Return the list style:
document.getElementById("myList").style.listStyle;
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <ul id="myList" style="list-style:decimal-leading-zero inside;"> <li>CSS</li> <li>HTML</li> <li>SQL</li> <li>C++</li> </ul>//from w w w.j a v a2 s . co m <button type="button" onclick="myFunction()">Return list style</button> <p id="demo"></p> <script> function myFunction() { document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = document.getElementById("myList").style.listStyle; } </script> </body> </html>