TYPE Attribute | type Property

Sets or retrieves the style of the list.

Syntax

HTML	<ELEMENT TYPE = sType... >
Scripting	object.type [ = sType ]

Possible Values

sType

String that specifies or receives one of the following values. 1 Default. Associate numbers with each item in an ordered list. a Associate lowercase letters with each item in an ordered list. A Associate uppercase letters with each item in an ordered list. i Associate small Roman numerals with each item in an ordered list. I Associate large Roman numerals with each item in an ordered list. disc Associate a solid disc with each item in an unordered list. circle Associate a hollow circle with each item in an unordered list. square Associate a solid square with each item in an unordered list.

The property is read/write. The property has a default value of 1.

Expressions can be used in place of the preceding value(s), as of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5. For more information, see About Dynamic Properties.

Example

This example uses the TYPE attribute to set the line item markers to lowercase Roman numerals.

<OL TYPE="i">
<LI>First Item
<LI>Second Item
<LI>Third Item
</OL>

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Standards Information

This property is deprecated in HTML  and is defined in World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 .

Applies To

	LI, OL, UL