symbols()
The symbols()
CSS function lets you define counter styles inline, directly as the value of a property such as list-style
. Unlike @counter-style
, symbols()
is anonymous (i.e., it can only be used once). Although less powerful, it is shorter and easier to write than @counter-style
.
Syntax
css
symbols() = symbols( <symbols-type>? [ <string> | <image> ]+ );
<symbols-type>
can be one of the following:
cyclic
: The system cycles through the given values in the order of their definition, and returns to the start when it reaches the end.numeric
: The system interprets the given values as the successive units of a place-value numbering system.alphabetic
: The system interprets the given values as the digits of an alphabetic numbering system, like a place-value numbering system but without0
.symbolic
: The system cycles through the values, printing them an additional time at each cycle (one time for the first cycle, two times for the second, etc.).fixed
: The system cycles through the given values once, then falls back to Arabic numerals.
Examples
HTML
html
<ol>
<li>One</li>
<li>Two</li>
<li>Three</li>
<li>Four</li>
<li>Five</li>
</ol>
CSS
css
ol {
list-style: symbols(cyclic "*" "†" "‡");
}
Result
Specifications
Specification |
---|
CSS Counter Styles Level 3 # symbols-function |
Browser compatibility
BCD tables only load in the browser
See also
@counter-style
list-style-type
and the corresponding shorthandlist-style
.