How to create a 1.1, 1.2 1.3 … HTML list?

Question

I want to create HTML nested lists that has the following format:

1  
   1.1  
   1.2  
   1.3  
   1.4   
2
   2.1

I tried a solution that I f

Answer 1

This example uses IE6-specific CSS attribute behavior to add a static marker before each li. There must be some MS specific magic that can replace a static dash with a counter.

If you want it to be a CSS solution, use this as a starting point and then google "MSDN".

ul.example { margin: 0.5em 0; padding: 0 0 0 2em; }
ul.example li
{
    margin: 0.5em 0; padding: 0 0 0 20px;
    list-style-type: none;
    behavior: expression( !this.before
        ? this.before = this.innerHTML = '— ' + this.innerHTML : '' );
    text-indent: -1.24em;
}
ul.example li:before { content: '\2014\a0'; }

Answer 2

The before element doesn't work in IE6, but it's the correct way of doing it. I'd recommend using IE7.js, a javascript library that makes IE6 behave like IE7 where javascript and CSS are concerned. Another way could be using a javascript hack that runs only if the browser is IE6 and traverses de DOM modifying the list items...

In For A Beautiful Web you can find more information regarding IE6-compatible websites.

Answer 3

This should work. It is a bad way to do this but if you MUST support IE6 not much choice.

      <ol>
        <li><span>1</span> Item
          <ol>
            <li><span>1.1</span> Item</li>
            <li><span>1.2</span> Item</li>
            <li><span>1.3</span> Item</li>
            <li><span>1.4</span> Item</li>
          </ol>
        </li>            
        <li><span>2</span> Item
          <ol>
            <li><span>2.1</span> Item</li>
          </ol>            
        </li>
      </ol>

with css

ol {list-style:none;}

After your comment I've redone it a bit.

  <ol>
    <li><span>1</span> Item
      <ol>
        <li><span>1.1</span> <p>ItemItemItem ItemItemItemItemItemItemItemItem ItemItemItemItemItemItemItemItem ItemItemItemItemItemItemItemItem</p></li>
        <li><span>1.2</span> <p>ItemItemItem ItemItemItemItemItemItemItemItem ItemItemItemItemItemItemItemItem ItemItemItemItemItemItemItemItem</p></li>
        <li><span>1.3</span> <p>ItemItemItem ItemItemItemItemItemItemItemItem ItemItemItemItemItemItemItemItem ItemItemItemItemItemItemItemItem</p></li>
        <li><span>1.4</span> <p>Item</p></li>
      </ol>
    </li>            
    <li><span>2</span> Item
      <ol>
        <li><span>2.1</span> Item</li>
      </ol>            
    </li>
  </ol>

And the css would be

ol {list-style:none;}
ol li span
{
  display: block;
  float: left;
  width: 30px;
}
ol li
{
 clear:both;
 width: 400px;

}
ol li p
{
  float: left;
  width: 370px;
  margin: 0;

}

You may have to adjust the widths.

Answer 4

Works perfectly for me, in FF 3.6.6, so:

1. Which browser is it not working in?
2. What does your markup look like (i.e. are you nesting the lists correctly)?

Answer 5

You can use counters to do so:

Example

ol { counter-reset: item }
li{ display: block }
li:before { content: counters(item, ".") " "; counter-increment: item }

<ol>
  <li>li element
    <ol>
      <li>sub li element</li>
      <li>sub li element</li>
      <li>sub li element</li>
    </ol>
  </li>
  <li>li element</li>
  <li>li element
    <ol>
      <li>sub li element</li>
      <li>sub li element</li>
      <li>sub li element</li>
    </ol>
  </li>
</ol>

Answer 6

this answer is for the first question. I suggest use this method if you are not going below IE8 (IE7 => ?). for below IE7 you can use same logic with jquery.

Original Post from
http://www.w3schools.com/cssref/pr_gen_counter-reset.asp

CSS

ul.numeric-decimals { counter-reset:section; list-style-type:none; }
ul.numeric-decimals li { list-style-type:none; }
ul.numeric-decimals li ul { counter-reset:subsection; }
ul.numeric-decimals li:before{
    counter-increment:section;
    content:counter(section) ". ";/*content:"Section " counter(section) ". ";*/
}
ul.numeric-decimals li ul li:before {
    counter-increment:subsection;
    content:counter(section) "." counter(subsection) " ";
}

HTML

<ul class="numeric-decimals">
<li>Cats</li>
<li>Dogs
    <ul>
        <li>Birds</li>
        <li>Rats</li>
    </ul>
</li>
<li>Rabbits</li>
<li>Ants
    <ul>
        <li>Lions</li>
        <li>Rats</li>
    </ul>
</li>
<li>Ducks</li>