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HTML

<ul id="contactlist">
    <li>lorem</li>
    <li>ipsum</li>
    <li>dolor</li>
    <li>sit amet</li>
</ul>

CSS

ul#contactlist {
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
}
ul#contactlist li{
    background:url('https://cdn4.iconfinder.com/data/icons/ionicons/512/icon-ios7-arrow-forward-16.png') 2px 4px no-repeat; 
    display: list-item;
    padding: 3px 3px 3px 20px;
    overflow: visible;
    list-style: none;
}