Pseudo CSS class :before :after From http://jsfiddle.net/L3N3f/2/

css :before

.list-item:before {
    display: inline-block;
    content: '';
    vertical-align: middle;
    background-color: red;
    width: 5px;
    height: 7px;
    margin: 0 4px 0.125em 5px;
}