<li>: The List Item element - HTML

`Ordered list with a custom value`

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  third item
  fourth item
  fifth item

Result

`Technical summary`

Content categories	None.
Permitted content	Flow content.
Tag omission	The end tag can be omitted if the list item is immediately followed by another element, or if there is no more content in its parent element.
Permitted parents	An , , or element. Though not a conforming usage, the obsolete can also be a parent.
Implicit ARIA role	`listitem` when child of an `ol`, `ul` or `menu`
Permitted ARIA roles	`menuitem`, `menuitemcheckbox`, `menuitemradio`, `option`, `none`, `presentation`, `radio`, `separator`, `tab`, `treeitem`
DOM interface	`HTMLLIElement`

`Specifications`

Specification
HTML # the-li-element

See also Other list-related HTML Elements: , , , and the obsolete ; CSS properties that may be specially useful to style the element: the list-style property, to choose the way the ordinal is displayed, CSS counters, to handle complex nested lists, the margin property, to control the indent of the list item. Help improve MDN Was this page helpful to you? Learn how to contribute.This page was last modified on Apr 10, 2025 by MDN contributors. View this page on GitHub • Report a problem with this content