Chapter 8, Lesson 3

If you already know how to specify alternate bullet types for unordered lists, you can skip this lesson.

As I mentioned, some browsers automatically assign a different "bullet" type for each level of nested list, while others assign the default (usually a solid dot) regardless of the list.

More advanced browsers give us control over what type of bullet is displayed. In HTML, we can specify the 'TYPE' attribute in the opening <UL> tag to control what type of bullet will be used:

<UL TYPE="bullet-type-value">

There are three 'TYPE' values allowed:

"CIRCLE" (hollow circle);
"DISC" (solid dot);
"SQUARE" (solid square).

Let's demonstrate their use:

<UL TYPE="CIRCLE">
<B><I>Everything</I> I Like to Eat</B> <BR>
<LI>cookies
<LI>potatoes
<LI>hominy grits (NOT!)
</UL>
<UL TYPE="DISC">
<B>What My Son Likes to Eat</B> <BR>
<LI>rice cakes
<LI>garden burgers
<LI>sprout sandwiches
</UL>
<UL TYPE="SQUARE">
<B>What My Dog Likes to Eat</B> <BR>
<LI>dog biscuits
<LI>people food
<LI>wingtips
</UL>

Everything I Like to Eat

• cookies
• potatoes
• hominy grits (NOT!)

What My Son Likes to Eat

• rice cakes
• garden burgers
• sprout sandwiches

What My Dog Likes to Eat

• dog biscuits
• people food
• wingtips

As you can see, it's easy to specify explicitly what type of bullet we want the browser to use. Isn't it nice to be in control? (yeah, right...)

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