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CSS Nested Counters

CSS Using Two Counters

You can create multiple counters for different levels of numbering. The following example creates one counter for the page (named "section") and one counter for each <h1> element (named "subsection"):

Example body {
counter-reset: section;
}
h1 {
counter-reset: subsection;
}
h1::before {

Formula

counter - increment:
section;
content: "Section " counter(section) ". ";
}
h2::before {
counter-increment: subsection;

content:

counter(section) "." counter(subsection) " ";
}

The CSS counters() Function

The counters() function returns the current values of the named and nested counters, as a string. Here we use the counters() function to insert a string between different levels of nested counters:

Example ol {
counter-reset: section;
list-style-type: none;
}
li::before {
counter-increment: section;
content: counters(section,".") " ";
}

CSS Counter Properties

Property

Description content

Formula

Used with the ::before and ::after pseudo - elements, to insert generated content counter - increment

Increments one or more counter values counter-reset

Creates or resets one or more counters counter() Returns the current value of the named counter counters() Returns the current values of the named and nested counters

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