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 |
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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 −