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5.2 CSS Lists

 

 

 

 

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HTML Lists and CSS List Properties

In HTML, there are two main types of lists:

• unordered lists (<ul>) - the list items are marked with bullets
• ordered lists (<ol>) - the list items are marked with numbers or letters

The CSS list properties allow you to:

• Set different list item markers for ordered lists
• Set different list item markers for unordered lists
• Set an image as the list item marker
• Add background colors to lists and list items

Different List Item Markers

The list-style-type property specifies the type of list item marker. The following example shows some of the available list item markers:

Example 1

ul.a {
  list-style-type: circle;
}

ul.b {
  list-style-type: square;
}

ol.c {
  list-style-type: upper-roman;
}

ol.d {
  list-style-type: lower-alpha;
}

Note: Some of the values are for unordered lists, and some for ordered lists.

An Image as The List Item Marker

The list-style-image property specifies an image as the list item marker: