styling wp_list_cats

You could try the :before pseudo-element:

ul li:before {
  content: "| ";
}
ul+li:before {
  content: "";
}

thanks. works, more or less. but generated content is not supported by the crappy IE, right?

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any other trick to do that without using the before pseudo-element?

or, if i already use the before pseudo, how should i prevent it from putting a character before the first element? cause what i get now looks like:

|| NEWS | ABOUT | LINKS | RECENT | WHATEVER

could anyone please give me a hint on how to get this done using css?

any other trick to do that without using the before pseudo-element?

Not really.