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Template:Template shortcut Template:Uses TemplateStyles This template provides a WCAG/ISO-standards-compliant accessible alternative to <br /> separated lists, per WP:UBLIST and WP:PLIST

Usage

Template:Tl starts a plain (i.e. unbulleted) list, such as:

Template:Plainlist

It uses proper HTML list markup, which is more standards-compliant and more accessible than separating list items with Template:Tag. Detailed reasons for using this template can be found at WP:UBLIST.

This template can be used with or without Template:Tl. It is an alternative to Template:Tl, which performs the same function in a more concise but less wiki-style manner. Note that Template:Tl will work inside image captions, whereas Template:Tl does not.

Examples

Template:Markup

Alternative syntax

Template:Markup

Parameters

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

⧼templatedata-doc-param-name⧽		⧼templatedata-doc-param-desc⧽	⧼templatedata-doc-param-type⧽	⧼templatedata-doc-param-status⧽
List content	`1`	If supplied, the list, as a normal bulleted list. (Every line should start with an asterisk. No blank lines between lines.) See template page for how this works otherwise.	⧼templatedata-doc-param-type-content⧽	⧼templatedata-doc-param-status-suggested⧽
CSS classes	`class`	Adds a CSS class to the containing div. ⧼templatedata-doc-param-default⧽ The class "plainlist" is always applied.	⧼templatedata-doc-param-type-string⧽	⧼templatedata-doc-param-status-optional⧽
Custom CSS	`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. ⧼templatedata-doc-param-example⧽ border:solid 1px silver; background:lightyellow	⧼templatedata-doc-param-type-string⧽	⧼templatedata-doc-param-status-optional⧽
Indent level	`indent`	Indents the list by a number of standard indents (one indent being 1.6 em), particularly handy for inclusion in an indented discussion thread. ⧼templatedata-doc-param-example⧽ 2	⧼templatedata-doc-param-type-number⧽	⧼templatedata-doc-param-status-optional⧽

Controlling line-breaking

Template Template:Tlx may be used with Template:Tlx and Template:Tlx to control line-breaking in bulletless lists, to prevent wrapped long entries from being confused with multiple entries. See

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for details.

Technical details

Template:Tl works by constructing a div with the CSS class "plainlist" which has the styles listed in Template:Plainlist/styles.css.

Wikitext	Expanded template	HTML
{{Plainlist\| * Example 1 * Example 2 * Example 3 }}	[[:Template:Plainlist]]	<syntaxhighlight lang="html"> Example 1 Example 2 Example 3 </syntaxhighlight>