Summary
The counter-reset
CSS property is used to reset CSS Counters to a given value.
Initial value | none |
---|---|
Applies to | all elements |
Inherited | no |
Media | all |
Computed value | as specified |
Animatable | no |
Canonical order | the unique non-ambiguous order defined by the formal grammar |
Syntax
/* Set counter-name to 0 */ counter-reset: counter-name; /* Set counter-name to -1 */ counter-reset: counter-name -1; /* Set counter1 to 1, and counter2 to 4 */ counter-reset: counter1 1 counter2 4; /* Cancel any reset that could have been set in less specific rules */ counter-reset: none; /* Global values */ counter-reset: inherit; counter-reset: initial; counter-reset: unset;
Values
<custom-ident>
- The name of the counter to increment. This identifier is composed by a combination of case-insensitive letters
a
toz
, numbers0
to9
, underscores (_
), and/or dashes (-
). The first non-dash character must be a letter (that is, no number at the beginning of it, even if preceded by a dash.) Also, two dashes are forbidden at the beginning of the identifier. It can't benone
,unset
,initial
, orinherit
in any combination of cases. <integer>
- The value to reset the counter to on each occurrence of the element. Defaults to
0
if not given. none
- Is a keyword indicating that no counter reset is to be performed. It can be used to hide
counter-reset
defined in less specific rules.
You may specify as many counters to reset as you want, each separated by a space.
Formal syntax
[<custom-ident> <integer>?]+ | none
Examples
h1 { counter-reset: chapter section 1 page; /* Sets the chapter and page counters to 0 and the section counter to 1. */ }
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
CSS Lists and Counters Module Level 3 The definition of 'counter-reset' in that specification. |
Working Draft | No change. |
CSS Level 2 (Revision 1) The definition of 'counter-reset' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari (WebKit) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | 2.0 | 1.0[1] | 8.0 | 9.2 | 3.1[1] |
Feature | Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Phone | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | 2.1 | 25.0[1] | 10[1] | 10.0 | 3.2 |
[1] The compatibility info may not be correct.
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