suffix

Baseline 2023

Newly available

Since September 2023, this feature works across the latest devices and browser versions. This feature might not work in older devices or browsers.

The suffix descriptor of the @counter-style rule specifies content that will be added to the end of the marker representation.

Syntax

css

/* <symbol> value: string, image, or identifier  */
suffix: "";
suffix: ") ";
suffix: url(bullet.png);

Values

The suffix descriptor takes as its value a single <symbol>:

<symbol>: Specifies a <symbol> that is appended to the marker representation. It may be a <string>, <image>, or <custom-ident>.

Formal definition

Related at-rule	`@counter-style`
Initial value	". " (full stop followed by a space)
Computed value	as specified

Formal syntax

suffix = 
  <symbol>  

<symbol> = 
  <string>        |
  <image>         |
  <custom-ident>  

<image> = 
  <url>       |
  <gradient>  

<url> = 
  <url()>  |
  <src()>  

<url()> = 
  url( <string> <url-modifier>* )  |
  <url-token>                      

<src()> = 
  src( <string> <url-modifier>* )

Examples

Setting a suffix for a counter

HTML

html

<ul class="choices">
  <li>One</li>
  <li>Two</li>
  <li>Three</li>
  <li>None of the above</li>
</ul>

CSS

css

@counter-style options {
  system: fixed;
  symbols: A B C D;
  suffix: ") ";
}

.choices {
  list-style: options;
}

Result

Specifications

Specification
CSS Counter Styles Level 3 # counter-style-suffix

Browser compatibility

BCD tables only load in the browser