diff --git a/tools/_av-bricks-shared.php b/tools/_av-bricks-shared.php
index 1b0aea2..197794c 100644
--- a/tools/_av-bricks-shared.php
+++ b/tools/_av-bricks-shared.php
@@ -418,7 +418,8 @@ function av_build_list_section($slug, $i, $section, $bg = 'var(--color-bg-defaul
         $els[] = [
             'id' => "i{$slug}l{$i}x{$j}", 'name' => 'text-basic', 'parent' => $list, 'children' => [],
             'settings' => [
-                'text' => '— ' . $item,
+                'text' => $item,                                // no "— " prefix anymore
+                '_cssClasses' => 'av-list-item',                // gold-bar accent via wp_head CSS
                 '_typography' => [
                     'color'       => av_color('var(--color-text-secondary)'),
                     'font-size'   => '1rem',
diff --git a/tools/av-generate-forms.php b/tools/av-generate-forms.php
index a940a0d..ef72c5b 100644
--- a/tools/av-generate-forms.php
+++ b/tools/av-generate-forms.php
@@ -362,7 +362,8 @@ function av_build_form_two_col($slug, $d) {
         $els[] = [
             'id' => "fp{$slug}i{$j}", 'name' => 'text-basic', 'parent' => $plst, 'children' => [],
             'settings' => [
-                'text' => "\u{2014} " . $item,
+                'text' => $item,
+                '_cssClasses' => 'av-list-item',
                 '_typography' => [
                     'color'       => av_color('var(--color-text-secondary)'),
                     'font-size'   => '0.9375rem',
diff --git a/tools/av-list-bullet-style.php b/tools/av-list-bullet-style.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96c2c8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/av-list-bullet-style.php
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Plugin Name: Asterion — Vertical gold bullet for list items
+ * Description: Replaces the "— " dash prefix with a strong vertical gold bar
+ *   accent (3px wide) on the left of each item. Pure CSS via wp_head().
+ *   Items must have the class `av-list-item` (set by av_build_list_section
+ *   in _av-bricks-shared.php).
+ */
+defined('ABSPATH') || exit;
+
+add_action('wp_head', function () {
+    ?>
+    <style id="av-list-bullet">
+    /* Each list item gets a vertical gold bar on the left, like a tactical
+       breadcrumb on a UI. Pure CSS, no extra DOM. */
+    /* class order in rendered HTML is "brxe-text-basic av-list-item" — selector
+       works either way (CSS class ordering doesn't matter), kept simple. */
+    .av-list-item {
+        position: relative;
+        padding-left: 0.9rem;
+    }
+    .av-list-item::before {
+        content: '';
+        position: absolute;
+        left: 0;
+        top: 0.35em;                                   /* aligns with first line baseline */
+        width: 3px;
+        height: 1.1em;
+        background: var(--color-brand-gold, #C9A45A);
+        border-radius: 1.5px;
+    }
+    </style>
+    <?php
+}, 999);