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Lists

The unordered list element, UL, has had a new TYPE attribute added to it. Previously, when unordered lists were nested, a non-configurable, browser-dependent progression of bullet types was used, such as solid dots and open circles and squares. The TYPE attributes allows the author to configure the bullet type, regardless of nesting level:

circle

A circle

disc

A solid disk

square

A filled square.

The TYPE attribute can also be used with ordered lists defined by the OL element, to specify the type of character at each level of nesting:

1

Arabic numerals (the default)

I

Upper case roman numerals

i

Lower case roman numerals

A

Upper case letters

a

LOWER case letters.

The TYPE attribute has also been added to the LI element so that the type of bullet or the representation of the enumeration count can be changed in the middle of a list.

A START attribute has been added to ordered lists to enable the value of the first list item to be specified (as a positive integer). The new VALUE attribute also allows the value of the list count to be changed in the middle of a list.

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