Template:Plainlist

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

Usage

{{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 w: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

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

Alternative syntax

{{Plainlist}}
* [[cat]]
* [[dog]]
* [[horse]]
* [[cow]]
* [[sheep]]
* [[pig]]
{{Endplainlist}}

Template:Endplainlist

Parameters

This template provides a WCAG/ISO-standards-compliant accessible alternative to &lt;br /&gt; 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 &lt;br /&gt;. Detailed reasons for using this template can be found at WP:UBLIST.

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
List content1

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.

Contentsuggested
CSS classesclass

Adds a CSS class to the containing div.

Default
The class "plainlist" is always applied.
Stringoptional
Custom CSSstyle

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
Unknownoptional
Indent levelindent

Indents the list by a number of standard indents (one indent being 1.6em), particularly handy for inclusion in an indented discussion thread.

Example
2
Numberoptional

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 w: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

See also