diff --git a/markdown.css b/markdown.css
index 9bd3c5e..8d4007f 100644
--- a/markdown.css
+++ b/markdown.css
@@ -101,18 +101,18 @@
   padding-left: 34px;
   padding-left: 4ch;
 }
-.markdown li:after {
+.markdown li:before {
   position: absolute;
   top: 0;
   left: 0;
 }
-.markdown ul > li:after {
+.markdown ul > li:before {
   content: "*";
 }
 .markdown ol {
   counter-reset: ol;
 }
-.markdown ol > li:after {
+.markdown ol > li:before {
   content: counter(ol) ".";
   counter-increment: ol;
 }
diff --git a/markdown.less b/markdown.less
index 3639384..b64fc1c 100644
--- a/markdown.less
+++ b/markdown.less
@@ -95,13 +95,13 @@
         padding-left: @four-space-css3;
     }
 
-    li:after {
+    li:before {
         position: absolute;
         top: 0;
         left: 0;
     }
 
-    ul>li:after {
+    ul>li:before {
         content: @ul-tick;
     }
 
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
         // Auto-increments the numbering for ordered lists.
         counter-reset:ol;
     }
-    ol>li:after {
+    ol>li:before {
         content: counter(ol) ".";
         counter-increment: ol;
     }
@@ -222,4 +222,4 @@
     ol>li:after {
         content: "1.";
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}