diff --git a/examples/webgl-points-layer.js b/examples/webgl-points-layer.js
index 024f28d020..203f826bfa 100644
--- a/examples/webgl-points-layer.js
+++ b/examples/webgl-points-layer.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ function refreshLayer() {
   }
   pointsLayer = new WebGLPointsLayer({
     source: vectorSource,
-    literalStyle: literalStyle
+    style: literalStyle
   });
   map.addLayer(pointsLayer);
   editor.value = JSON.stringify(literalStyle, null, ' ');
diff --git a/rendering/cases/webgl-points/main.js b/rendering/cases/webgl-points/main.js
index 27fcf28355..9dbbf89b3a 100644
--- a/rendering/cases/webgl-points/main.js
+++ b/rendering/cases/webgl-points/main.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const vector = new WebGLPointsLayer({
       extractStyles: false
     })
   }),
-  literalStyle: {
+  style: {
     symbol: {
       size: 4,
       color: 'white'
diff --git a/src/ol/layer/WebGLPoints.js b/src/ol/layer/WebGLPoints.js
index de0baa88f1..9da441e560 100644
--- a/src/ol/layer/WebGLPoints.js
+++ b/src/ol/layer/WebGLPoints.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import Layer from './Layer.js';
 
 /**
  * @typedef {Object} Options
- * @property {import('../style/LiteralStyle.js').LiteralStyle} literalStyle Literal style to apply to the layer features.
+ * @property {import('../style/LiteralStyle.js').LiteralStyle} style Literal style to apply to the layer features.
  * @property {string} [className='ol-layer'] A CSS class name to set to the layer element.
  * @property {number} [opacity=1] Opacity (0, 1).
  * @property {boolean} [visible=true] Visibility.
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import Layer from './Layer.js';
 
 /**
  * @classdesc
- * Layer optimized for rendering large point datasets. Takes a so-called *literalStyle* property which
+ * Layer optimized for rendering large point datasets. Takes a `style` property which
  * is a serializable JSON object describing how the layer should be rendered.
  *
  * Here are a few samples of literal style objects:
@@ -81,16 +81,16 @@ class WebGLPointsLayer extends Layer {
     /**
      * @type {import('../style/LiteralStyle.js').LiteralStyle}
      */
-    this.literalStyle = options.literalStyle;
+    this.style = options.style;
 
-    assert(this.literalStyle.symbol !== undefined, 65);
+    assert(this.style.symbol !== undefined, 65);
   }
 
   /**
    * @inheritDoc
    */
   createRenderer() {
-    const symbolStyle = this.literalStyle.symbol;
+    const symbolStyle = this.style.symbol;
     const size = Array.isArray(symbolStyle.size) ?
       formatArray(symbolStyle.size) : formatNumber(symbolStyle.size);
     const color = symbolStyle.color !== undefined ?