CSS list-style-type Property


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CSS list-style-type Property
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Example
Set some different list styles:
ul.a list-style-type: circle;
ul.b list-style-type: square;
ol.c list-style-type: upper-roman;
ol.d list-style-type: lower-alpha;
Try it Yourself »
More "Try it Yourself" examples below.
Definition and Usage
The list-style-type
specifies the type of list-item marker in a list.
Default value: | disc |
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Inherited: | yes |
Animatable: | no. Read about animatable |
Version: | CSS1 |
JavaScript syntax: | object.style.listStyleType="square" Try it |
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
Property | |||||
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list-style-type | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
Note: Internet Explorer/Edge and Opera 12 and earlier versions do not support
the values: cjk-ideographic,
hebrew, hiragana, hiragana-iroha, katakana, and katakana-iroha.
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CSS Syntax
list-style-type: value;
Property Values
Value | Description | Play it |
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disc | Default value. The marker is a filled circle | Play it » |
armenian | The marker is traditional Armenian numbering | Play it » |
circle | The marker is a circle | Play it » |
cjk-ideographic | The marker is plain ideographic numbers | Play it » |
decimal | The marker is a number | Play it » |
decimal-leading-zero | The marker is a number with leading zeros (01, 02, 03, etc.) | Play it » |
georgian | The marker is traditional Georgian numbering | Play it » |
hebrew | The marker is traditional Hebrew numbering | Play it » |
hiragana | The marker is traditional Hiragana numbering | Play it » |
hiragana-iroha | The marker is traditional Hiragana iroha numbering | Play it » |
katakana | The marker is traditional Katakana numbering | Play it » |
katakana-iroha | The marker is traditional Katakana iroha numbering | Play it » |
lower-alpha | The marker is lower-alpha (a, b, c, d, e, etc.) | Play it » |
lower-greek | The marker is lower-greek | Play it » |
lower-latin | The marker is lower-latin (a, b, c, d, e, etc.) | Play it » |
lower-roman | The marker is lower-roman (i, ii, iii, iv, v, etc.) | Play it » |
none | No marker is shown | Play it » |
square | The marker is a square | Play it » |
upper-alpha | The marker is upper-alpha (A, B, C, D, E, etc.) | Play it » |
upper-greek | The marker is upper-greek | Play it » |
upper-latin | The marker is upper-latin (A, B, C, D, E, etc.) | Play it » |
upper-roman | The marker is upper-roman (I, II, III, IV, V, etc.) | Play it » |
initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial | Play it » |
inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit |
More Examples
Example
This example demonstrates all the different list-item markers:
ul.a list-style-type: circle;
ul.b list-style-type: disc;
ul.c list-style-type: square;
ol.d list-style-type: armenian;
ol.e list-style-type: cjk-ideographic;
ol.f list-style-type: decimal;
ol.g list-style-type: decimal-leading-zero;
ol.h list-style-type: georgian;
ol.i list-style-type: hebrew;
ol.j list-style-type: hiragana;
ol.k list-style-type: hiragana-iroha;
ol.l list-style-type: katakana;
ol.m list-style-type: katakana-iroha;
ol.n list-style-type: lower-alpha;
ol.o list-style-type: lower-greek;
ol.p list-style-type: lower-latin;
ol.q list-style-type: lower-roman;
ol.r list-style-type: upper-alpha;
ol.s list-style-type: upper-greek;
ol.t list-style-type: upper-latin;
ol.u list-style-type: upper-roman;
ol.v list-style-type: none;
ol.w list-style-type: inherit;
Try it Yourself »
Example
How to add bullet colors for <ul> or <ol> by removing their default bullets and adding a HTML entity that looks like bullets (•):
ul
list-style: none; /* Remove list bullets */
padding: 0;
margin: 0;
li
padding-left: 16px;
li:before
content: "•"; /* Insert content that looks like bullets */
padding-right: 8px;
color: blue; /* Or a color you prefer */
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Related Pages
CSS tutorial: CSS List
CSS reference: list-style property
HTML DOM reference: listStyleType property
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