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@counter-style.fallback

The fallback descriptor can be used to specify a counter style to fall back to if the current counter style cannot create a marker representation for a particular counter value. If the specified fallback style is also unable to construct a representation, then its fallback style will be used. If a valid fallback style is not specified, it defaults to decimal.

A couple of scenarios where a fallback style will be used are:

  • When the range descriptor is specified for a counter style, the fallback style will be used to represent values that fall outside the range.
  • When the fixed system is used and there are not enough symbols to cover all the list items, the fallback style will be used for the rest of the list items.
Related at-rule @counter-style
Initial value decimal
Media all
Computed value as specified
Canonical order the unique non-ambiguous order defined by the formal grammar

Syntax

/* Keyword values */
fallback: lower-alpha;
fallback: custom-gangnam-style;

Formal syntax

<counter-style-name>

where
<counter-style-name> = <custom-ident>

Example

HTML

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

CSS

@counter-style fallback-example {
  system: fixed; symbols: "\24B6" "\24B7" "\24B8";
  fallback: upper-alpha;
}

.list {
  list-style: fallback-example;
}

Result

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
CSS Counter Styles Level 3
The definition of 'fallback' in that specification.
Candidate Recommendation Initial definition

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

Desktop
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support No ? 33 No No No
Mobile
Android webview Chrome for Android Edge Mobile Firefox for Android Opera for Android iOS Safari Samsung Internet
Basic support No ? ? 33 No No No

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@counter-style/fallback