# Lists Lists organize written information for users sequentially.

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## Guidance ### When to use - Use an ordered list when you need to display text in some ranking, hierarchy, or series of steps. - Use unordered lists to display text in no specific order. ### When to consider alternatives - If you need to communicate long lists of narrative text. ### Usage - Use sentence case and begin lists with a capital letter. - Use punctuation appropriate to the text. Do not leave sentences without periods. ### Accessibility - When a list has a heading, consider adding an `id` attribute to the heading element, and an `aria-labelledby` attribute to the list element. Screen readers will then announce the heading text when users navigate to the list. - When using an unstyled list, `role="list"` should be added to the list element. Safari will not recognize it as a list in the accessibility tree. ## Learn more - [Plain Language Guide: Lists (Digital.gov)](https://digital.gov/guides/plain-language/design/lists#content-start)