Alphabet Marker for List Items
To set alphabets as marker for the list items in an ordered list using CSS, set list-style-type
property for the list with the upper-alpha
or lower-alpha
value as shown in the following.
ol { list-style-type: upper-alpha; } /* or */ ul { list-style-type: lower-alpha; }
Examples
1 Lower alphabets as marker for list items
In the following example, we take an ordered list and specify lower-alpha
as marker for the list items.
index.html
<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <style> ol { list-style-type: lower-alpha; } </style> </head> <body> <ol> <li>Apple</li> <li>Banana</li> <li>Cherry</li> <li>Mango</li> </ol> </body> </html>
2 Upper alphabets as marker for list items
In the following example, we take an ordered list and specify upper-alpha
as marker for the list items.
index.html
<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <style> ol { list-style-type: upper-alpha; } </style> </head> <body> <ol> <li>Apple</li> <li>Banana</li> <li>Cherry</li> <li>Mango</li> </ol> </body> </html>
Conclusion
In this CSS Tutorial, we learned how to use CSS list-style-type
property to set alphabets as marker for list items, with examples.