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This template uses TemplateStyles: Template:Plainlist/styles.css

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

Usage[edit]

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

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.

Examples[edit]

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

Alternative syntax[edit]

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

Parameters[edit]

Controlling line-breaking[edit]

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[edit]

{{Plainlist}} works by constructing a div with the CSS class "plainlist" which has the styles listed in Template:Plainlist/styles.css.

{{Plainlist|
* Example 1
* Example 2
* Example 3
}}

'"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000015-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[edit]

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

See also[edit]

• {{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

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More information: Help:List WP:List dos and don'ts WP:Manual of Style/Embedded lists WP:Manual of Style/Accessibility § Lists WP:WikiProject Lists
Horizontal list {{hlist}} {{hlist|item1 |item2 |...}} item1 item2 ... Horizontal list {{flatlist}} {{flatlist| * item1 * item2 * ...}} item1 item2 ... Horizontal list {{cslist}} {{cslist|item1 |item2 |...}} item1 item2 ... {{bold list}} {{bold list|item1 |item2 |...}} item1 , item2 , or ... Bulleted list {{bulleted list}} {{bulleted list|item1 |item2 |...}} item1 item2 ... Numeric ordered list {{ordered list}} {{Ordered list|first |second |...}} first second ... Alphabetic ordered list {{ordered list}} {{Ordered list|list_style_type=lower-alpha |first |second |...}} first second ... Unbulleted list {{unbulleted list}} {{unbulleted list|item1 |item2 |...}} item1 item2 ... Unbulleted list {{plainlist}} {{plainlist| * item1 * item2 * ...}} item1 item2 ... Glossary or definition list {{glossary}} (glossary, description, definition, association) {{glossary}} {{term|first term}}{{defn|first description}} {{term|second term}}{{defn|second description}} {{term|...}}{{defn|....}} {{glossary end}} first term first description second term second description ... .... Bulleted list to flow around an image {{flowlist}} [[File:Bad Title Example.png|left|thumb|100px]] {{flowlist| *item1 *item2 *...}} item1 item2 ... Ordered list in columns {{columns-list}} {{columns-list|colwidth=5em| # first # second # third # ...}} first second third ...
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