[conservatism_IS_compassion]

<dl>
<dt>the first term</dt>
<dd>its definition</dd>

<dt>the second term</dt>
<dd>its definition</dd>

<dt>the third term</dt>
<dd>its definition</dd>
</dl>

is parsed by the browser as:

the first term

its definition

the second term

its definition

the third term

its definition

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

<ul>
<li>the first bullet
<li>the second bullet
<li>the third bullet
</ul>

is parsed by the browser as:

• the first bullet
• the second bullet
• the third bullet

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

<ol>
<li>first
<li>second
<li>third
</ol>

is parsed by the browser as:

1. first
2. second
3. third

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

The three types of lists illustrated in posts 162, 163, and 164 can be nested:

<dl>
<dt>the first term</dt>
<dd>its definition:<ol><li>number one<ul>
<li>point<li>another point</ul><li>number two
</ol>
</dd>
<dt>the second term</dt>
<dd>its definition</dd>
<dt>the third term</dt>
<dd>its definition</dd>
</dl>
<P>
<ul>
<li>point:
<ul>
<li>subpoint
<li>another subpoint
</ul><li>another point:
<ol><li>first,
<li>second
</ol></ul><P>

<ol><li>first,
<li>second:
<ol><li>first,
<li>second
</ol></ol>

yields

the first term

its definition:

1. number one
   • point
   • another point
2. number two

the second term

its definition

the third term

its definition

• point:
  • subpoint
  • another subpoint
• another point:
  1. first,
  2. second

1. first,
2. second:
   1. first,
   2. second