Template:Plainlist

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Usage

{{Plainlist}} starts a plain, or 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.

Examples

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

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

Alternative syntax

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

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

NB Already indented lists

Put {{Plainlist| at the start of a line, not indented itself. (It doesn't affect the display of the list itself, but it will affect any surrounding <div>-based formatting.)

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

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

Alternative syntax

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

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

Parameters

• class – adds a CSS class to the containing div.
• 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: |style=border:solid 1px silver; background:lightyellow

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

Example: |indent=2

Method

{{Plainlist}} works by constructing a div with the CSS class "plainlist" which has the following style: <source lang="css">.plainlist ul {line-height:inherit; list-style:none none; margin:0} .plainlist ul li {margin-bottom:0}</source>

See also

• {{endplainlist}}
• {{unbulleted list}}
• {{flatlist}} and {{hlist}}
• {{ordered list}} and {{unordered list}}