The HTML DOM Style listStylePosition property is used for setting or returning the list-item marker position.
Following is the syntax for −
Setting the listStylePosition property −
object.style.listStylePosition = "outside|inside|initial|inherit"
The above properties are explained as follows −
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| outside | Thisis the default value and place list-item marker before text. |
| inside | Thisindents the list item marker a little to the inside. |
| initial | Forsetting this property to initial value. |
| inherit | Toinherit the parent property value |
Let us look at an example for the listStylePosition property −
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
li{
background-color:lightgreen;
}
</style>
<script>
function changeListPosition() {
document.getElementById("LIST1").style.listStylePosition = "inside";
document.getElementById("Sample").innerHTML=" The list style position is now set to inside from default outside.";
}
</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 above list style position by clicking the below button</p>
<button type="button" onclick="changeListPosition()">Change List Position</button>
<p id="Sample"></p>
</body>
</html>Output
On clicking the “Change List Position” button −
