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title: CSS Lists and Counters
slug: Web/CSS/CSS_Lists_and_Counters
tags:
  - CSS
  - CSS Lists and Counters
  - CSS Reference
  - NeedsTranslation
  - Overview
  - TopicStub
translation_of: Web/CSS/CSS_Lists_and_Counters
---
<div>{{CSSRef}}</div>

<p><strong>CSS Lists and Counters</strong> is a module of CSS that defines how lists are laid out, how the list marker can be styled and how authors can create new counters.</p>

<h2 id="Reference">Reference</h2>

<h3 id="Properties">Properties</h3>

<div class="index">
<ul>
 <li>{{cssxref("list-style-image")}}</li>
 <li>{{cssxref("list-style-type")}}</li>
 <li>{{cssxref("list-style-position")}}</li>
 <li>{{cssxref("list-style")}}</li>
 <li>{{cssxref("counter-reset")}}</li>
 <li>{{cssxref("counter-increment")}}</li>
</ul>
</div>

<h3 id="At-rules">At-rules</h3>

<dl>
 <dt>{{cssxref("@counter-style")}}</dt>
 <dd>
 <div class="index">
 <ul>
  <li>{{cssxref("@counter-style/system","system")}}</li>
  <li>{{cssxref("@counter-style/additive-symbols", "additive-symbols")}}</li>
  <li>{{cssxref("@counter-style/negative", "negative")}}</li>
  <li>{{cssxref("@counter-style/prefix", "prefix")}}</li>
  <li>{{cssxref("@counter-style/suffix", "suffix")}}</li>
  <li>{{cssxref("@counter-style/range", "range")}}</li>
  <li>{{cssxref("@counter-style/pad", "pad")}}</li>
  <li>{{cssxref("@counter-style/speak-as", "speak-as")}}</li>
  <li>{{cssxref("@counter-style/fallback", "fallback")}}</li>
 </ul>
 </div>
 </dd>
</dl>

<h2 id="Guides">Guides</h2>

<dl>
 <dt><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Lists_and_Counters/Consistent_list_indentation">Consistent list indentation</a></dt>
 <dd>Explains how to reach a consistent indentation between different browsers.</dd>
 <dt><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Lists_and_Counters/Using_CSS_counters">Using CSS counters</a></dt>
 <dd>Describes how to use counters to be able to use numbering outside of traditional list elements or to perform complex counting.</dd>
</dl>

<h2 id="Specifications">Specifications</h2>

<table class="standard-table">
 <thead>
  <tr>
   <th scope="col">Specification</th>
   <th scope="col">Status</th>
   <th scope="col">Comment</th>
  </tr>
 </thead>
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('CSS3 Lists')}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('CSS3 Lists')}}</td>
   <td> </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('CSS2.1', 'generate.html')}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('CSS2.1')}}</td>
   <td>Initial definition</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>