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Is it possible to customize the style of bullets in a list using Webflow's UI?

TL;DR

Webflow's UI allows basic customization of bulleted lists, but fine-tuned control over bullet styles (like custom icons or colors) requires custom CSS. Here’s how you can style bullets using Webflow’s built-in tools and additional techniques.

1. Customize Bullets Using Webflow's UI

  • Select the List Block: Click on the List element in Webflow.
  • Modify Typography: Use the Typography settings in the right panel to adjust font, size, color, spacing, and line-height.
  • Adjust Indentation & Spacing: Use Margin & Padding settings to fine-tune list alignment.
  • Choose List Type: Webflow supports default styles like disc, circle, or square, but no further bullet customization.

2. Use Custom CSS for More Styles

To change the bullet style beyond Webflow’s defaults, you can use Custom CSS inside an Embed component (</>) or Site Settings:

  • Custom Bullet Characters: Use list-style-type for options like decimal, upper-roman, or emoji characters.
  • Example:
    ```css
    ul {
    list-style-type: "✔️ "; /_ Replaces default bullets _/
    }
    ```
  • Custom Images for Bullets: Use list-style-image.
  • Example:
    ```css
    ul {
    list-style-image: url('your-image-url.png');
    }
    ```
  • Hide Default Bullets & Add Custom Icons with ::before:
  • Example:
    ```css
    ul li::before {
    content: "•"; /_ Or use a Font Awesome icon /
    color: red; /
    Change bullet color /
    font-size: 1.5em;
    margin-right: 10px;
    }
    ul {
    list-style-type: none; /
    Removes default bullets _/
    }
    ```

3. Use Webflow’s Rich Text Element for More Flexibility

  • If you work with a Rich Text Block, you can apply bold, colors, or size changes to individual list items.
  • However, bullet styles will still be limited without custom CSS.

Summary

Webflow allows basic bullet customizations like type, spacing, and text styles in the Style Panel, but for custom symbols, images, or colors, you need Custom CSS using list-style-type, list-style-image, or ::before pseudo-elements.

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