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 valueas specified

Formal syntax

suffix = 
<symbol>

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

<image> =
<url> |
<image()> |
<image-set()> |
<cross-fade()> |
<element()> |
<gradient>

<image()> =
image( <image-tags>? [ <image-src>? , <color>? ]! )

<image-set()> =
image-set( <image-set-option># )

<cross-fade()> =
cross-fade( <cf-image># )

<element()> =
element( <id-selector> )

<image-tags> =
ltr |
rtl

<image-src> =
<url> |
<string>

<image-set-option> =
[ <image> | <string> ] [ <resolution> || type( <string> ) ]?

<cf-image> =
[ <image> | <color> ] &&
<percentage [0,100]>?

<id-selector> =
<hash-token>

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

See also