How do you create a numbered list in HTML 5 ?

Last Updated : 23 Jan, 2024

To create a numbered list in HTML, you use the <ol> (Ordered List) element. Inside the <ol> element, you use <li> (List Item) elements to define each item in the list. Here,

<ol> represents the ordered list container.
<li> represents each list item.

Syntax

<ol>
  <li>First item</li>
  <li>Second item</li>
  <li>Third item</li>
</ol>

Example: Implementation to create a numbering list in HTML.

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html lang="en"> 
  
<head> 
    <meta charset="UTF-8"> 
    <meta name="viewport" 
          content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> 
    <title>Numbering</title> 
</head> 
  
<body> 
    <ol> 
        <li>First item</li> 
        <li>Second item</li> 
        <li>Third item</li> 
    </ol> 
</body> 
  
</html>