HTML <li> type attribute
HTML <li> tag
Example
Use of the type attribute in an ordered and an unordered HTML list:
<ol>
<li>Coffee</li>
<li type="a">Tea</li>
<li>Milk</li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li>Coffee</li>
<li type="square">Tea</li>
<li>Milk</li>
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Definition and Usage
The type attribute specifies the style of the bullet point of a list item
in a list.
Browser Support

The type attribute is deprecated, but still supported in all major browsers.
Compatibility Notes
The type attribute of the li element was deprecated in HTML 4.01,
and is not supported in XHTML 1.0 Strict DTD.
Use CSS instead.
CSS syntax: <li style="list-style-type:square">
CSS Example: list style type
In our CSS tutorial you can find more details about the
list-style-type property.
Syntax
Attribute Values
For ordered lists (<ol>):
Value |
Description |
1 |
Numerical ordered list (this is default) (1, 2, 3, 4) |
a |
Alphabetically ordered list, lowercase (a, b, c, d) |
A |
Alphabetically ordered list, uppercase (A, B, C, D) |
i |
Roman numbers, lowercase (i, ii, iii, iv) |
I |
Roman numbers, uppercase (I, II, III, IV) |
For unordered lists (<ul>):
Value |
Description |
disc |
Default. A filled circle |
circle |
An unfilled circle |
square |
A filled square |
HTML <li> tag
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