Re: [css-d] Non-image list-style-type coloring?

[David Hucklesby]

On Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:18:52 -0500, Jeff Blaine wrote:
> I don't see a CSS2 way to apply a color to JUST the list item marker (disc, 
> square,
> whatever).
>
> Have I missed it?  I don't want to use an image.  I just want to make the 
> list item
> marker itself 20% less imposing by lightening it relative to body text color.
>
Try this:

HTML
<ul>
  <li><span>Link text</span></li>
  ...
</ul>
CSS
ul {color:#666;}
ul span {color:#000;}

... or something like that.

> Side question:  Barring a solution above, how do I use a chosen character as 
> the list
> item marker?  I've seen people use those '>>' glyphs before (&something;), 
> but don't
> know how to do it in this context.
>

&raquo; perhaps, used inside the LI with "list-style-type: none;"?

Cordially,
David
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