The list-style property in CSS is used to set the list style. This property is a combination of three other properties, namely, list-style-type, list-style-position, and list-style-image, which can be used as a shorthand notation for these three properties. The default value of this property will be used if any one of the values is missed.
Syntax:
list-style: list-style-type list-style-position list-style-image|initial|inherit;
Property values:
- list-style-type: This value sets the marker (such as a disc, character, or custom counter style) of a list item element. Its default value is a disc.
- list-style-position: This value sets the position of the marker relative to a list item. Its default value is “outside”.
- list-style-image: This value sets an image to be used as the list item marker. Its default value is “none”.
We will understand the concepts of list-style property through the examples.
Example 1: This example illustrates the use of the list-style property where the position value is set to inside.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
< html >
< head >
< title > CSS list-style Property </ title >
< style >
ul {
list-style: square inside url(
}
</ style >
</ head >
< body >
< h1 style = "color:green;" >
GeeksforGeeks
</ h1 >
< h2 >
CSS list-style Property
</ h2 >
< p >Sorting Algorithms</ p >
< ul >
< li >Bubble Sort</ li >
< li >Selection Sort</ li >
< li >Merge Sort</ li >
</ ul >
</ body >
</ html >
|
Output:

Example 2: This example illustrates the use of the list-style property where the position value is set to outside.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
< html >
< head >
< title > CSS list-style Property </ title >
< style >
ul {
list-style: square outside;
}
</ style >
</ head >
< body >
< h1 style = "color:green;" >
GeeksforGeeks
</ h1 >
< h2 >
CSS list-style Property
</ h2 >
< p >Sorting Algorithms</ p >
< ul >
< li >Bubble Sort</ li >
< li >Selection Sort</ li >
< li >Merge Sort</ li >
</ ul >
</ body >
</ html >
|
Output:

Note: If no list-style-image is specified then it will be taken as none.
Supported Browsers: The browser supported by the list-style property are listed below:
- Google Chrome 1.0
- Internet Explorer 4.0
- Microsoft Edge 12.0
- Firefox 1.0
- Opera 7.0
- Safari 1.0
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