How to Add Bullet Points to a wikiHow
Adding a bulleted list within the numbered steps of your wikiHow can make your writing clearer, sharper, and easier to understand. With practice, you'll be able to add bullet points easily and give your wikiHow articles an advanced edge!
[edit] Steps
Beginner's Technique (Recommended)
- Start your steps using "Advanced/Guided Editing."
- Add an * at the start of the line to make one bullet.
- Add 2 asterisks ** at the start of line line to make a second one.
Example
- This is a normal step.
- This is another line with a 1 * asterisk bullet
- This is another indented line done by adding ** at the start.
- This is another line with a 1 * asterisk bullet
- This is another normal step.
Advanced Technique (Not Recommended)
- Position your list. When you want to start a list within a step, insert the following code: <br><br> This is the equivalent of pressing the "Enter" key on your keyboard twice. The letters "br" stand for "break" - line break, that is. The reason you can't just press the "Enter" key directly is because the wikiHow editor will interpret it to mean that you want to start writing a new step.
- Specify your list type. There are basically two kinds of lists: ordered and unordered. Ordered lists have numbers. The steps in this wikiHow make up an ordered list. Unordered lists have standard bullets placed in front of each list item. You're better off using an unordered list, because adding a numbered list within an already numbered article can be confusing. To start off your unordered list, write:<ul>As you can guess, the letters "ul" stand for "unordered list."
- Add list items. Each time you want to start a new bullet, write this first:<li>
- Close your list. This is very important. If you do not close your list, the rest of your article will be a mess. To close your list, simply write:</ul> The forward slash before the "ul" signals that the unorder list has ended.
Example
- Step 1 with normal list:
- item 1
- item 2
- item 3
- Step 2 with a nested list:
- item 1
- item 2
- item A
- item B
- item C
- item 3
[edit] The Code
# Step 1 with normal list:<br><br><ul><li>item 1<li>item 2<li>item 3</ul> # Step 2 with a nested list:<br><br><ul><li>item 1<li>item 2<br><br><ul><li>item A<li>item B<li>item C</ul><li>item 3</ul>
[edit] Tips
- Remember not to press the "Enter" key unless you want to start a new step. All of the above can be done within a step without pressing "Enter" at all.
- You can insert lists within lists, just make sure to keep track of your code, and close every list you start.
