Template:Flatlist/doc

This template provides a WCAG/ISO-standards-compliant accessible alternative to comma or dash (or other single character) separated lists.

Usage

{{flatlist}} starts a horizontal list, such as:

• cat
• dog
• horse
• cow
• sheep
• pig

Parameters

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Flatlist in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Flatlist

Used to create plain (i.e. unbulleted) lists.

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Extra Classes	class	Adds extra CSS classes to the containing div.	String	optional
CSS Style	style	Adds extra CSS properties to the containing div. Example border: solid 1px silver; background: lightyellow;	String	optional
Indent	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	Number	optional
Content	1	The list to wrap.	Content	suggested

Examples

 {{flatlist|
 * cat
 * dog
 * horse
 * cow
 * sheep
 * pig
 }}

produces:

• cat
• dog
• horse
• cow
• sheep
• pig

Syntax for ordered lists

{{flatlist|
# first
# second
# third
# fourth
# fifth
# sixth
}}

produces:

1. first
2. second
3. third
4. fourth
5. fifth
6. sixth

Using optional parameters

 {{flatlist |indent=2 
 |style=border:solid 1px silver; background:lightyellow; 
 |class=nowraplinks |
 * Alpine skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics
 * Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics
 * Alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics
 * Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics
 * Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics
 * Alpine skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics
 }}

produces:

• Alpine skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics
• Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics
• Alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics
• Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics
• Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics
• Alpine skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics

Technical details

This template uses the .hlist CSS class defined in the TemplateStyles to generate horizontal lists. It causes ordinary HTML list items to be displayed inline (horizontally), where they would normally display as block elements (vertically). The class also generates the interpuncts between list items and parentheses around nested lists.

Wikitext	Expanded template	HTML
{{flatlist| * cat * dog * horse * cow * sheep * pig }}	<div class="hlist " > * cat * dog * horse * cow * sheep * pig </div>	<div class="hlist"> <ul><li>cat</li> <li>dog</li> <li>horse</li> <li>cow</li> <li>sheep</li> <li>pig</li></ul> </div>

See also

• {{multi-column numbered list}}
• {{nowrap}}
• {{pagelist}}
• {{Hlist}} – Uses Module:List
• Help:Lists