The list-style-type property
The list-style-type property allows
you to make squares or circles for the
ul
list instead of point markers. For the
ol
list instead of usual numbers, you can use
Roman numbers, numbering in the form of letters:
Latin or Greek.
Syntax
selector {
list-style-type: value;
}
Values for ul
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
circle |
Creates circle markers. |
disc |
Creates filled circle markers. |
square |
Creates square markers. |
none |
Removes markers. |
Default value: disc.
Values for ol
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
armenian |
Traditional Armenian numbering. |
decimal |
Arabic numbers. |
decimal-leading-zero |
Arabic numbers with a leading zero for digits less than ten. |
georgian |
Traditional Georgian numbering. |
lower-alpha |
Lowercase Latin letters. |
lower-greek |
Greek lowercase letters. |
lower-latin |
This value is similar to lower-alpha. |
lower-roman |
Roman numerals in lower case. |
upper-alpha |
Capital Latin letters. |
upper-latin |
This value is similar to upper-alpha. |
upper-roman |
Roman numbers in upper case. |
none |
Removes markers. |
Default value: decimal.
Example
<ul>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
</ul>
ul {
list-style-type: disc;
}
:
Example
<ul>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
</ul>
ul {
list-style-type: circle;
}
:
Example
<ul>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
</ul>
ul {
list-style-type: square;
}
:
Example
<ul>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
</ul>
ul {
list-style-type: none;
}
:
Example
<ol>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
</ol>
ol {
list-style-type: decimal;
}
:
Example
<ol>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
</ol>
ol {
list-style-type: armenian;
}
:
Example
<ol>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
</ol>
ol {
list-style-type: decimal-leading-zero;
}
:
Example
<ol>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
</ol>
ol {
list-style-type: georgian;
}
:
Example
<ol>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
</ol>
ol {
list-style-type: lower-alpha;
}
:
Example
<ol>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
</ol>
ol {
list-style-type: lower-greek;
}
:
Example
<ol>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
</ol>
ol {
list-style-type: lower-latin;
}
:
Example
<ol>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
</ol>
ol {
list-style-type: lower-roman;
}
:
Example
<ol>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
</ol>
ol {
list-style-type: upper-alpha;
}
:
Example
<ol>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
</ol>
ol {
list-style-type: upper-roman;
}
:
Example
This example shows that the
color
property affects not only a text color,
but also a color of markers:
<ul>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
<li>list item</li>
</ul>
ul {
list-style-type: disc;
color: red;
}
:
See also
-
the
list-style-imageproperty
that sets markers in the form of specified images -
the
list-style-positionproperty
that specifies markers position -
the
list-styleproperty
that is shorthand for markers
