list-style property CSS Reference



Definition and Usage

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

  • Initial the concatenation of the initial values of its longhand properties:
    • list-style-image: is itself a shorthand, its initial value is the concatenation of its own longhand properties
    • list-style-position: is itself a shorthand, its initial value is the concatenation of its own longhand properties
    • list-style-type: is itself a shorthand, its initial value is the concatenation of its own longhand properties
  • 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

Formal syntax: <'list-style-image'> || <'list-style-position'> || <'list-style-type'>

Values

Accepts one, two or three keywords in any order.
<'list-style-type'>
See list-style-type
<'list-style-image'>
See list-style-image
<'list-style-position'>
See list-style-position

Examples

ul { list-style: circle; }
#foo { list-style: square inside; }

Compatibility

Desktop browsers

FeatureChromeFirefox (Gecko)Internet ExplorerOperaSafari
Basic support1.01.0 (1.7 or earlier)4.07.01.0

Mobile browsers

FeatureAndroidFirefox Mobile (Gecko)IE PhoneOpera MobileSafari Mobile
Basic support1.01.0 (1)6.06.01.0

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