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Styling Lists

Explore how to style HTML lists with CSS by controlling list markers, positioning, and using custom images. Understand the list-style-type property, list-style-position options, and how to apply the shorthand list-style property to create visually appealing web lists.

Types of lists

In HTML, there are two list types: Unordered lists (<ul>) are list items that use bullet points:

  • Coffee
  • Tea
  • Biscuits

Ordered lists <ol> are list items that are numbered (or use i., ii., and iii.):

  1. Coffee
  2. Tea
  3. Biscuits

Each item is given the <li> tag, like in the example below:

<ol>
  <li>Coffee</li>
  <li>Tea</li>
  <li>Biscuits</li>
</ol>

We use lists all the time when building on the web. Most navigation menus are HTML lists, which have been styled using CSS. ...