CSS list-style-position

<!doctype html>
<title>Example</title>
<style>
  ul {
    background-color: lightgreen; 
  }
  .outside { 
    list-style-position: outside; 
    }
  .inside {
    list-style-position: inside;
    }
</style>
<p>Can you see the difference?</p>
<ul class="outside">
  <li>list-style-type</li>
  <li>list-style-position</li>
  <li>list-style-image</li>
</ul>
<ul class="inside">
  <li>list-style-type</li>
  <li>list-style-position</li>
  <li>list-style-image</li>
</ul>

The CSS list-style-position property is used for controlling the position of list items.

More specifically, the list-style-position property allows you to control the position of the ::marker pseudo-element in the list item.

A list item is any element with its display property set to list-item or inline-list-item. List items are the only elements that generate ::marker pseudo-elements.

Also see the list-style, list-style-type and list-style-image properties.

Syntax

Possible Values

inside: Specifies that the ::marker pseudo-element is an inline element placed immediately before where the ::before pseudo-element would be placed in the list item.
outside: Same as with inside, plus the position property on the marker computes to marker.

In addition, all CSS properties also accept the following CSS-wide keyword values as the sole component of their property value:

initial: Represents the value specified as the property's initial value.
inherit: Represents the computed value of the property on the element's parent.
unset: This value acts as either inherit or initial, depending on whether the property is inherited or not. In other words, it sets all properties to their parent value if they are inheritable or to their initial value if not inheritable.

General Information

Initial Value: outside
Applies To: List items (any element with its display property set to list-item or inline-list-item).
Inherited?: Yes
Media: Visual

Example Code

Official Specifications

CSS Lists and Counters Module Level 3 (W3C Working Draft)
CSS Level 2.1 (W3C Recommendation 07 June 2011)
CSS Level 1 (W3C Recommendation 17 Dec 1996)