list-style

Summary

The list-style property is a shorthand property for setting list-style-type, list-style-image and list-style-position.

Initial value	as each of the properties of the shorthand: `list-style-type`: `disc` `list-style-position`: `outside` `list-style-image`: `none`
Applies to	list items
Inherited	yes
Media	visual
Computed value	as each of the properties of the shorthand: `list-style-image`: `none` or the image with its URI made absolute `list-style-position`: as specified `list-style-type`: as specified
Animatable	no
Canonical order	order of appearance in the formal grammar of the values

Syntax

/* type */
list-style: square;

/* image */
list-style: url('../img/dino.png');

/* position */
list-style: inside;

/* type | position */
list-style: georgian inside;

/* type | image | position */
list-style: lower-roman url('../img/dino.png') outside;

list-style: none;

/* Global values */
list-style: inherit;
list-style: initial;
list-style: unset;

Values

Accepts one, two or three keywords in any order. If list-style-type and list-style-image are both set, then list-style-type is used if the image is unavailable.

<'list-style-type'>: See list-style-type
<'list-style-image'>: See list-style-image
<'list-style-position'>: See list-style-position

Formal syntax

How to read CSS syntax.

<'list-style-type'> || <'list-style-position'> || <'list-style-image'>

Examples

HTML

List 1
<ul class="one">
  <li>List Item1</li>
  <li>List Item2</li>
  <li>List Item3</li>
</ul>
List 2
<ul class="two">
  <li>List Item A</li>
  <li>List Item B</li>
  <li>List Item C</li>
</ul>

CSS

.one {
  list-style: circle;
}

.two {
  list-style: square inside;
}

Result

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
CSS Lists and Counters Module Level 3 The definition of 'list-style' in that specification.	Working Draft	No change
CSS Level 2 (Revision 1) The definition of 'list-style' in that specification.	Recommendation	Initial definition

Feature	Chrome	Firefox (Gecko)	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	1.0	1.0 (1.7 or earlier)	4.0	7.0	1.0