use an emoji on your list items ul li

HTML

<ol class='my-awesome-list'>
<li class='a-list-item'>yay im an ordered list item</li>
<li class='a-list-item'>yay im an ordered list item</li>
<li class='a-list-item'>yay im an ordered list item</li>
<li class='a-list-item'>yay im an ordered list item</li>
<li class='a-list-item'>yay im an ordered list item</li>
<li class='a-list-item'>yay im an ordered list item</li>
<li class='a-list-item'>yay im an ordered list item</li>
<li class='a-list-item'>yay im an ordered list item</li>
</ol>

CSS

ol.my-awesome-list {
 list-style:none;
}
ol.my-awesome-list li {
 position:relative;
}
ol.my-awesome-list li:before {
    content: "✔";
    font-style: normal;
    font-weight: normal;
    text-decoration: inherit;
    color: #007236;
    position: absolute;
    top: 1px;
    left: -29px;
}