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Style listStyleType Property
Style Object
Definition and Usage
The listStyleType property sets or returns the list-item marker type.
Syntax
Set the listStyleType property:
Object.style.listStyleType="value"
Return the listStyleType property:
Object.style.listStyleType
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| armenian | The marker is traditional Armenian numbering |
| circle | The marker is a circle |
| cjk-ideographic | The marker is plain ideographic numbers |
| decimal | The marker is a number. This is default for <ol> |
| decimal-leading-zero | The marker is a number with leading zeros (01, 02, 03, etc.) |
| disc | The marker is a filled circle. This is default for <ul> |
| georgian | The marker is traditional Georgian numbering |
| hebrew | The marker is traditional Hebrew numbering |
| hiragana | The marker is traditional Hiragana numbering |
| hiragana-iroha | The marker is traditional Hiragana iroha numbering |
| inherit | The value of the listStyleType property is inherited from parent element |
| katakana | The marker is traditional Katakana numbering |
| katakana-iroha | The marker is traditional Katakana iroha numbering |
| lower-alpha | The marker is lower-alpha (a, b, c, d, e, etc.) |
| lower-greek | The marker is lower-greek |
| lower-latin | The marker is lower-latin (a, b, c, d, e, etc.) |
| lower-roman | The marker is lower-roman (i, ii, iii, iv, v, etc.) |
| none | No marker is shown |
| square | The marker is a square |
| upper-alpha | The marker is upper-alpha (A, B, C, D, E, etc.) |
| upper-latin | The marker is upper-latin (A, B, C, D, E, etc.) |
| upper-roman | The marker is upper-roman (I, II, III, IV, V, etc.) |
Browser Support
The listStyleType property is supported in all major browsers.
Note: IE9 and Opera 11 do not support: cjk-ideographic, hebrew, hiragana, hiragana-iroha, katakana, and katakana-iroha.
Note: IE8 supports the property values: decimal-leading-zero, lower-greek, lower-latin, upper-latin, armenian, georgian, and inherit only if a DOCTYPE is specified!
Example
Example
Change the list-item marker type:
<html>
<head>
<script>
function displayResult()
{
document.getElementById("ul1").style.listStyleType="square";
}
</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-item marker type</button>
</body>
</html>
<head>
<script>
function displayResult()
{
document.getElementById("ul1").style.listStyleType="square";
}
</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-item marker type</button>
</body>
</html>
Try it yourself »
More Examples
All the different list style types
See all the different list style types.
Style Object
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