<ul>

An unordered list is a list in which the order of items is not significant.

Rendering expectation

List items are typically indicated by bullets or dashes.

Content model

<data>*, <li>+

Contained by

<abstract>, <body>, <bodydiv>, <dd>, <desc>, <div>, <draft-comment>, <entry>, <example>, <fallback>, <fig>, <figgroup>, <fn>, <howtoavoid>, <li>, <linkinfo>, <lq>, <note>, <p>, <section>, <stentry>

In order
  1. Zero or more <data>
  2. One or more <li>

Contained by

Inheritance

- topic/ul

The <ul> element is a base element type. It is defined in the topic module.

Attributes

The following attributes are available on this element: universal attributes and @compact.

The following attributes are available on this element: universal attributes and the attributes defined below.

@compact
Specifies whether the vertical spacing between list items is tightened. The following values are valid: yes, no, and -dita-use-conref-target. Some DITA processors or output formats might not support the @compact attribute.

Example

This section is non-normative.

The following code sample shows a list in which the order of items is unimportant:

<p>Here are the countries that I have visited:</p>
<ul>
  <li>Germany</li>
  <li>France</li>
  <li>Japan</li>
  <li>Mexico</li>
</ul>