CSS - list-style-position

The list-style-position CSS property is useful in setting the position of the marker of the list item.

The property list-style-position is applied to the elements that have display: list-item. By default the elements such as, <li> can have this property set. Since, this property can be inherited, once set to the parent element, it applies to the list items within.

It is more convenient to use the list-style shorthand CSS property for list items.

Possible Values

The property list-style-position can have one of the following keyword values:

  • inside: Marker is placed inside the list, i.e., at the beginning of the first line of the list item's content.

  • outside: Marker is placed outside the main box containing the list item's content.

Applies To

List items. Elements such as <li> and <summary>, along with all the elements that have display: list-item.

DOM Syntax

object.style.listStylePosition = "inside | outside";

CSS list-style-position - Inside Value

Here is an example of list-style-position CSS property, with and without an image attached, showing the position of the bullets, when the position is inside:

<html>
<head>
<style>
   .type-position-inside {
      list-style-position: inside;
   }
   
   .type-position-inside-image {
      list-style-position: inside;
      list-style-image: url('images/smiley.png');
   }

   li {
      border: 2px solid red;
      width: 300px;
   }
   </style>
</head>
<body>
   <h2>list-style-position</h2>
      <ul class="type-position-inside"><u>List style position - inside</u>
         <li>First Item</li>
         <li>Second Item</li>
         <li>Third Item</li>
      </ul>
   
      <ul class="type-position-inside-image"><u>List style position - inside</u>
         <li>First Item</li>
         <li>Second Item</li>
         <li>Third Item</li>
      </ul>
</body>
</html>

CSS list-style-position - Outside Value

Here is an example of list-style-position CSS property, with and without an image attached, showing the position of the bullets, when the position is outside:

<html>
<head>
<style>
   .type-position-outside {
      list-style-position: outside;
   }

   .type-position-outside-image {
      list-style-position: outside;
      list-style-image: url('images/smiley.png');
   }

   li {
      border: 2px solid red;
      width: 300px;
   }
   </style>
</head>
<body>
   <h2>list-style-position</h2>
      <ul class="type-position-outside"><u>List style position - outside</u>
         <li>First Item</li>
         <li>Second Item</li>
         <li>Third Item</li>
      </ul>

      <ul class="type-position-outside-image"><u>List style position - outside</u>
         <li>First Item</li>
         <li>Second Item</li>
         <li>Third Item</li>
      </ul>
</body>
</html>
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