CSS Lists
Unordered Lists:
- Coffee
- Tea
- Coca
Cola
- Coffee
- Tea
- Coca
Cola
Ordered Lists:
- Coffee
- Tea
- Coca
Cola
- Coffee
- Tea
- Coca
Cola
HTML Lists and CSS List Properties
In HTML, there are two main
types of lists:
- unordered
lists (<ul>) - the list items are marked with bullets
- ordered
lists (<ol>) - the list items are marked with numbers or letters
The CSS list properties
allow you to:
- Set
different list item markers for ordered lists
- Set
different list item markers for unordered lists
- Set
an image as the list item marker
- Add
background colors to lists and list items
Different List Item Markers
The list-style-type property specifies the type of list item
marker.
The following example shows
some of the available list item markers:
Example
ul.a {
list-style-type: circle;
}
ul.b {
list-style-type: square;
}
ol.c {
list-style-type: upper-roman;
}
ol.d {
list-style-type: lower-alpha;
}
Note: Some of the values
are for unordered lists, and some for ordered lists.
An Image as The List Item Marker
The list-style-image property specifies an image as the list
item marker:
Example
ul {
list-style-image: url('sqpurple.gif');
}
Position The List Item Markers
The list-style-position property specifies
the position of the list-item markers (bullet points).
"list-style-position:
outside;" means that the bullet points will be outside the list item. The
start of each line of a list item will be aligned vertically. This is default:
- Coffee - A brewed drink prepared
from roasted coffee beans...
- Tea
- Coca-cola
"list-style-position:
inside;" means that the bullet points will be inside the list item. As it
is part of the list item, it will be part of the text and push the text at the
start:
- Coffee - A brewed drink prepared
from roasted coffee beans...
- Tea
- Coca-cola
Example
ul.a {
list-style-position: outside;
}
ul.b {
list-style-position: inside;
}
Remove Default Settings
The list-style-type:none property can also be
used to remove the markers/bullets. Note that the list also has default margin
and padding. To remove this, add margin:0 and padding:0 to <ul> or <ol>:
Example
ul {
list-style-type: none;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
List - Shorthand property
The list-style property is a shorthand property. It is used to set all the
list properties in one declaration:
Example
ul {
list-style: square inside url("sqpurple.gif");
}
When using the shorthand
property, the order of the property values are:
- list-style-type (if a list-style-image is
specified, the value of this property will be displayed if the image for
some reason cannot be displayed)
- list-style-position (specifies
whether the list-item markers should appear inside or outside the content
flow)
- list-style-image (specifies
an image as the list item marker)
If one of the property
values above is missing, the default value for the missing property will be
inserted, if any.
Styling List With Colors
We can also style lists
with colors, to make them look a little more interesting.
Anything added to the
<ol> or <ul> tag, affects the entire list, while properties added
to the <li> tag will affect the individual list items:
Example
ol {
background: #ff9999;
padding: 20px;
}
ul {
background: #3399ff;
padding: 20px;
}
ol li {
background: #ffe5e5;
color: darkred;
padding: 5px;
margin-left: 35px;
}
ul li {
background: #cce5ff;
color: darkblue;
margin: 5px;
}
Result:
1. Coffee
2. Tea
3. Coca
Cola
·
Coffee
·
Tea
·
Coca Cola
All CSS List Properties
|
Property |
Description |
|
list-style |
Sets all the properties
for a list in one declaration |
|
list-style-image |
Specifies an image as the
list-item marker |
|
list-style-position |
Specifies the position of
the list-item markers (bullet points) |
|
list-style-type |
Specifies the type of
list-item marker |
