diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cada1c04e..1b869323d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,12 +19,15 @@ This can also be enabled programmatically with `warnings.simplefilter('default',
 ## [2.7.9] - Not released yet
 ### Added
 * support for overriding paragraph direction on bidirectional text
-* new optional `ul_bullet_color` parameter for `FPDF.write_html()`
-### Fixed
-
+* new optional `li_prefix_color` parameter for `FPDF.write_html()`
+* support for `start` & `type` attributes of `<ol>` tags, and `type` attribute of `<ul>` tags, when using `FPDF.write_html()`
+* [`FPDF.write_html()`](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/fpdf/fpdf.html#fpdf.fpdf.FPDF.write_html) now accepts a `tag_styles` parameter to control the font, color & size of HTML elements: `<a>`, `<blockquote>`, `<li>`...
+* [`FPDF.write_html()`](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/fpdf/fpdf.html#fpdf.fpdf.FPDF.write_html) now accepts a `tag_indents` parameter to control, for example, the indent of `<blockquote>` elements
 ### Changed
 * improved the performance of `FPDF.start_section()` - _cf._ [issue #1092](https://github.com/py-pdf/fpdf2/issues/1092)
-
+### Deprecated
+* The `dd_tag_indent` & `li_tag_indent` parameters of `FPDF.write_html()` are replaced by the new `tag_indents` generic parameter.
+* The `heading_sizes` & `pre_code_font` parameters of `FPDF.write_html()` are replaced by the new `tag_styles` generic parameter.
 
 ## [2.7.8] - 2024-02-09
 ### Added
diff --git a/docs/HTML.md b/docs/HTML.md
index f68a94ab7..810d9e3d0 100644
--- a/docs/HTML.md
+++ b/docs/HTML.md
@@ -40,8 +40,16 @@ pdf.write_html("""
   </section>
   <section>
     <h2>Other section title</h2>
-    <ul><li>unordered</li><li>list</li><li>items</li></ul>
-    <ol><li>ordered</li><li>list</li><li>items</li></ol>
+    <ul type="circle">
+      <li>unordered</li>
+      <li>list</li>
+      <li>items</li>
+    </ul>
+    <ol start="3" type="i">
+      <li>ordered</li>
+      <li>list</li>
+      <li>items</li>
+    </ol>
     <br>
     <br>
     <pre>i am preformatted text.</pre>
@@ -71,6 +79,45 @@ pdf.output("html.pdf")
 ```
 
 
+## Styling HTML tags globally
+
+The style of several HTML tags (`<a>`, `<blockquote>`, `<code>`, `<pre>`, `<h1>`, `<h2>`, `<h3>`...) can be set globally, for the whole HTML document, by passing `tag_styles` to `FPDF.write_html()`:
+
+```python
+from fpdf import FPDF, FontFace
+
+pdf = FPDF()
+pdf.add_page()
+pdf.write_html("""
+  <h1>Big title</h1>
+  <section>
+    <h2>Section title</h2>
+    <p>Hello world!</p>
+  </section>
+""", tag_styles={
+    "h1": FontFace(color=(148, 139, 139), size_pt=32),
+    "h2": FontFace(color=(148, 139, 139), size_pt=24),
+})
+pdf.output("html_styled.pdf")
+```
+
+Similarly, the indentation of several HTML tags (`<blockquote>`, `<dd>`, `<li>`) can be set globally, for the whole HTML document, by passing `tag_indents` to `FPDF.write_html()`:
+
+```python
+from fpdf import FPDF
+
+pdf = FPDF()
+pdf.add_page()
+pdf.write_html("""
+  <dl>
+      <dt>Term</dt>
+      <dd>Definition</dd>
+  </dl>
+""", tag_indents={"dd": 5})
+pdf.output("html_dd_indented.pdf")
+```
+
+
 ## Supported HTML features
 
 * `<h1>` to `<h8>`: headings (and `align` attribute)
diff --git a/fpdf/drawing.py b/fpdf/drawing.py
index 26d0a8d3d..221dd4d1f 100644
--- a/fpdf/drawing.py
+++ b/fpdf/drawing.py
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ def __new__(cls, r, g, b, a=None):
 
     @property
     def colors(self):
-        """The color components as a tuple in order `(r, g, b)` with alpha omitted."""
+        "The color components as a tuple in order `(r, g, b)` with alpha omitted, in range 0-1."
         return self[:-1]
 
     @property
@@ -262,8 +262,8 @@ def __new__(cls, g, a=None):
 
     @property
     def colors(self):
-        """The color components as a tuple in order (g,) with alpha omitted."""
-        return self[:-1]
+        "The color components as a tuple in order (r, g, b) with alpha omitted, in range 0-1."
+        return self.g, self.g, self.g
 
     @property
     def colors255(self):
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ def colors255(self):
         return tuple(255 * v for v in self.colors)
 
     def serialize(self) -> str:
-        return " ".join(number_to_str(val) for val in self.colors) + f" {self.OPERATOR}"
+        return f"{number_to_str(self.g)} {self.OPERATOR}"
 
 
 __pdoc__["DeviceGray.OPERATOR"] = False
@@ -322,8 +322,7 @@ def __new__(cls, c, m, y, k, a=None):
 
     @property
     def colors(self):
-        """The color components as a tuple in order (c, m, y, k) with alpha omitted."""
-
+        "The color components as a tuple in order (c, m, y, k) with alpha omitted, in range 0-1."
         return self[:-1]
 
     def serialize(self) -> str:
diff --git a/fpdf/enums.py b/fpdf/enums.py
index 0002669c3..1db0abdf1 100644
--- a/fpdf/enums.py
+++ b/fpdf/enums.py
@@ -227,6 +227,9 @@ class TextEmphasis(CoerciveIntFlag):
         style = B | I
     """
 
+    NONE = 0
+    "No emphasis"
+
     B = 1
     "Bold"
 
@@ -246,7 +249,7 @@ def style(self):
     def coerce(cls, value):
         if isinstance(value, str):
             if value == "":
-                return 0
+                return cls.NONE
             if value.upper() == "BOLD":
                 return cls.B
             if value.upper() == "ITALICS":
diff --git a/fpdf/fonts.py b/fpdf/fonts.py
index 87379f48e..6d93a796d 100644
--- a/fpdf/fonts.py
+++ b/fpdf/fonts.py
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ class FontFace:
         "fill_color",
     )
     family: Optional[str]
-    emphasis: Optional[TextEmphasis]  # can be a combination: B | U
+    emphasis: Optional[TextEmphasis]  # None means "no override"
+    #                                   Whereas "" means "no emphasis"
+    #                                   This can be a combination: B | U
     size_pt: Optional[int]
     # Colors are single number grey scales or (red, green, blue) tuples:
     color: Optional[Union[DeviceGray, DeviceRGB]]
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@ def __init__(
         self, family=None, emphasis=None, size_pt=None, color=None, fill_color=None
     ):
         self.family = family
-        self.emphasis = TextEmphasis.coerce(emphasis) if emphasis else None
+        self.emphasis = None if emphasis is None else TextEmphasis.coerce(emphasis)
         self.size_pt = size_pt
         self.color = None if color is None else convert_to_device_color(color)
         self.fill_color = (
diff --git a/fpdf/fpdf.py b/fpdf/fpdf.py
index c6af49f3a..ec75d94d5 100644
--- a/fpdf/fpdf.py
+++ b/fpdf/fpdf.py
@@ -144,7 +144,8 @@ class Image:
 class TitleStyle(FontFace):
     def __init__(
         self,
-        font_family: Optional[str] = None,
+        font_family: Optional[str] = None,  # None means "no override"
+        #                                     Whereas "" means "no emphasis"
         font_style: Optional[str] = None,
         font_size_pt: Optional[int] = None,
         color: Union[int, tuple] = None,  # grey scale or (red, green, blue),
@@ -155,7 +156,7 @@ def __init__(
     ):
         super().__init__(
             font_family,
-            (font_style or "") + ("U" if underline else ""),
+            ((font_style or "") + "U") if underline else font_style,
             font_size_pt,
             color,
         )
@@ -401,14 +402,17 @@ def write_html(self, text, *args, **kwargs):
             text (str): HTML content to render
             image_map (function): an optional one-argument function that map <img> "src"
                 to new image URLs
-            li_tag_indent (int): numeric indentation of <li> elements
-            dd_tag_indent (int): numeric indentation of <dd> elements
+            li_tag_indent (int): [**DEPRECATED since v2.7.8**] numeric indentation of <li> elements - Set tag_indents instead
+            dd_tag_indent (int): [**DEPRECATED since v2.7.8**] numeric indentation of <dd> elements - Set tag_indents instead
             table_line_separators (bool): enable horizontal line separators in <table>
-            ul_bullet_char (str): bullet character for <ul> elements
-            ul_bullet_color (tuple | str | drawing.Device* instance): color of the <ul> bullets
-            heading_sizes (dict): font size per heading level names ("h1", "h2"...)
-            pre_code_font (str): font to use for <pre> & <code> blocks
+            ul_bullet_char (str): bullet character preceding <li> items in <ul> lists.
+            li_prefix_color (tuple | str | drawing.Device* instance): color for bullets or numbers preceding <li> tags.
+                This applies to both <ul> & <ol> lists.
+            heading_sizes (dict): [**DEPRECATED since v2.7.8**] font size per heading level names ("h1", "h2"...) - Set tag_styles instead
+            pre_code_font (str): [**DEPRECATED since v2.7.8**] font to use for <pre> & <code> blocks - Set tag_styles instead
             warn_on_tags_not_matching (bool): control warnings production for unmatched HTML tags
+            tag_indents (dict): mapping of HTML tag names to numeric values representing their horizontal left identation
+            tag_styles (dict): mapping of HTML tag names to colors
         """
         kwargs2 = vars(self)
         # Method arguments must override class & instance attributes:
@@ -894,7 +898,7 @@ def add_page(
             if isinstance(self.page_background, tuple):
                 self.set_fill_color(*self.page_background)
                 self.rect(0, 0, self.w, self.h, style="F")
-                self.set_fill_color(*(255 * v for v in fc.colors))
+                self.set_fill_color(*fc.colors255)
             else:
                 self.image(self.page_background, 0, 0, self.w, self.h)
 
@@ -1104,7 +1108,7 @@ def set_page_background(self, background):
             background, (str, io.BytesIO, Image, DeviceRGB, tuple, type(None))
         ):
             if isinstance(background, DeviceRGB):
-                self.page_background = tuple(255 * v for v in background.colors)
+                self.page_background = background.colors255
             else:
                 self.page_background = background
         else:
@@ -4936,7 +4940,11 @@ def use_font_face(self, font_face: FontFace):
         prev_font = (self.font_family, self.font_style, self.font_size_pt)
         self.set_font(
             font_face.family or self.font_family,
-            font_face.emphasis.style if font_face.emphasis is not None else "",
+            (
+                font_face.emphasis.style
+                if font_face.emphasis is not None
+                else self.font_style
+            ),
             font_face.size_pt or self.font_size_pt,
         )
         prev_text_color = self.text_color
diff --git a/fpdf/html.py b/fpdf/html.py
index 9f6cb475e..c0685ece4 100644
--- a/fpdf/html.py
+++ b/fpdf/html.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 """
 
 from html.parser import HTMLParser
+from string import ascii_lowercase, ascii_uppercase
 import logging, re, warnings
 
 from .deprecation import get_stack_level
@@ -15,10 +16,29 @@
 from .errors import FPDFException
 from .fonts import FontFace
 from .table import Table
+from .util import int2roman
 
 LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 BULLET_WIN1252 = "\x95"  # BULLET character in Windows-1252 encoding
-DEFAULT_HEADING_SIZES = dict(h1=24, h2=18, h3=14, h4=12, h5=10, h6=8)
+DEGREE_WIN1252 = "\xb0"
+HEADING_TAGS = ("h1", "h2", "h3", "h4", "h5", "h6")
+DEFAULT_TAG_STYLES = {
+    "a": FontFace(color=(0, 0, 255)),
+    "blockquote": FontFace(color=(100, 0, 45)),
+    "code": FontFace(family="Courier"),
+    "h1": FontFace(color=(150, 0, 0), size_pt=24),
+    "h2": FontFace(color=(150, 0, 0), size_pt=18),
+    "h3": FontFace(color=(150, 0, 0), size_pt=14),
+    "h4": FontFace(color=(150, 0, 0), size_pt=12),
+    "h5": FontFace(color=(150, 0, 0), size_pt=10),
+    "h6": FontFace(color=(150, 0, 0), size_pt=8),
+    "pre": FontFace(family="Courier"),
+}
+DEFAULT_TAG_INDENTS = {
+    "blockquote": 0,
+    "dd": 10,
+    "li": 5,
+}
 
 # Pattern to substitute whitespace sequences with a single space character each.
 # The following are all Unicode characters with White_Space classification plus the newline.
@@ -232,10 +252,12 @@ def __init__(
         dd_tag_indent=10,
         table_line_separators=False,
         ul_bullet_char=BULLET_WIN1252,
-        ul_bullet_color=(190, 0, 0),
+        li_prefix_color=(190, 0, 0),
         heading_sizes=None,
-        pre_code_font="courier",
+        pre_code_font=DEFAULT_TAG_STYLES["pre"].family,
         warn_on_tags_not_matching=True,
+        tag_indents=None,
+        tag_styles=None,
         **_,
     ):
         """
@@ -243,30 +265,27 @@ def __init__(
             pdf (FPDF): an instance of `fpdf.FPDF`
             image_map (function): an optional one-argument function that map <img> "src"
                 to new image URLs
-            li_tag_indent (int): numeric indentation of <li> elements
-            dd_tag_indent (int): numeric indentation of <dd> elements
+            li_tag_indent (int): [**DEPRECATED since v2.7.9**] numeric indentation of <li> elements - Set tag_indents instead
+            dd_tag_indent (int): [**DEPRECATED since v2.7.9**] numeric indentation of <dd> elements - Set tag_indents instead
             table_line_separators (bool): enable horizontal line separators in <table>
-            ul_bullet_char (str): bullet character for <ul> elements
-            ul_bullet_color (tuple | str | drawing.Device* instance): color of the <ul> bullets
-            heading_sizes (dict): font size per heading level names ("h1", "h2"...)
-            pre_code_font (str): font to use for <pre> & <code> blocks
+            ul_bullet_char (str): bullet character preceding <li> items in <ul> lists.
+            li_prefix_color (tuple | str | drawing.Device* instance): color for bullets or numbers preceding <li> tags.
+                This applies to both <ul> & <ol> lists.
+            heading_sizes (dict): [**DEPRECATED since v2.7.9**] font size per heading level names ("h1", "h2"...) - Set tag_styles instead
+            pre_code_font (str): [**DEPRECATED since v2.7.9**] font to use for <pre> & <code> blocks - Set tag_styles instead
             warn_on_tags_not_matching (bool): control warnings production for unmatched HTML tags
+            tag_indents (dict): mapping of HTML tag names to numeric values representing their horizontal left identation
+            tag_styles (dict): mapping of HTML tag names to colors
         """
         super().__init__()
         self.pdf = pdf
         self.image_map = image_map or (lambda src: src)
-        self.li_tag_indent = li_tag_indent
-        self.dd_tag_indent = dd_tag_indent
         self.ul_bullet_char = ul_bullet_char
-        self.ul_bullet_color = (
-            color_as_decimal(ul_bullet_color)
-            if isinstance(ul_bullet_color, str)
-            else convert_to_device_color(ul_bullet_color).colors255
+        self.li_prefix_color = (
+            color_as_decimal(li_prefix_color)
+            if isinstance(li_prefix_color, str)
+            else convert_to_device_color(li_prefix_color).colors255
         )
-        self.heading_sizes = dict(**DEFAULT_HEADING_SIZES)
-        if heading_sizes:
-            self.heading_sizes.update(heading_sizes)
-        self.pre_code_font = pre_code_font
         self.warn_on_tags_not_matching = warn_on_tags_not_matching
 
         # We operate in a local context and will only temporarily switch to the outer one for rendering.
@@ -277,10 +296,10 @@ def __init__(
         # If a font was defined previously, we reinstate that seperately after we're finished here.
         # In this case the TOC will be rendered with that font and not ours. But adding a TOC tag only
         # makes sense if the whole document gets converted from HTML, so this should be acceptable.
-        self.style = dict(b=False, i=False, u=False)
+        self.emphasis = dict(b=False, i=False, u=False)
         self.font_size = pdf.font_size_pt
         self.set_font(pdf.font_family or "times", size=self.font_size, set_default=True)
-        self._prev_font = (pdf.font_family, self.font_size, self.style)
+        self._prev_font = (pdf.font_family, self.font_size, self.emphasis)
         self.pdf._push_local_stack()  # xpylint: disable=protected-access
 
         self._pre_formatted = False  # preserve whitespace while True.
@@ -291,10 +310,11 @@ def __init__(
         self.follows_heading = False  # We don't want extra space below a heading.
         self.href = ""
         self.align = ""
-        self.font_stack = []
+        self.style_stack = []  # list of FontFace
         self.indent = 0
+        self.ol_type = []  # when inside a <ol> tag, can be "a", "A", "i", "I" or "1"
         self.bullet = []
-        self.font_color = tuple((255 * v for v in pdf.text_color.colors))
+        self.font_color = pdf.text_color.colors255
         self.heading_level = None
         self.heading_above = 0.2  # extra space above heading, relative to font size
         self.heading_below = 0.4  # extra space below heading, relative to font size
@@ -307,7 +327,75 @@ def __init__(
         self.table_row = None  # becomes a Row instance when processing <tr> tags
         self.tr = None  # becomes a dict of attributes when processing <tr> tags
         self.td_th = None  # becomes a dict of attributes when processing <td>/<th> tags
-        # "inserted" is a special attribute indicating that a cell has be inserted in self.table_row
+        #                    "inserted" is a special attribute indicating that a cell has be inserted in self.table_row
+
+        if not tag_indents:
+            tag_indents = {}
+        if dd_tag_indent != DEFAULT_TAG_INDENTS["dd"]:
+            warnings.warn(
+                (
+                    "The dd_tag_indent parameter is deprecated since v2.7.9 "
+                    "and will be removed in a future release. "
+                    "Set the `tag_indents` parameter instead."
+                ),
+                DeprecationWarning,
+                stacklevel=get_stack_level(),
+            )
+            tag_indents["dd"] = dd_tag_indent
+        if li_tag_indent != DEFAULT_TAG_INDENTS["li"]:
+            warnings.warn(
+                (
+                    "The li_tag_indent parameter is deprecated since v2.7.9 "
+                    "and will be removed in a future release. "
+                    "Set the `tag_indents` parameter instead."
+                ),
+                DeprecationWarning,
+                stacklevel=get_stack_level(),
+            )
+            tag_indents["li"] = li_tag_indent
+        for tag in tag_indents:
+            if tag not in DEFAULT_TAG_INDENTS:
+                raise NotImplementedError(
+                    f"Cannot set indent for HTML tag <{tag}> (contributions are welcome to add support for this)"
+                )
+        self.tag_indents = {**DEFAULT_TAG_INDENTS, **tag_indents}
+
+        if not tag_styles:
+            tag_styles = {}
+        for tag in tag_styles:
+            if tag not in DEFAULT_TAG_STYLES:
+                raise NotImplementedError(
+                    f"Cannot set style for HTML tag <{tag}> (contributions are welcome to add support for this)"
+                )
+        self.tag_styles = {**DEFAULT_TAG_STYLES, **tag_styles}
+        if heading_sizes is not None:
+            warnings.warn(
+                (
+                    "The heading_sizes parameter is deprecated since v2.7.9 "
+                    "and will be removed in a future release. "
+                    "Set the `tag_styles` parameter instead."
+                ),
+                DeprecationWarning,
+                stacklevel=get_stack_level(),
+            )
+            for tag, size in heading_sizes.items():
+                self.tag_styles[tag] = self.tag_styles[tag].replace(size_pt=size)
+        if pre_code_font != DEFAULT_TAG_STYLES["pre"].family:
+            warnings.warn(
+                (
+                    "The pre_code_font parameter is deprecated since v2.7.9 "
+                    "and will be removed in a future release. "
+                    "Set the `tag_styles` parameter instead."
+                ),
+                DeprecationWarning,
+                stacklevel=get_stack_level(),
+            )
+            self.tag_styles["code"] = self.tag_styles["code"].replace(
+                family=pre_code_font
+            )
+            self.tag_styles["pre"] = self.tag_styles["pre"].replace(
+                family=pre_code_font
+            )
 
     def _new_paragraph(
         self, align=None, line_height=1.0, top_margin=0, bottom_margin=0
@@ -437,7 +525,7 @@ def handle_starttag(self, tag, attrs):
             self._write_paragraph("\n")
             tag = "b"
         if tag == "dd":
-            self._write_paragraph("\n" + "\u00a0" * self.dd_tag_indent)
+            self._write_paragraph("\n" + "\u00a0" * self.tag_indents["dd"])
         if tag == "strong":
             tag = "b"
         if tag == "em":
@@ -470,12 +558,18 @@ def handle_starttag(self, tag, attrs):
                 except ValueError:
                     pass
             self._new_paragraph(align=align, line_height=line_height)
-        if tag in self.heading_sizes:
+        if tag in HEADING_TAGS:
             prev_font_height = self.font_size / self.pdf.k
-            self.font_stack.append((self.font_face, self.font_size, self.font_color))
+            self.style_stack.append(
+                FontFace(
+                    family=self.font_family,
+                    size_pt=self.font_size,
+                    color=self.font_color,
+                )
+            )
             self.heading_level = int(tag[1:])
-            hsize_pt = self.heading_sizes[tag]
-            hsize = hsize_pt / self.pdf.k
+            tag_style = self.tag_styles[tag]
+            hsize = (tag_style.size_pt or self.font_size) / self.pdf.k
             if attrs:
                 align = attrs.get("align")
                 if not align in ["L", "R", "J", "C"]:
@@ -487,37 +581,80 @@ def handle_starttag(self, tag, attrs):
                 top_margin=prev_font_height + self.heading_above * hsize,
                 bottom_margin=self.heading_below * hsize,
             )
-            color = (
-                color_as_decimal(attrs["color"]) if "color" in attrs else (150, 0, 0)
+            color = None
+            if "color" in attrs:
+                color = color_as_decimal(attrs["color"])
+            elif tag_style.color:
+                color = tag_style.color.colors255
+            if color:
+                self.set_text_color(*color)
+            self.set_font(
+                family=tag_style.family or self.font_family,
+                size=tag_style.size_pt or self.font_size,
             )
-            self.set_text_color(*color)
-            self.set_font(size=hsize_pt)
         if tag == "hr":
             self.pdf.add_page(same=True)
         if tag == "code":
-            self.font_stack.append((self.font_face, self.font_size, self.font_color))
-            self.set_font(self.pre_code_font, self.font_size)
+            self.style_stack.append(
+                FontFace(
+                    family=self.font_family,
+                    size_pt=self.font_size,
+                    color=self.font_color,
+                )
+            )
+            tag_style = self.tag_styles[tag]
+            if tag_style.color:
+                self.set_text_color(*tag_style.color.colors255)
+            self.set_font(
+                family=tag_style.family or self.font_family,
+                size=tag_style.size_pt or self.font_size,
+            )
         if tag == "pre":
-            self.font_stack.append((self.font_face, self.font_size, self.font_color))
-            self.set_font(self.pre_code_font, self.font_size)
+            self.style_stack.append(
+                FontFace(
+                    family=self.font_family,
+                    size_pt=self.font_size,
+                    color=self.font_color,
+                )
+            )
+            tag_style = self.tag_styles[tag]
+            if tag_style.color:
+                self.set_text_color(*tag_style.color.colors255)
+            self.set_font(
+                family=tag_style.family or self.font_family,
+                size=tag_style.size_pt or self.font_size,
+            )
             self._pre_formatted = True
             self._new_paragraph()
             self._pre_started = True
         if tag == "blockquote":
-            self.set_text_color(100, 0, 45)
+            tag_style = self.tag_styles[tag]
+            if tag_style.color:
+                self.set_text_color(*tag_style.color.colors255)
+            self.set_font(
+                family=tag_style.family or self.font_family,
+                size=tag_style.size_pt or self.font_size,
+            )
             self.indent += 1
             self._new_paragraph(top_margin=3, bottom_margin=3)
+            if self.tag_indents["blockquote"]:
+                self._write_paragraph("\u00a0" * self.tag_indents["blockquote"])
         if tag == "ul":
             self.indent += 1
-            self.bullet.append(self.ul_bullet_char)
+            bullet_char = (
+                ul_prefix(attrs["type"]) if "type" in attrs else self.ul_bullet_char
+            )
+            self.bullet.append(bullet_char)
             self._new_paragraph()
         if tag == "ol":
             self.indent += 1
-            self.bullet.append(0)
+            start = int(attrs["start"]) if "start" in attrs else 1
+            self.bullet.append(start - 1)
+            self.ol_type.append(attrs.get("type", "1"))
             self._new_paragraph()
         if tag == "li":
             self._ln(2)
-            self.set_text_color(*self.ul_bullet_color)
+            self.set_text_color(*self.li_prefix_color)
             if self.bullet:
                 bullet = self.bullet[self.indent - 1]
             else:
@@ -526,13 +663,20 @@ def handle_starttag(self, tag, attrs):
             if not isinstance(bullet, str):
                 bullet += 1
                 self.bullet[self.indent - 1] = bullet
-                bullet = f"{bullet}. "
-            indent = "\u00a0" * self.li_tag_indent * self.indent
+                ol_type = self.ol_type[self.indent - 1]
+                bullet = f"{ol_prefix(ol_type, bullet)}. "
+            indent = "\u00a0" * self.tag_indents["li"] * self.indent
             self._write_paragraph(f"{indent}{bullet} ")
             self.set_text_color(*self.font_color)
         if tag == "font":
             # save previous font state:
-            self.font_stack.append((self.font_face, self.font_size, self.font_color))
+            self.style_stack.append(
+                FontFace(
+                    family=self.font_family,
+                    size_pt=self.font_size,
+                    color=self.font_color,
+                )
+            )
             if "color" in attrs:
                 color = color_as_decimal(attrs["color"])
                 self.font_color = color
@@ -540,7 +684,7 @@ def handle_starttag(self, tag, attrs):
                 face = attrs.get("face").lower()
                 # This may result in a FPDFException "font not found".
                 self.set_font(face)
-                self.font_face = face
+                self.font_family = face
             if "size" in attrs:
                 self.font_size = int(attrs.get("size"))
             self.set_font()
@@ -682,22 +826,22 @@ def handle_endtag(self, tag):
                 tag,
                 self._tags_stack[-1],
             )
-        if tag in self.heading_sizes:
+        if tag in HEADING_TAGS:
             self.heading_level = None
-            face, size, color = self.font_stack.pop()
-            self.set_font(face, size)
-            self.set_text_color(*color)
+            font_face = self.style_stack.pop()
+            self.set_font(font_face.family, font_face.size_pt)
+            self.set_text_color(*font_face.color.colors255)
             self._end_paragraph()
             self.follows_heading = True  # We don't want extra space below a heading.
         if tag == "code":
-            face, size, color = self.font_stack.pop()
-            self.set_font(face, size)
-            self.set_text_color(*color)
+            font_face = self.style_stack.pop()
+            self.set_font(font_face.family, font_face.size_pt)
+            self.set_text_color(*font_face.color.colors255)
         if tag == "pre":
             self._end_paragraph()
-            face, size, color = self.font_stack.pop()
-            self.set_font(face, size)
-            self.set_text_color(*color)
+            font_face = self.style_stack.pop()
+            self.set_font(font_face.family, font_face.size_pt)
+            self.set_text_color(*font_face.color.colors255)
             self._pre_formatted = False
             self._pre_started = False
         if tag == "blockquote":
@@ -719,6 +863,8 @@ def handle_endtag(self, tag):
         if tag in ("ul", "ol"):
             self._end_paragraph()
             self.indent -= 1
+            if tag == "ol":
+                self.ol_type.pop()
             self.bullet.pop()
         if tag == "table":
             self.table.render()
@@ -738,10 +884,10 @@ def handle_endtag(self, tag):
             self.td_th = None
         if tag == "font":
             # recover last font state
-            face, size, color = self.font_stack.pop()
-            self.font_color = color
-            self.set_font(face, size)
-            self.set_text_color(*self.font_color)
+            font_face = self.style_stack.pop()
+            self.font_color = font_face.color.colors255
+            self.set_font(font_face.family, font_face.size_pt)
+            self.set_text_color(*font_face.color.colors255)
         if tag == "center":
             self._end_paragraph()
         if tag == "sup":
@@ -756,24 +902,24 @@ def feed(self, data):
         self._end_paragraph()  # render the final chunk of text and clean up our local context.
         self.pdf._pop_local_stack()  # pylint: disable=protected-access
         if self._prev_font[0]:  # restore previously defined font settings
-            self.style = self._prev_font[2]
+            self.emphasis = self._prev_font[2]
             self.set_font(self._prev_font[0], size=self._prev_font[1], set_default=True)
         if self._tags_stack and self.warn_on_tags_not_matching:
             LOGGER.warning("Missing HTML end tag for <%s>", self._tags_stack[-1])
 
-    def set_font(self, face=None, size=None, set_default=False):
-        if face:
-            self.font_face = face
+    def set_font(self, family=None, size=None, set_default=False):
+        if family:
+            self.font_family = family
         if size:
             self.font_size = size
             self.h = size / self.pdf.k
-        style = "".join(s for s in ("b", "i", "u") if self.style.get(s)).upper()
-        LOGGER.debug(f"set_font: %s style=%s h={self.h:.2f}", self.font_face, style)
+        style = "".join(s for s in ("b", "i", "u") if self.emphasis.get(s)).upper()
+        LOGGER.debug(f"set_font: %s style=%s h={self.h:.2f}", self.font_family, style)
         prev_page = self.pdf.page
         if not set_default:  # make sure there's at least one font defined in the PDF.
             self.pdf.page = 0
-        if (self.font_face, style) != (self.pdf.font_family, self.pdf.font_style):
-            self.pdf.set_font(self.font_face, style, self.font_size)
+        if (self.font_family, style) != (self.pdf.font_family, self.pdf.font_style):
+            self.pdf.set_font(self.font_family, style, self.font_size)
         if self.font_size != self.pdf.font_size:
             self.pdf.set_font_size(self.font_size)
         self.pdf.page = prev_page
@@ -781,8 +927,8 @@ def set_font(self, face=None, size=None, set_default=False):
     def set_style(self, tag=None, enable=False):
         # Modify style and select corresponding font
         if tag:
-            self.style[tag.lower()] = enable
-        style = "".join(s for s in ("b", "i", "u") if self.style.get(s))
+            self.emphasis[tag.lower()] = enable
+        style = "".join(s for s in ("b", "i", "u") if self.emphasis.get(s))
         LOGGER.debug("SET_FONT_STYLE %s", style)
         prev_page = self.pdf.page
         self.pdf.page = 0
@@ -797,7 +943,13 @@ def set_text_color(self, r=None, g=0, b=0):
 
     def put_link(self, text):
         # Put a hyperlink
-        self.set_text_color(0, 0, 255)
+        tag_style = self.tag_styles["a"]
+        if tag_style.color:
+            self.set_text_color(*tag_style.color.colors255)
+        self.set_font(
+            family=tag_style.family or self.font_family,
+            size=tag_style.size_pt or self.font_size,
+        )
         self.set_style("u", True)
         self._write_paragraph(text, link=self.href)
         self.set_style("u", False)
@@ -825,6 +977,30 @@ def error(self, message):
         raise RuntimeError(message)
 
 
+def ul_prefix(ul_type):
+    if ul_type == "circle":
+        return DEGREE_WIN1252
+    if ul_type == "disc":
+        return BULLET_WIN1252
+    if len(ul_type) == 1:
+        return ul_type
+    raise NotImplementedError(f"Unsupported type: {ul_type}")
+
+
+def ol_prefix(ol_type, index):
+    if ol_type == "1":
+        return index
+    if ol_type == "a":
+        return ascii_lowercase[index - 1]
+    if ol_type == "A":
+        return ascii_uppercase[index - 1]
+    if ol_type == "I":
+        return int2roman(index)
+    if ol_type == "i":
+        return int2roman(index).lower()
+    raise NotImplementedError(f"Unsupported type: {ol_type}")
+
+
 class HTMLMixin:
     """
     [**DEPRECATED since v2.6.0**]
diff --git a/fpdf/util.py b/fpdf/util.py
index 9734cbd4c..5bfc109d7 100644
--- a/fpdf/util.py
+++ b/fpdf/util.py
@@ -111,6 +111,33 @@ def convert_unit(
     return to_convert / unit_conversion_factor
 
 
+ROMAN_NUMERAL_MAP = (
+    ("M", 1000),
+    ("CM", 900),
+    ("D", 500),
+    ("CD", 400),
+    ("C", 100),
+    ("XC", 90),
+    ("L", 50),
+    ("XL", 40),
+    ("X", 10),
+    ("IX", 9),
+    ("V", 5),
+    ("IV", 4),
+    ("I", 1),
+)
+
+
+def int2roman(n):
+    "Convert an integer to Roman numeral"
+    result = ""
+    for numeral, integer in ROMAN_NUMERAL_MAP:
+        while n >= integer:
+            result += numeral
+            n -= integer
+    return result
+
+
 ################################################################################
 ################### Utility functions to track memory usage ####################
 ################################################################################
diff --git a/test/drawing/test_drawing.py b/test/drawing/test_drawing.py
index 57d92ba6e..a3155f9a6 100644
--- a/test/drawing/test_drawing.py
+++ b/test/drawing/test_drawing.py
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ def test_device_gray(self):
         gray = fpdf.drawing.DeviceGray(g=0.5)
         gray_a = fpdf.drawing.DeviceGray(g=0.5, a=0.75)
 
-        assert gray.colors == (0.5,)
-        assert gray_a.colors == (0.5,)
+        assert gray.colors == (0.5, 0.5, 0.5)
+        assert gray_a.colors == (0.5, 0.5, 0.5)
 
         with pytest.raises(ValueError):
             fpdf.drawing.DeviceGray(g=2)
diff --git a/test/html/html_blockquote_color.pdf b/test/html/html_blockquote_color.pdf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a2b22f554
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diff --git a/test/html/html_blockquote_indent.pdf b/test/html/html_blockquote_indent.pdf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..91089b579
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diff --git a/test/html/html_headings_color.pdf b/test/html/html_headings_color.pdf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..683eb64e4
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diff --git a/test/html/html_ul_bullet_color.pdf b/test/html/html_li_prefix_color.pdf
similarity index 100%
rename from test/html/html_ul_bullet_color.pdf
rename to test/html/html_li_prefix_color.pdf
diff --git a/test/html/html_li_tag_indent.pdf b/test/html/html_li_tag_indent.pdf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a5f732d08
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diff --git a/test/html/html_link_color.pdf b/test/html/html_link_color.pdf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..751b65e0c
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diff --git a/test/html/html_ol_start_and_type.pdf b/test/html/html_ol_start_and_type.pdf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf956f440
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diff --git a/test/html/html_ul_type.pdf b/test/html/html_ul_type.pdf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8343eadab
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diff --git a/test/html/test_html.py b/test/html/test_html.py
index 7d8a0355c..d404ffd0d 100644
--- a/test/html/test_html.py
+++ b/test/html/test_html.py
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 
 import pytest
 
-from fpdf import FPDF, HTMLMixin, TitleStyle
+from fpdf import FPDF, FontFace, HTMLMixin, TitleStyle
 from fpdf.drawing import DeviceRGB
+from fpdf.html import color_as_decimal
 from fpdf.errors import FPDFException
 from test.conftest import assert_pdf_equal, LOREM_IPSUM
 
@@ -190,9 +191,9 @@ def test_html_bold_italic_underline(tmp_path):
 
 def test_html_customize_ul(tmp_path):
     html = """<ul>
-            <li><b>term1</b>: definition1</li>
-            <li><b>term2</b>: definition2</li>
-        </ul>"""
+        <li><b>term1</b>: definition1</li>
+        <li><b>term2</b>: definition2</li>
+    </ul>"""
 
     # 1. Customizing through class attributes:
     class CustomPDF(FPDF):
@@ -202,21 +203,64 @@ class CustomPDF(FPDF):
     pdf = CustomPDF()
     pdf.set_font_size(30)
     pdf.add_page()
-    pdf.write_html(html)
-    pdf.ln()
-    # 2. Customizing through instance attributes:
-    pdf.li_tag_indent = 10
-    pdf.ul_bullet_char = "\x9b"
-    pdf.write_html(html)
-    pdf.ln()
-    # 3. Customizing through optional method arguments:
-    for indent, bullet in ((15, "\xac"), (20, "\xb7")):
-        pdf.write_html(html, li_tag_indent=indent, ul_bullet_char=bullet)
+    with pytest.warns(DeprecationWarning):  # li_tag_indent
+        pdf.write_html(html)
+        pdf.ln()
+        # 2. Customizing through instance attributes:
+        pdf.li_tag_indent = 10
+        pdf.ul_bullet_char = "\x9b"
+        pdf.write_html(html)
         pdf.ln()
+        # 3. Customizing through optional method arguments:
+        for indent, bullet in ((15, "\xac"), (20, "\xb7")):
+            pdf.write_html(html, li_tag_indent=indent, ul_bullet_char=bullet)
+            pdf.ln()
     assert_pdf_equal(pdf, HERE / "html_customize_ul.pdf", tmp_path)
 
 
-def test_html_ul_bullet_color(tmp_path):
+def test_html_ol_start_and_type(tmp_path):
+    pdf = FPDF()
+    pdf.set_font_size(30)
+    pdf.add_page()
+    pdf.write_html(
+        """<ol start="2" type="i">
+            <li>item</li>
+            <li>item</li>
+            <li>item</li>
+        </ol>"""
+    )
+    assert_pdf_equal(pdf, HERE / "html_ol_start_and_type.pdf", tmp_path)
+
+
+def test_html_ul_type(tmp_path):
+    pdf = FPDF()
+    pdf.set_font_size(30)
+    pdf.add_page()
+    pdf.write_html(
+        text="""
+        <ul type="circle">
+          <li>a list item</li>
+        </ul>
+        <ul type="disc">
+          <li>another list item</li>
+        </ul>
+    """
+    )
+    pdf.ln()
+    pdf.add_font(fname=HERE / "../fonts/DejaVuSans.ttf")
+    pdf.set_font("DejaVuSans")
+    pdf.write_html(
+        """
+        <ul type="■">
+          <li>a list item</li>
+          <li>another list item</li>
+        </ul>
+    """
+    )
+    assert_pdf_equal(pdf, HERE / "html_ul_type.pdf", tmp_path)
+
+
+def test_html_li_prefix_color(tmp_path):
     html = """<ul>
         <li>item1</li>
         <li>item2</li>
@@ -226,13 +270,13 @@ def test_html_ul_bullet_color(tmp_path):
     pdf = FPDF()
     pdf.set_font_size(30)
     pdf.add_page()
-    pdf.write_html(html, ul_bullet_color=0)  # black
+    pdf.write_html(html, li_prefix_color=0)  # black
     pdf.ln()
-    pdf.write_html(html, ul_bullet_color="green")
+    pdf.write_html(html, li_prefix_color="green")
     pdf.ln()
-    pdf.write_html(html, ul_bullet_color=DeviceRGB(r=0.5, g=1, b=0))
+    pdf.write_html(html, li_prefix_color=DeviceRGB(r=0.5, g=1, b=0))
     pdf.ln()
-    assert_pdf_equal(pdf, HERE / "html_ul_bullet_color.pdf", tmp_path)
+    assert_pdf_equal(pdf, HERE / "html_li_prefix_color.pdf", tmp_path)
 
 
 def test_html_align_paragraph(tmp_path):
@@ -318,15 +362,16 @@ def test_html_headings_line_height(tmp_path):  # issue-223
 def test_html_custom_heading_sizes(tmp_path):  # issue-223
     pdf = FPDF()
     pdf.add_page()
-    pdf.write_html(
-        """<h1>This is a H1</h1>
-           <h2>This is a H2</h2>
-           <h3>This is a H3</h3>
-           <h4>This is a H4</h4>
-           <h5>This is a H5</h5>
-           <h6>This is a H6</h6>""",
-        heading_sizes=dict(h1=6, h2=12, h3=18, h4=24, h5=30, h6=36),
-    )
+    with pytest.warns(DeprecationWarning):
+        pdf.write_html(
+            """<h1>This is a H1</h1>
+            <h2>This is a H2</h2>
+            <h3>This is a H3</h3>
+            <h4>This is a H4</h4>
+            <h5>This is a H5</h5>
+            <h6>This is a H6</h6>""",
+            heading_sizes=dict(h1=6, h2=12, h3=18, h4=24, h5=30, h6=36),
+        )
     assert_pdf_equal(pdf, HERE / "html_custom_heading_sizes.pdf", tmp_path)
 
 
@@ -482,7 +527,8 @@ def test_html_custom_pre_code_font(tmp_path):  # issue 770
     pdf = FPDF()
     pdf.add_font(fname=HERE / "../fonts/DejaVuSansMono.ttf")
     pdf.add_page()
-    pdf.write_html("<code> Cześć! </code>", pre_code_font="DejaVuSansMono")
+    with pytest.warns(DeprecationWarning):
+        pdf.write_html("<code> Cześć! </code>", pre_code_font="DejaVuSansMono")
     assert_pdf_equal(pdf, HERE / "html_custom_pre_code_font.pdf", tmp_path)
 
 
@@ -561,3 +607,56 @@ def test_html_and_section_title_styles():  # issue 1080
         <p>This will not overflow</p>
         """
         )
+
+
+def test_html_link_color(tmp_path):
+    pdf = FPDF()
+    pdf.add_page()
+    html = '<a href="www.example.com">foo</a>'
+    pdf.write_html(html, tag_styles={"a": FontFace(color=color_as_decimal("red"))})
+    assert_pdf_equal(pdf, HERE / "html_link_color.pdf", tmp_path)
+
+
+def test_html_blockquote_color(tmp_path):
+    pdf = FPDF()
+    pdf.add_page()
+    html = "Text before<blockquote>foo</blockquote>Text afterwards"
+    pdf.write_html(html, tag_styles={"blockquote": FontFace(color=(125, 125, 0))})
+    assert_pdf_equal(pdf, HERE / "html_blockquote_color.pdf", tmp_path)
+
+
+def test_html_headings_color(tmp_path):
+    pdf = FPDF()
+    pdf.add_page()
+    html = "<h1>foo</h1><h2>bar</h2>"
+    pdf.write_html(
+        html,
+        tag_styles={
+            "h1": FontFace(color=(148, 139, 139), size_pt=24),
+            "h2": FontFace(color=(148, 139, 139), size_pt=18),
+        },
+    )
+    assert_pdf_equal(pdf, HERE / "html_headings_color.pdf", tmp_path)
+
+
+def test_html_unsupported_tag_color():
+    pdf = FPDF()
+    pdf.add_page()
+    with pytest.raises(NotImplementedError):
+        pdf.write_html("<p>foo</p>", tag_styles={"p": FontFace()})
+
+
+def test_html_blockquote_indent(tmp_path):  # issue-1074
+    pdf = FPDF()
+    pdf.add_page()
+    html = "Text before<blockquote>foo</blockquote>Text afterwards"
+    pdf.write_html(html, tag_indents={"blockquote": 5})
+    assert_pdf_equal(pdf, HERE / "html_blockquote_indent.pdf", tmp_path)
+
+
+def test_html_li_tag_indent(tmp_path):
+    pdf = FPDF()
+    pdf.add_page()
+    with pytest.warns(DeprecationWarning):
+        pdf.write_html("<ul><li>item</li></ul>", li_tag_indent=10)
+    assert_pdf_equal(pdf, HERE / "html_li_tag_indent.pdf", tmp_path)
diff --git a/test/outline/test_outline.py b/test/outline/test_outline.py
index 837c9e8ff..aa07bb535 100644
--- a/test/outline/test_outline.py
+++ b/test/outline/test_outline.py
@@ -173,9 +173,20 @@ def test_toc_with_font_style_override_bold(tmp_path):  # issue-1072
     pdf = FPDF()
     pdf.add_page()
     pdf.set_font("Helvetica", "B")
-    pdf.set_section_title_styles(TitleStyle("Helvetica", "", 20, (0, 0, 0)))
+    pdf.set_section_title_styles(
+        TitleStyle("Helvetica", font_size_pt=20, color=(0, 0, 0))
+    )
+    pdf.start_section("foo")
+    assert_pdf_equal(pdf, HERE / "toc_with_font_style_override_bold1.pdf", tmp_path)
+
+    pdf = FPDF()
+    pdf.add_page()
+    pdf.set_font("Helvetica", "B")
+    pdf.set_section_title_styles(
+        TitleStyle("Helvetica", font_style="", font_size_pt=20, color=(0, 0, 0))
+    )
     pdf.start_section("foo")
-    assert_pdf_equal(pdf, HERE / "toc_with_font_style_override_bold.pdf", tmp_path)
+    assert_pdf_equal(pdf, HERE / "toc_with_font_style_override_bold2.pdf", tmp_path)
 
 
 def test_toc_with_table(tmp_path):  # issue-1079
diff --git a/test/outline/toc_with_font_style_override_bold1.pdf b/test/outline/toc_with_font_style_override_bold1.pdf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e3fab61ef
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diff --git a/test/outline/toc_with_font_style_override_bold.pdf b/test/outline/toc_with_font_style_override_bold2.pdf
similarity index 100%
rename from test/outline/toc_with_font_style_override_bold.pdf
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