CSS list-style Property
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Example
Specify all the list properties in one declaration:
ul
{
list-style:square inside url("/images/blueball.gif");
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Definition and Usage
The list-style shorthand property sets all the list properties in one declaration.
The properties that can be set, are (in order): list-style-type,
list-style-position, list-style-image.
If one of the values above are missing, e.g. "list-style:circle inside;", the
default value for the missing property will be inserted, if any.
| Default value: |
disc outside none |
| Inherited: |
yes |
| Version: |
CSS1 |
| JavaScript syntax: |
object.style.listStyle="decimal inside" |
Browser Support

The list-style-image property is supported in all major browsers.
Note: No versions of Internet Explorer (including IE8) support the property value "inherit".
Property Values
| Value |
Description |
| list-style-type |
Specifies the type of list-item marker. See
list-style-type for possible
values |
| list-style-position |
Specifies where to place the list-item marker. See
list-style-position for possible
values |
| list-style-image |
Specifies the type of list-item marker. See
list-style-image for possible values |
| inherit |
Specifies that the value of the list-style property should be inherited
from the parent element |
Related Pages
CSS tutorial: CSS List
HTML DOM reference: listStyle property
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