Specifying bullet type when using itemize

Question

Is there a way to get a specific type of bullet instead of the filled bullets when you first activate the itemize command in LaTeX? I am trying to get hollow bullets from the start instead of using nested commands to attempt to create them somehow. Thank you.

Mike Renfro · Accepted Answer

The enumitem package might be useful, combined with some package listed in the Comprehensive Symbol List:

documentclass{article}
usepackage{enumitem}
usepackage{pifont}
begin{document}
begin{itemize}[label=ding{212}]
item First
item Second
end{itemize}
end{document}

Ian Thompson · Answer

Try the list environment:

begin{list}{$circ$}{}  
item A  
item B  
end{list}

Richard Durr · Answer

renewcommand{labelitemi}{$circ$}
renewcommand{labelitemii}{$circ$}
renewcommand{labelitemiii}{$circ$}
renewcommand{labelitemiv}{$circ$}
...

where i, ii, iii, etc. refer to the current bullet level.

user408108 · Answer

One possible way to accomplish it is...

First, include amssymb package by adding the line usepackage{amssymb} in the preamble of your document.

begin{itemize}

item[$checkmark$] This will give a checkmark bullet.

item[$square$] This will give a hollow square bullet.

item[$blacksquare$] This will give a filled square bullet.

item[$bigstar$] This will give you a bigstar bullet.

end{itemize}

The list of all keywords like square, checkmark etc. can be found in amssymb package documentation. Visit: http://milde.users.sourceforge.net/LUCR/Math/mathpackages/amssymb-symbols.pdf

Phil Regalia · Answer

In LaTeX
item[$diamond$]
  (your text)

will change that item's bullet to a diamond. This works on a per item basis.

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