Specifies the type of marker used in the list.
Description
You use the list-style-type property to set the style of marker for a list.
The allowed values for this property is listed as follows.
- none - No marker will be shown.
- box
check
circle
diamond
disc
dash square - Use the specified shape as the marker. Note that not all browsers support all shapes. - decimal - Use decimal numbers for the markers.
- binary - Use binary numbers for the markers.
- lower-alpha - Use lowercase alpha characters for the markers.
- upper-alpha - Use uppercase alpha characters for the markers.
Example
The following shows the list-style-type property in use.
<!-- ww w .j a v a 2 s .com-->
<html>
<head>
<style rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
li.a {
list-style-type: none;
}
li.b {
list-style-type: disc;
}
li.c {
list-style-type: circle;
}
li.d {
list-style-type: square;
}
li.e {
list-style-type: decimal;
}
li.f {
list-style-type: lower-alpha;
}
li.g {
list-style-type: upper-alpha;
}
li.h {
list-style-type: lower-roman;
}
li.i {
list-style-type: upper-roman;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<ul>
<li class="a">Point one</li>
<li class="b">Point two</li>
<li class="c">Point three</li>
<li class="d">Point four</li>
<li class="e">Point five</li>
<li class="f">Point six</li>
<li class="g">Point seven</li>
<li class="h">Point eight</li>
<li class="i">Point nine</li>
</ul>
</body>
</html>
You can apply this property to entire lists or individual list items.