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Style listStyle Property

Style Object

Definition and Usage

The listStyle property sets or returns up to three separate list properties, in a shorthand form.

With this property, you can set/return:

list-style-type
list-style-position
list-style-image

Syntax

Set the listStyle property:

Object.style.listStyle="type position image"

Return the listStyle property:

Object.style.listStyle

Tip: The default value for listStyle is "disc outside none".

Parameter	Description
type	Defines the list-item marker type
position	Positions the list-item marker
image	Defines an image to be used as the list-item marker
inherit	The value of the listStyle property is inherited from parent element

Browser Support

The listStyle property is supported in all major browsers.

Note: The value "inherit" is not supported in IE7 and earlier. IE8 requires a !DOCTYPE. IE9 supports "inherit".

Example

Change the style of a list:

<html>
<head>
<script>
function displayResult()
{
document.getElementById("ul1").style.listStyle="decimal inside";
}
</script>
</head>
<body>

<ul id="ul1">
  <li>Coffee</li>
  <li>Tea</li>
  <li>Water</li>
  <li>Soda</li>
</ul>
<br>

<button type="button" onclick="displayResult()">Change list style</button>

</body>
</html>

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Style Object