CSS list-style-image Property
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Description
The list-style-image CSS property specifies an image to be used as a list-item marker.
The following table summarizes the usages context and the version history of this property.
| Default value: | normal |
|---|---|
| Applies to: | List items |
| Inherited: | Yes |
| Animatable: | No. See animatable properties. |
| Version: | CSS 1, 2, 3 |
Tip: The list-style shorthand CSS property is often more convenient and preferred way to set the list style properties.
Syntax
The syntax of the property is given with:
The example below shows the list-style-image property in action.
Example
Try this code »ul {
list-style-image: url("images/arrow.png");
}Property Values
The following table describes the values of this property.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
url |
The location of image to be used as a list-item marker. |
none |
No marker image will be displayed. Instead, the list-style-type property will control what type of list marker will be rendered – if any. This is default. |
oblique |
Selects a font that is labeled oblique in the user agent's font database. |
initial |
Sets this property to its default value. |
inherit |
If specified, the associated element takes the computed value of its parent element list-style-image property. |
Browser Compatibility
The list-style-image property is supported in all major modern browsers.
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Basic Support—
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Further Reading
See tutorial on: HTML List, CSS Lists.
Related properties: list-style, list-style-position, list-style-type.
