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An unordered list is a way to present a group of items without implying order or priority. Common uses: feature lists, examples, short collections.

Key points

• Marker style: items are prefixed with bullets (•), dashes (-), or other symbols.
• No numeric sequence: items are considered equal in importance.
• Use when order doesn’t matter or when you want a simple, scannable block.
• Readability: keep items short and parallel in structure.
• Nesting: unordered lists can contain nested lists (unordered or ordered) for hierarchy.
• Accessibility: use proper semantic markup (e.g.,
  in HTML) so screen readers announce it as a list.

Examples

• Plain text:
  • Apple
  • Banana
  • Cherry
• Markdown:
  • Item one
  • Item two
  • Item three
• HTML:
  html

  <ul><li>Item one</li>  <li>Item two</li></ul>

When to prefer unordered over ordered

• Use unordered when sequence, steps, or ranking isn’t required. Use ordered lists for instructions, ranked items, or any case where position matters.