additive-symbols

Summary

The additive-symbols descriptor is similar to the symbols descriptor and allows the user to specify symbols to be used for counter representations when the value of the system descriptor is additive. The additive-symbols descriptor defines what are known as additive tuples, each of which is a pair containing a symbol and a non-negative integer weight. The additive system is used to construct sign-value numbering systems such as the Roman numerals.

When the value of the system descriptor is cyclic, numeric, alphabetic, symbolic, or fixed, the symbols descriptor is used instead of additive-symbols to specify counter symbols.

Syntax

additive-symbols: 3 "0";
additive-symbols: 3 "0", 2 "\2E\20";
additive-symbols: 3 "0", 2 url(symbol.png);

Formal syntax

[ <integer> && <symbol> ]#
where 
<symbol> = <string> | <image> | <ident>

Example

HTML Content

<ul class="list">
   <li>One</li>
   <li>Two</li>
   <li>Three</li>
   <li>Four</li>
   <li>Five</li>
</ul>

CSS Content

@counter-style additive-symbols-example {
  system: additive;
  additive-symbols: I 1;
}
.list {
  list-style: additive-symbols-example;
}

Result

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• list-style, list-style-image, list-style-position
• symbols(), the functional notation creating anonymous counter styles.