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<!--> <!DOCTYPE> <a> <abbr> <acronym> <address> <applet> <area> <article> <aside> <audio> <b> <base> <basefont> <bdi> <bdo> <big> <blockquote> <body> <br> <button> <canvas> <caption> <center> <cite> <code> <col> <colgroup> <command> <datalist> <dd> <del> <details> <dfn> <dialog> <dir> <div> <dl> <dt> <em> <embed> <fieldset> <figcaption> <figure> <font> <footer> <form> <frame> <frameset> <head> <header> <hgroup> <h1> - <h6> <hr> <html> <i> <iframe> <img> <input> <ins> <kbd> <keygen> <label> <legend> <li> <link> <map> <mark> <menu> <meta> <meter> <nav> <noframes> <noscript> <object> <ol> <optgroup> <option> <output> <p> <param> <pre> <progress> <q> <rp> <rt> <ruby> <s> <samp> <script> <section> <select> <small> <source> <span> <strike> <strong> <style> <sub> <summary> <sup> <table> <tbody> <td> <textarea> <tfoot> <th> <thead> <time> <title> <tr> <track> <tt> <u> <ul> <var> <video> <wbr>HTML <li> type Attribute
Example
Use of the type attribute in an ordered and an unordered list:
<ol>
<li>Coffee</li>
<li type="a">Tea</li>
<li>Milk</li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li>Coffee</li>
<li type="square">Tea</li>
<li>Milk</li>
</ul>
<li>Coffee</li>
<li type="a">Tea</li>
<li>Milk</li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li>Coffee</li>
<li type="square">Tea</li>
<li>Milk</li>
</ul>
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Browser Support
The type attribute is supported in all major browsers.
Definition and Usage
The <li> type attribute is not supported in HTML5. Use CSS instead.
The type attribute of <li> is deprecated in HTML 4.01.
The type attribute specifies the style of the bullet point of a list item in a list.
Compatibility Notes
The type attribute of <li> is deprecated in HTML 4.01. Use CSS instead.
CSS syntax: <li style="list-style-type:square">
In our CSS tutorial you can find more details about the list-style-type property.
Syntax
<li type="1|a|A|i|I|disc|circle|square">
Attribute Values
For ordered lists (<ol>):
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Default. Numerical ordered list (1, 2, 3, 4) |
| a | Alphabetically ordered list, lowercase (a, b, c, d) |
| A | Alphabetically ordered list, uppercase (A, B, C, D) |
| i | Roman numbers, lowercase (i, ii, iii, iv) |
| I | Roman numbers, uppercase (I, II, III, IV) |
For unordered lists (<ul>):
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| disc | Default. A filled circle |
| circle | An unfilled circle |
| square | A filled square |
HTML <li> tag
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