Hapticity

Itemized lists in LaTeX automatically use a closed bullet point; first-level nested lists use dashes, followed by open bullets, etc. But what if you want to use different bullet characters?

First, specify which nested layer you want to change. {labelitemi} refers to the outermost nested list, followed by {labelitemii}, and so on. Then specify the character you want to use with its LaTeX command.

Here’s how to specify a closed bullet (the LaTeX default) in the outermost nested list:
\begin{itemize}{labelitemi}{$\bullet$}
\item First item in the list
\item Second item
\item and so on
\end{itemize}


Any character can be used as a bullet character by writing its command in place of \bullet. Some characters that might be particularly useful:

\circ — An open circle
\cdot — A centered dot
\star — A five-pointed star
\ast — A centered asterisk
\rightarrow — A short right-pointing arrow
\diamondsuit — An open diamond

For a full list of character commands, see Hypertext Help with LaTeX: Binary and relational operators