Ordered list

An ordered list is a list of items that are sorted by sequence or order of importance.

Syntax

XDITA

<ol>

HDITA

<ol>

MDITA (core and extended profiles)

See List item

Attributes

The available attributes vary based on the authoring format:

XDITA and HDITA
The following attributes are available on this element: ID attributes, localization attributes, universal attributes, and @props.
MDITA
There is no attribute support for the MDITA core profile. For the MDITA extended profile, attributes can be specified by using the HDITA representation.

Examples

This section is non-normative.

Example 1. XDITA example

The following example demonstrates the use of ordered list in an XDITA topic.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD LIGHTWEIGHT DITA Topic//EN" "lw-topic.dtd">
<topic id="franchise-plan">
  <title>Make a plan! Start your future today!</title>
  <body>
    <ol>
      <li><p>Contact one of our franchise advisors</p></li>
      <li><p>Pick a location for your restaurant</p></li>
      <li><p>Follow our franchise guide</p></li>
    </ol>
  </body>
</topic>
Example 2. HDITA example

The following example demonstrates the use of ordered list in an HDITA topic.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<title>Make a plan! Start your future today!</title>
<body>
  <article id="franchise-plan">
    <h1>Make a plan! Start your future today!</h1>
    <ol>
      <li>
        <p>Contact one of our franchise advisors</p>
      </li>
      <li>
        <p>Pick a location for your restaurant</p>
      </li>
      <li>
        <p>Follow our franchise guide</p>
      </li>
    </ol>
  </article>
</body>
Example 3. MDITA example

The following example demonstrates the use of ordered list in an MDITA topic.

# Make a plan! Start your future today!

1.  Contact one of our franchise advisors
2.  Pick a location for your restaurant
3.  Follow our franchise guide