Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference

Name

list-style-position — NN n/a IE 4 CSS 1

Synopsis

Inherited: Yes

Determine whether the marker is inside or outside (outdented) from the box containing the list item’s content. When the list-style-position is set to inside and the content is text, the marker appears to be part of the text block. In this case, the alignment (indent) of the list item is the same as normal, but without the outdented marker. Figure 10.6 demonstrates the effects of both settings on wrapped list item text. Note that in Internet Explorer 4 for Macintosh (not shown), wrapped text lines extend all the way to the left margin of the UL or OL element.

Figure 10-6. Results of list-style-position settings (Windows 95)

CSS Syntax

list-style-position: inside | outside

Value

Any of the constant values: inside | outside.

Initial Value

outside

Example

UL {list-style-position: inside}

Applies To

DD, DT, LI, OL, and UL elements and any other element assigned the display:list-item style attribute.

Object Model Reference

IE

[window.]document.all.elementID.style.listStylePosition