Template:Plainlist

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

Usage

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

• W:cat
• W:dog
• W:horse
• W:cow
• W:sheep
• W: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 W: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

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

Alternative syntax

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

Parameters

TemplateData for Plainlist

This template provides a WCAG/ISO-standards-compliant accessible alternative to <br /> separated lists. It uses proper HTML list markup, which is more standards-compliant and more accessible than separating list items with <br />.

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. Example border:solid 1px silver; background:lightyellow	String	optional
Indent level	indent	Indents the list by a number of standard indents (one indent being 1.6em), particularly handy for inclusion in an indented discussion thread. Example 2	Number	optional

This template provides a WCAG/ISO-standards-compliant accessible alternative to <br /> separated lists. It uses proper HTML list markup, which is more standards-compliant and more accessible than separating list items with <br />.

Template parameters

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. Example border:solid 1px silver; background:lightyellow	String	optional
Indent level	indent	Indents the list by a number of standard indents (one indent being 1.6em), 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-00000011-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

• {{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}}

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