<h1>Styling Lists</h1>
<div class="lists">
  <div>
    <h2>Using pseudo-elements:</h2>
    <ul class="list-pseudo list">
      <li class="list__apples">Apples</li>
      <li class="list__bananas">Bananas</li>
      <li class="list__avocados">Avocados</li>
      <li class="list__cheese">Cheese</li>
      <li class="list__bread">Bread</li>
    </ul>
  </div>

  <div>
    <h2>Using list-style:</h2>
    <ul class="list-image list">
      <li class="list__apples">Apples</li>
      <li class="list__bananas">Bananas</li>
      <li class="list__avocados">Avocados</li>
      <li class="list__cheese">Cheese</li>
      <li class="list__bread">Bread</li>
    </ul>
  </div>

  <div>
    <h2>Using ::marker:</h2>
    <ul class="list-marker-bullet list">
      <li class="list__apples">Apples</li>
      <li class="list__bananas">Bananas</li>
      <li class="list__avocados">Avocados</li>
      <li class="list__cheese">Cheese</li>
      <li class="list__bread">Bread</li>
    </ul>
  </div>

  <div>
    <h2>Using ::marker & emojis:</h2>
    <ul class="list-marker-emoji list">
      <li class="list__apples">Apples</li>
      <li class="list__bananas">Bananas</li>
      <li class="list__avocados">Avocados</li>
      <li class="list__cheese">Cheese</li>
      <li class="list__bread">Bread</li>
    </ul>
  </div>
</div>
<a class="blog" href="https://dev.to/dianale/css-selectors-style-lists-with-the-marker-pseudo-element-ee4" target="_blank">Blog</a>
*,
*::before,
*::after {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

body {
  font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 500px;
  margin: 1rem auto;
  color: #191716;
}

.blog {
  display: block;
  margin: 0.5rem auto;
  text-align: center;
}

h1 {
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  font-size: 2rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-align: center;
}

h2 {
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* Default list styling */

.lists {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: 0.5rem;
  font-size: 1.125rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.lists > div {
  padding: 1rem 0.5rem;
  border: 1px solid #191716;
}

.list {
  padding-left: 1.5rem;
}

/* Old Method - Change bullet colors using pseudo-element */
.list-pseudo li {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0 0.25rem;
}

.list-pseudo li::before {
  content: "\2022";
  color: #ec368d;
}

/* Change list marker from bullet to image */

.list-image {
  list-style: "\1F6D2";
}

/* New method: ::marker */

.list-marker-bullet {
  list-style: disc;
}

.list-marker-bullet li::marker {
  color: #ec368d;
}

/* Emoji marker */

.list-marker-emoji .list__apples::marker {
  content: "🍎";
}

.list-marker-emoji .list__bananas::marker {
  content: "🍌";
}

.list-marker-emoji .list__avocados::marker {
  content: "🥑";
}

.list-marker-emoji .list__cheese::marker {
  content: "🧀";
}

.list-marker-emoji .list__bread::marker {
  content: "🥖";
}

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