CSS - list-style-type


Description:

The list-style-type property sets the counting (or bullet) style used in the marker for a list item.

Possible Values:

Here are the values which can be used for an unordered list:

Value Description
none NA
disc (default) A filled-in circle
circle An empty circle
square A filled-in square

Here are the values which can be used for an ordered list:

Value Description Example
decimal Number 1,2,3,4,5
decimal-leading-zero 0 before the number 01, 02, 03, 04, 05
lower-alpha Lowercase alphanumeric characters a, b, c, d, e
upper-alpha Uppercase alphanumeric characters A, B, C, D, E
lower-roman Lowercase Roman numerals i, ii, iii, iv, v
upper-roman Uppercase Roman numerals I, II, III, IV, V
lower-greek The marker is lower-greek alpha, beta, gamma
lower-latin The marker is lower-latin a, b, c, d, e
upper-latin The marker is upper-latin A, B, C, D, E
hebrew The marker is traditional Hebrew numbering  
armenian The marker is traditional Armenian numbering  
georgian The marker is traditional Georgian numbering  
cjk-ideographic The marker is plain ideographic numbers  
hiragana The marker is hiragana a, i, u, e, o, ka, ki
katakana The marker is katakana A, I, U, E, O, KA, KI
hiragana-iroha The marker is hiragana-iroha i, ro, ha, ni, ho, he, to
katakana-iroha The marker is katakana-iroha I, RO, HA, NI, HO, HE, TO

Applies to:

All the elements with a display of list-item.

DOM Syntax:

object.style.listStyleType="decimal"

Example:

Here is the example:

<ul style="list-style-type:circle;">
<li>Maths</li>
<li>Social Science</li>
<li>Physics</li>
</ul>
<ul style="list-style-type:sqaure;">
<li>Maths</li>
<li>Social Science</li>
<li>Physics</li>
</ul>
<ol style="list-style-type:decimal;">
<li>Maths</li>
<li>Social Science</li>
<li>Physics</li>
</ol>
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha;">
<li>Maths</li>
<li>Social Science</li>
<li>Physics</li>
</ol>
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-roman;">
<li>Maths</li>
<li>Social Science</li>
<li>Physics</li>
</ol>
     

This will produce following result:

  • Maths
  • Social Science
  • Physics
  • Maths
  • Social Science
  • Physics
  1. Maths
  2. Social Science
  3. Physics
  1. Maths
  2. Social Science
  3. Physics
  1. Maths
  2. Social Science
  3. Physics

 





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