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Styles

Lists

Ordered List

What does it do?

  • Shows a list of related items in a specific order. List items are marked with numbers.

When to use it?

  • When you want to show that items follow a specific order.

When not to use it?

  • When the order of list items is not relevant.

How to use it?

  • List items should have similar line lengths so the one doesn’t overpower another.
  • Start first list with 1, and second with 1.1, third 1.1.1 and fourth with 1.1.1.1.

  1. Level 2
    1. Level 3
      1. Level 4
      2. Level 4
        1. Level 5
          1. Text
            • a
            • b
            • c
      3. Level 4
    2. Level 3
  2. Level 2


  1. Text
    1. Text
      1. Text
      2. Text
        1. Text
      3. Text
    2. Text
  2. Text

HTML markup
<ol class='wmnds-ordered-list'>
  <li class='wmnds-h2'>Level 2
    <ol>
      <li class='wmnds-h3'>Level 3
        <ol>
          <li class='wmnds-h4'>Level 4</li>
          <li class='wmnds-h4'>Level 4
            <ol>
              <li class='wmnds-h5'>Level 5
                <ol>
                  <li>Text</li>
                  <ul>
                    <li>a</li>
                    <li>b</li>
                    <li>c</li>
                  </ul>
                </ol>
              </li>
            </ol>
          </li>
          <li class='wmnds-h4'>Level 4</li>
        </ol>
      </li>
      <li class='wmnds-h3'>Level 3</li>
    </ol>
  </li>
  <li class='wmnds-h2'>Level 2</li>
</ol>
<br /><br />
<ol class='wmnds-ordered-list'>
  <li>Text
    <ol>
      <li>Text
        <ol>
          <li>Text</li>
          <li>Text
            <ol>
              <li>Text</li>
            </ol>
          </li>
          <li>Text</li>
        </ol>
      </li>
      <li>Text</li>
    </ol>
  </li>
  <li>Text</li>
</ol>

Unordered List

What does it do?

  • Shows a list of items in no particular order

When to use it?

  • When the order of the items is not relevant. List items are marked with a bullet.

When not to use it?

  • When order of list items is relevant and needs to follow a specific order.

How to use it?

  • List items should have similar line lengths, doesn’t overpower another.
  • Include related items that are a similar level of importance.

  • Level 2
    • Level 3
      • Level 4
      • Level 4
        • Level 5
          • Text
            1. a
            2. b
              1. bb
            3. c
            4. d
      • Level 4
    • Level 3
  • Level 2


  • Text
    • Text
      • Text
        • Text

HTML markup
<ul class='wmnds-unordered-list'>
  <li class='wmnds-h2'>Level 2
    <ul>
      <li class='wmnds-h3'>Level 3
        <ul>
          <li class='wmnds-h4'>Level 4</li>
          <li class='wmnds-h4'>Level 4
            <ul>
              <li class='wmnds-h5'>Level 5
                <ul>
                  <li>Text</li>
                  <ol class='wmnds-ordered-list'>
                    <li>a</li>
                    <li>b
                      <ol class='wmnds-ordered-list'>
                        <li>bb</li>
                      </ol>
                    </li>
                    <li>c</li>
                    <li>d</li>
                  </ol>
                </ul>
              </li>
            </ul>
          </li>
          <li class='wmnds-h4'>Level 4</li>
        </ul>
      </li>
      <li class='wmnds-h3'>Level 3</li>
    </ul>
  </li>
  <li class='wmnds-h2'>Level 2</li>
</ul>
<br /><br />
<ul class='wmnds-unordered-list'>
  <li>Text
    <ul>
      <li>Text
        <ul>
          <li>Text
            <ul>
              <li>Text</li>
            </ul>
          </li>
        </ul>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </li>
</ul>