }} item1 item2		Numeric ordered list {{Ordered list|first |second }} first second		Alphabetic ordered list {{Ordered list|list_style_type=lower-alpha |first |second }} first second
Unbulleted list {{unbulleted list|item1 |item2 }} item1 item2		Unbulleted list {{plain list| * item1 * item2}} item1 item2		Glossary or definition list {{glossary}} {{term|first term}} {{defn|first description}} {{term|second term}} {{defn|second description}} {{glossary end}} first term first description second term second description
Bulleted list to flow around an image [[File:Bad Title Example.png|left|thumb|100px]] {{flowing list| *item1 *item2}} item1 item2		Ordered list in columns {{columns list|colwidth=5em| # first # second}} first second