CSS list-style-type Property
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;}
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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 |
|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
CSS Syntax
list-style-type: value;
Property Values
| Value | Description | Play it |
|---|---|---|
| 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;}
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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
