Automatic a) b) c)… enumeration [duplicate]

Question

I would like to enumerate where \item would start with a), b), c)...and so on AUTOMATICALLY. This is very important for me. I tried something like this:

\begin{enumerate}[label=\alph*)]
    \item something 1
    * something *
    \item something 2
    * something *
\end{enumerate}

But I think there is something wrong

Answer 1

If you load \usepackage{enumerate}, you may directly enter the format of numerals of your liking (e.g. a), (a), 1), (1) ,A), (A), ... and so on)

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{enumerate}
\begin{document}
\begin{enumerate}[a)]
    \item something 1
    * something *
    \item something 2
    * something *
\end{enumerate}
\end{document}

Answer 2

You can avoiding loading extra packages by using \def\labelenumi{(\alph{enumi})}. (You can place this inside the enumerate if you only want it to apply to particular list).

\documentclass{article}
\def\labelenumi{(\alph{enumi})}
\begin{document}
\begin{enumerate}
\item First item
\item Second item
\end{enumerate}
\end{document}

Further, in general, I would say (a) is preferable to a) because when you refer to the latter in your text later, it can be confused for a normal closed parenthesis.