Can I use CSS to add a bullet point to any element?

Question

Pretty simple question, but I am not sure if it is possible. I want to add an image to act as a bullet in all

elements. I know I can achieve this b

Answer 1

While you can use a :before pseudo-selector to add a "-" or "•" character in front of your element, it doesn't really make your element behave like a bullet point. Your element may look like a bullet point, but that's just a dirty hack, really, and should be avoided!

To make your element both (1) look like a bullet point and (2) behave like a bullet point, you should set the display, list-style-type and list-style-position attributes of that element.

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EXAMPLE CODE

h1 {
    display: list-item;          /* This has to be "list-item"                                               */
    list-style-type: disc;       /* See https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/list-style-type     */
    list-style-position: inside; /* See https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/list-style-position */
}

My H1 text here

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THE FIDDLE

http://jsfiddle.net/L15a53cb/