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Miron Alexandrov
Courses Plus Student 952 PointsQuestion about the <ol> and <ul>.
Why does the <ul> and <ol> remove it's bullet points or numbers when CSS is applied..?
2 Answers
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Steven Parker
230,688 PointsCSS allows you to control the styling (appearance) of HTML elements, that's its main purpose.
There are specific settings that will remove and/or replace the bullet symbols or numbers in lists. Applyng CSS will only do this when those specific settings are used (such as "list-style: none;
").
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Miron Alexandrov
Courses Plus Student 952 PointsThanks for the quick answer Steven!
David Regel
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 5,504 PointsDavid Regel
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 5,504 PointsHello Steven,
when I undertstand you correctly, the bullet points/numbers are just removed by our css in case we use a specific style-option like "list-style: none;". In the course that Miron is talking about, this is not the case. We only use this CSS:
Due to this fact, I don't get why our bullet points/numbers are removed.
Did I understand you incorrectly?
Steven Parker
230,688 PointsSteven Parker
230,688 PointsThis CSS won't remove the numbers, but you probably cannot see them because it makes them white, which is probably the same color as the background. Add this and you'll see that they are still there:
body { background-color: blue; }