Quick Reference
This is a quick reference list of CSS bullet and numeral types that can be used in an HTML list to replace the default list item marker. Typically, for an ordered list numerals are used, and for an unordered list a bullet is used. But any of the style types below can be used on either type of list.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| disc | The marker is a filled circle (default on unordered lists) |
| 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 (default on ordered lists) |
| decimal-leading-zero | The marker is a number with leading zeros (01, 02, 03, etc.) |
| 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 |
| 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-greek | The marker is upper-greek |
| 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.) |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element |
CSS Notes:
- The “inherit”, “initial” and “unset” keywords can be used with any CSS property to set its value
- In CSS there are many ways to express a color value in a property
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