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Use a bulleted (unordered) list by default, especially for long lists. Use a numbered (ordered) list only if there is a need to refer to items by number, the sequence of items is important, or the numbering exists in the real world (e.g., tracks on an album).
There are three types of lists: unordered lists, ordered lists, and description lists (a.k.a. definition lists or association lists).In the following sections, various list types are used for different examples, but other list types will generally give corresponding results.
Nested: The {} version of the template has a bullet that is black like ordered list numbers instead of dark blue like auto-generated unordered list bullets, for a more consistent appearance in complex lists. The example below uses manual ordered numbering that, like manual unordered bulleting, is copy-pasteable:
To start a new list, just click on one of the two menu items shown here. Or, if you already have typed the list (on separate lines), select (highlight) the list you have typed, then click on one of the menu items. Shown here are examples of the two types of lists: unordered (bullet) and ordered (numbered).
Nested: The {} version of the template has a bullet that is black like ordered list numbers instead of dark blue like auto-generated unordered list bullets, for a more consistent appearance in complex lists. The example below uses manual ordered numbering that, like manual unordered bulleting, is copy-pasteable:
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Ordered list items have a wider margin to accomodate for (larger) numbers: Item 1; Item 9999; The margin is twice as wide as those for unordered list items, so you can still line them up with wiki-markup. — Edokter (talk) — 10:01, 31 January 2013 (UTC) Aha! Again thanks. To the original poster: why do you want to change the list-style-type?
There are several ways to force line breaks and paragraph breaks in the text. The simplest method is by inserting newlines; for example: Markup. Renders as. A single newline in the markup. does not cause a visible line break. A single newline in the markup does not cause a visible line break. Two newlines in the markup.