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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 −
| Sr.No. | Value & Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | none NA |
| 2 | disc (default) A filled-in circle |
| 3 | circle An empty circle |
| 4 | 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 −
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<ul style = "list-style-type:circle;">
<li>Maths</li>
<li>Social Science</li>
<li>Physics</li>
</ul>
<ul style = "list-style-type:square;">
<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>
</body>
</html>
This will produce following result −
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