Template:Plainlist
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This template provides a WCAG/ISO-standards-compliant accessible alternative to <br /> separated lists, per WP:UBLIST and WP: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 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
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Alternative syntax
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Parameters
TemplateData for Plainlist
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:Slink 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.
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{{Plainlist|
* Example 1
* Example 2
* Example 3
}}
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Template:Nowiki2 | <div class="plainlist">
<ul>
<li>Example 1</li>
<li>Example 2</li>
<li>Example 3</li>
</ul>
</div> |
Redirects
- {{Bulletless list}}
- {{PL}}
- {{Plain list}}
- {{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}}
- Template:Section link for more information on creating lists within the Infobox family of templates, with examples in the following Template:Section link