Template:Plainlist/doc

This template provides a WCAG/ISO-standards-compliant accessible alternative to  separated lists, per WP:UBLIST and WP:PLIST

Usage
plainlist starts a plain (i.e. unbulleted) list, such as:

cat

dog

horse

cow

sheep

pig

It uses proper HTML list markup, which is more standards-compliant and more accessible than separating list items with. 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.

Optional parameters

 * class – adds a CSS class to the containing div.
 * style – adds CSS style options. Complex styles should not be used in articles (per wp:deviations) but may be acceptable on user, project, and talk pages.
 * Example: border:solid 1px silver; background:lightyellow


 * indent – indents the list by a number of standard indents (one indent being 1.6em), particularly handy for inclusion in an indented discussion thread.
 * Example: 2

Controlling line-breaking
Template may be used with  and  to control line-breaking in bulletless lists, to prevent wrapped long entries from being confused with multiple entries. See Template:Wbr/doc for details.

Technical details
Plainlist works by constructing a div with the CSS class "plainlist" which has the following style (see MediaWiki:Common.css):

Redirects

 * Startplainlist