The counter-reset
CSS property resets a CSS counter to a given value.
Note: The counter's value can be increased or decreased using the counter-increment
CSS property.
/* Set "my-counter" to 0 */ counter-reset: my-counter; /* Set "my-counter" to -1 */ counter-reset: my-counter -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;
The counter-reset
property is specified as either one of the following:
<custom-ident>
naming the counter, followed optionally by an <integer>
. You may specify as many counters to reset as you want, with each name or name-number pair separated by a space.none
.<custom-ident>
<integer>
0
if not specified.none
counter-reset
defined in a less specific rule.[ <custom-ident> <integer>? ]+ | none
h1 { counter-reset: chapter section 1 page; /* Sets the chapter and page counters to 0, and the section counter to 1 */ }
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
CSS Lists 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. |
Initial value | none |
---|---|
Applies to | all elements |
Inherited | no |
Media | all |
Computed value | as specified |
Animation type | discrete |
Canonical order | the unique non-ambiguous order defined by the formal grammar |
Desktop | ||||||
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Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | |
Basic support | 2 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 9.2 | 3.1 |
Mobile | |||||||
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Android webview | Chrome for Android | Edge Mobile | Firefox for Android | Opera for Android | iOS Safari | Samsung Internet | |
Basic support | 2 | ? | Yes | 25 | 10 | 3.2 | ? |
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