LaTeX has three list environments. Every entry starts with \item.

Bulleted and numbered lists

Use itemize for bullets and enumerate for numbers.

\begin{itemize}
  \item Apples
  \item Bananas
\end{itemize}

\begin{enumerate}
  \item Wake up
  \item Drink coffee
\end{enumerate}

Nested lists

Put one list inside an item of another. LaTeX adjusts the indentation and the bullet or number style for each level, up to four levels deep.

\begin{enumerate}
  \item Preparation
  \begin{itemize}
    \item Buy ingredients
    \item Preheat oven
  \end{itemize}
  \item Baking
\end{enumerate}

Description lists

Use description for definitions or glossaries. The text in square brackets becomes a bold label.

\begin{description}
  \item[HTML] HyperText Markup Language
  \item[CSS] Cascading Style Sheets
  \item[JS] The language of the web
\end{description}