HTML DOM Style listStyleType Property


The HTML DOM Style listStyletype property is used for setting or returning the list-item marker type.

Following is the syntax for −

Setting the listStyleType property −

object.style.listStyleType = value

Some of the listStyleType property values are −

Value
Description
armenian
Setsthe marker to traditional Armenian numbers.
circle
Circleas marker.
cjk-ideographic
Setsplain ideographic numbers as marker.
decimal
Thissets the marker number and is the default value..
decimal-leading-zero
Addsa 0 before the numbers set as marker.
disc
Defaultfor <ul> and the marker is the filled circle.
hiragana
Setstraditional hiragana numbering as marker.
katakana
Setsthe traditional Katakana numbering as marker.
lower-alpha
Setsthe marker as lower alphabet.
lower-greek
Setsthe lower-greek characters as marker.
none
Displaysno marker.
square
Displaysmarker as a square.
upper-alpha
Setsuppercase letters as marker.
initial
Forsetting this property to initial value.
inherit
Toinherit the parent property value

Let us look at an example for the listStyleType property −

Example

 Live Demo

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script>
   function changeListType() {
      document.getElementById("LIST1").style.listStyleType = "upper-roman";
      document.getElementById("Sample").innerHTML=" The list style type is now set to uppercase roman       numeral";
   }
</script>
</head>
<body>
   <ul id="LIST1">
      <li>LIST ITEM1</li>
      <li>LIST ITEM2</li>
      <li>LIST ITEM3</li>
      <li>LIST ITEM4</li>
   </ul>
   <p>Change the above list style type by clicking the below button</p>
   <button type="button" onclick="changeListType()">Change List Type</button>
   <p id="Sample"></p>
</body>
</html>

Output

On clicking the “Change list style” button −

Updated on: 24-Oct-2019

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