Icons in a List

Using the power of fixed-width styling, we added some utility styling to handle HTML lists with icons used as decorative bullets.

We’ll cover the basics of how to replace default bullets with icons in unordered lists and introduce options for customizing CSS properties.

Before You Get Started

Make sure you're:

Set up with Font Awesome in your project.
Familiar with the basics of adding Font Awesome icons.

Use fa-ul and fa-li to replace default bullets in unordered lists.

  <ul class="fa-ul">
    <li><span class="fa-li"><i class="fa-solid fa-check-square"></i></span>List icons can</li>
    <li><span class="fa-li"><i class="fa-solid fa-check-square"></i></span>be used to</li>
    <li><span class="fa-li"><i class="fa-solid fa-spinner fa-pulse"></i></span>replace bullets</li>
    <li><span class="fa-li"><i class="fa-regular fa-square"></i></span>in lists</li>
  </ul>

You can also keep the semantics of an ordered list behind the scenes but use icon bullets visually.

  <ol class="fa-ul">
    <li><span class="fa-li"><i class="fa-solid fa-check-square"></i></span>List icons can</li>
    <li><span class="fa-li"><i class="fa-solid fa-check-square"></i></span>be used to</li>
    <li><span class="fa-li"><i class="fa-solid fa-spinner fa-pulse"></i></span>replace bullets</li>
    <li><span class="fa-li"><i class="fa-regular fa-square"></i></span>in lists</li>
  </ol>

List Classes

Class	Details
`fa-ul`	Used on a `<ul>` or `<ol>` elements to style icons as list bullets
`fa-li`	Used on individual `<li>` elements to style icons as list bullets

Customization

We've added CSS custom properties (opens new window) to make customizing easier and more efficient. Define your own values for the following properties to override and customize Font Awesome's defaults.

CSS Custom Property	Details	Accepted Values
`--fa-li-margin`	Set margin around icon	Any valid CSS `margin` value (opens new window)
`--fa-li-width`	Set width of icon	Any valid CSS `width` value (opens new window)

  <ul class="fa-ul" style="--fa-li-width: 2em;">
    <li><span class="fa-li"><i class="fa-solid fa-check-square"></i></span>List icons can</li>
    <li><span class="fa-li"><i class="fa-solid fa-check-square"></i></span>be used to</li>
    <li><span class="fa-li"><i class="fa-solid fa-spinner fa-pulse"></i></span>replace bullets</li>
    <li><span class="fa-li" style="--fa-li-width: 4em;"><i class="fa-regular fa-square"></i></span>in lists</li>
  </ul>

  <ul class="fa-ul" style="--fa-li-margin: 1em;">
    <li><span class="fa-li"><i class="fa-solid fa-check-square"></i></span>List icons can</li>
    <li><span class="fa-li"><i class="fa-solid fa-check-square"></i></span>be used to</li>
    <li><span class="fa-li"><i class="fa-solid fa-spinner fa-pulse"></i></span>replace bullets</li>
    <li><span class="fa-li" style="--fa-li-margin: 2em;"><i class="fa-regular fa-square"></i></span>in lists</li>
  </ul>