Javascript Reference - HTML DOM Style listStyleImage Property

The listStyleImage property sets or gets an image for the list item marker.

Browser Support


`listStyleImage`	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Syntax

Return the listStyleImage property:

var v = object.style.listStyleImage

Set the listStyleImage property:

object.style.listStyleImage='none|url|initial|inherit'

Property Values

Value	Description
none	Default. No image.
url	URL to load the image
initial	Set to default value.
inherit	Inherit from parent element.

Technical Details

Default Value:	none
Return Value:	A string representing the image location
CSS Version	CSS1

Example

The following code shows how to set an image to the list-item marker.


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<ul id="myList">
  <li>A</li>
  <li>B</li>
  <li>C</li>
  <li>D</li>
</ul><!--from   w w w. j  av a  2s.  com-->
<button type="button" onclick="myFunction()">test</button> 
<script>
function myFunction() {
    document.getElementById("myList").style.listStyleImage = "url('http://java2s.com/style/demo/border.png')";
}
</script>
</body>
</html>

The code above is rendered as follows:

Example 2

The following code shows how to get the list-style-image property.


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<ul id="myList" style="list-style-image:url('http://java2s.com/style/demo/border.png');">
  <li>A</li>
  <li>B</li>
  <li>C</li>
  <li>D</li>
</ul><!--from   w  w w .  j av  a  2s  . c om-->

<button type="button" onclick="myFunction()">Return list-item marker</button>
 
<script>
function myFunction() {
    console.log(document.getElementById("myList").style.listStyleImage);
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

The code above is rendered as follows: