[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #57920: Multiple Default Themes: Ordered List Type Overwritten

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#57920: Multiple Default Themes: Ordered List Type Overwritten
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 Reporter:  zoonini        |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)   |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal         |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Bundled Theme  |    Version:
 Severity:  normal         |   Keywords:
  Focuses:                 |
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 In several default themes, the ordered list type is always displayed as
 numerical (aka decimal), even when you set it to another type, such as
 alphabetical.

 **To replicate:**

 1. Activate Twenty Fifteen
 2. Add a List block OR a Classic block
 3. Switch the block to code view and add `type="a"` as an attribute on the
 `ol` element, so the opening tag looks like this: `<ol type="a">`
 4. Save the page and view on the front end

 **Result:**

 It displays as a numerical list, like:

 1. item
 2. item
 3. item

 This seems to be coming from this CSS in each of the affected themes:


 {{{
 ol {
   list-style: decimal;
 }
 }}}


 **Expected:**

 It should display as whatever list type was set. For example, if
 `type="a"` was set on the block, the list should display alphabetical,
 like:

 a. item
 b. item
 c. item

 **Other affected themes**

 I able to replicate this in the following default themes:

 - Twenty Ten
 - Twenty Eleven
 - Twenty Twelve
 - Twenty Fourteen
 - Twenty Fifteen
 - Twenty Sixteen
 - Twenty Seventeen
 - Twenty Nineteen
 - Twenty Twenty
 - Twenty Twenty-One

 The following default themes did **not** have the issue:

 - Twenty Thirteen
 - Twenty Twenty-Two
 - Twenty Twenty-Three


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 Reported in this support-forum thread:

 https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ordered-list-type-attribute-not-
 displayed-properly/

 I provided two possible workarounds to the user there, one involving
 custom CSS, and the other involving adding inline CSS on the `ol` element.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/57920>
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