The CSS reference
"list-style-type" - css property (v. css 1)
- To specify the type of list-item marker.
- Initial value: disc on first list level. On the next two list levels UA uses normally circle and square
- The property is inherited
- HTML usage: elements with 'display: list-item'
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Browsers that support the list-style-type - property :
Possible list-style-type values:
Values | Comments | CSS |
---|---|---|
disc | Specified a disc. The rendering depends on the user agent. | 1 |
circle | Specified a circle. The rendering depends on the user agent. | 1 |
square | Specified a square. The rendering depends on the user agent. | 1 |
decimal | Decimal numbers, beginning with 1. | 1 |
lower-roman | Lowercase roman numerals (i, ii, iii, iv, v, etc.). | 1 |
upper-roman | Uppercase roman numerals (I, II, III, IV, V, etc.). | 1 |
lower-alpha | Lowercase ascii letters (a, b, c, ... z). Remember that after 26 list items this rendering is undefined. | 1 |
upper-alpha | Uppercase ascii letters (A, B, C, ... Z). Remember that after 26 list items this rendering is undefined. | 1 |
none | This value specifies no marker. | 1 |
decimal-leading-zero | Decimal numbers padded by initial zeros (e.g., 01, 02, 03, ..., 98, 99). | 2 |
lower-greek | Lowercase classical Greek alpha, beta, gamma, ... (α, β, γ, ...) | 2 |
lower-latin | Lowercase ascii letters (a, b, c, ... z). Remember that after 26 list items this rendering is undefined. | 2 |
upper-latin | Uppercase ascii letters (A, B, C, ... Z). Remember that after 26 list items this rendering is undefined. | 2 |
armenian | Traditional uppercase Armenian numbering. | 2 |
georgian | Traditional Georgian numbering (an, ban, gan, ..., he, tan, in, in-an, ...). | 2 |
inherit | Will inherit the value from parent specification. | 2 |
Property "list-style-type" example:
<!DOCTYPE HTML >
<html>
<head>
<style type="text/css">
div {width: 300px;}
.o1 {
list-style-type: upper-roman;
}
.u1 {
list-style-image: url(images/Marker.png);
list-style-position: inside;
}
</style>
</head>
<body >
<div>
Possible list-style properties
<ol class="o1">
<li>list-style-images</li>
<li>list-style-position</li>
<li>list-style-type</li>
<li>list-style
<ul class="u1">
<li>Shorthand notation for setting
all the three previous properties.
(list-style-position: inside)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Javascript access:
// To SET values ([o] is the target object)
[o].style.listStyleType="list-style-type value"
// To GET values you must first get the computed style object
// To get that object in IE or Opera:
var cStyle=[o].currentStyle;
// To get that object in Firefox, Chrome or Safari (w3c-type):
var cStyle=window.getComputedStyle([o],null)
// To GET the property value:;
var value=cStyle.listStyleType;
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