Styling Lists

 

Hello, everyone! Welcome to the Styling Lists lesson.

In this lesson, we will learn how to style lists on a web page using CSS.

What is list styling?

List styling is the process of altering the appearance of lists on a web page.

This can include things like the color, size, font, and text style of lists, as well as the color and type of marker.

CSS Properties for Styling Lists

There are many CSS properties that can be used to style lists. Some of the most common CSS properties for styling lists include:

• Color: Defines the text color of lists.
• Size: Defines the text size of lists.
• Font: Defines the font type of lists.
• Style: Defines the text style of lists, such as bold, italic, or underlined.
• Marker: Defines the type of marker used for lists.

Examples

Let’s see some examples of how to use CSS properties to style lists.

Example 1:

The following CSS code defines the text color of ul lists as blue:

ul {
  color: blue;
}

Example 2:

The following CSS code defines the text size of ul lists as 16px:

ul {
  font-size: 16px;
}

Example 3:

The following CSS code defines the font of ul lists as Arial:

ul {
  font-family: Arial;
}

Example 4:

The following CSS code defines the text style of ul lists as bold:

ul {
  font-weight: bold;
}

Example 5:

The following CSS code defines the type of marker used for ul lists as a black circle:

ul {
  list-style-type: circle;
  list-style-color: black;
}

Note

It’s important to use CSS selectors to control which CSS rules are applied to which lists. This will help keep your CSS organized and easy to maintain.

Summary

In this lesson, we learned how to style lists on a web page using CSS.

We explored some of the most common CSS properties for styling lists and saw some examples of how to use these properties.

In the next lesson, we will learn about the box model, which is the basic structure of all HTML elements.

Next Module

In Module 2, we will learn about layout and positioning. We will learn how to use CSS properties to control the position and size of elements on the page.