CSS Property: list-style-position
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The CSS (CSS1) list-style-position property identifies
whether a list marker (e.g. a bullet character or (a), (b), (c) etc.) is inside
or outside the relevant content container.
Valid property values
(other than inherit
and initial) are:
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Value
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Description
|
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inside
|
Marker and text are
indented and appear inside the relevant content container
|
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outside
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(default value). Marker
is kept outside the relevant content container
|
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Default Value:
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outside
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JavaScript syntax:
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e.g. object.style.listStylePosition="inside"
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Inherited:
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Yes
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Animatable:
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No
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EXAMPLE:
HTML USED IN THIS EXAMPLE:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html> <!-- Copyright (c) Nematrian Limited 2018 -->
<head>
<style>
div {width: 50px; border: 1px dotted black;}
.x1 {list-style-position: inside;}
</style>
</head>
<body>
Element with default property<br>
<ul><li>x1</li><li>x2</li></ul>
Property set using in-file HTML style<br>
<ul class="x1"><li >x1</li><li>x2</li></ul>
Property set using JavaScript<br>
<ul id="x2"><li>x1</li><li>x2</li></ul>
<script>
document.getElementById("x2").style.listStylePosition = "inside";
</script>
</body>
</html>
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FUNCTION THAT MAY ASSIST IN TESTING WHETHER FEATURE IS SUPPORTED:
function isSupportedCSSPropertyListStylePosition() {
var x = document.createElement("DIV"); x.style.listStylePosition = "inside"; return (window.getComputedStyle(x, null).listStylePosition == "inside");
} |
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