# Basic List > A simple virtual list rendering thousands of items efficiently with fixed-height rows and smooth scrolling performance. **Source:** [https://virtuallist.svelte.page/examples/basic-list](https://virtuallist.svelte.page/examples/basic-list) **Markdown mirror:** [https://virtuallist.svelte.page/examples/basic-list.md](https://virtuallist.svelte.page/examples/basic-list.md) --- This mirror preserves the prose, implementation notes, and runnable Svelte source behind the live example page. ## FIG-001: basic virtual list. Pass an array to `` and render each item with a Svelte 5 snippet. The component keeps the DOM small even with 10,000 records. **Metadata:** tag: `FIXED ROWS` | items: `10,000` | height: `auto measured` | mode: `windowed` ### Source #### Default.svelte Source file: [src/lib/examples/basic-list/demos/Default.svelte](https://github.com/humanspeak/svelte-virtual-list/blob/main/docs/src/lib/examples/basic-list/demos/Default.svelte) ```svelte

range · {firstIndex}-{lastIndex}

dom rows · {domRows}

dom nodes · {domNodes}

dataset · 10,000

mode · windowed

{#snippet renderItem(item)}

{item.text} {item.meta}

{/snippet}

```