Lists plugin

The lists plugin allows you to add numbered and bulleted lists to TinyMCE. To enable advanced lists (e.g. alpha numbered lists, square bullets) you should also enable the Advanced List (advlist) plugin.

The plugin also normalizes list behavior between browsers. Enable it if you have problems with consistency making lists.

Basic setup

tinymce.init({
  selector: 'textarea',  // change this value according to your HTML
  plugins: 'lists',
  toolbar: 'numlist bullist'
});

Options

These settings affect the execution of the lists plugin.

lists_indent_on_tab

This boolean option allows to disable the indent on tab key functionality. Its default value is set to true.

Type: Boolean

Default value: true

Possible values: true, false

Example: Using lists_indent_on_tab

tinymce.init({
  selector: 'textarea',  // change this value according to your HTML
  plugins: 'lists',
  toolbar: 'numlist bullist',
  lists_indent_on_tab: false
});

Toolbar buttons

The Lists plugin provides the following toolbar buttons:

Toolbar button identifier Description

bullist

Formats the current selection as a bullet list.

numlist

Formats the current selection as a numbered list.

These toolbar buttons can be added to the editor using:

Commands

The Lists plugin provides the following TinyMCE commands.

Command Description

InsertDefinitionList

Inserts a definition list into the editor.

InsertOrderedList

Inserts an ordered list into the editor.

InsertUnorderedList

Inserts an unordered list into the editor.

RemoveList

Removes the list elements from the selection.
Examples
tinymce.activeEditor.execCommand('InsertDefinitionList', false, {
  'list-item-attributes': {class: 'mylistitemclass'},
  'list-attributes': {id: 'mylist'}
});
tinymce.activeEditor.execCommand('InsertOrderedList', false, {
  'list-style-type': 'decimal',
  'list-item-attributes': {class: 'mylistitemclass'},
  'list-attributes': {id: 'mylist'}
});
tinymce.activeEditor.execCommand('InsertUnorderedList', false, {
  'list-style-type': 'disc',
  'list-item-attributes': {class: 'mylistitemclass'},
  'list-attributes': {id: 'mylist'}
});
tinymce.activeEditor.execCommand('RemoveList');