index.md

---

title: suffix
slug: Web/CSS/@counter-style/suffix
page-type: css-at-rule-descriptor
browser-compat: css.at-rules.counter-style.suffix

---

{{CSSRef}}

The suffix descriptor of the {{cssxref("@counter-style")}} rule specifies content that will be appended to the marker representation.

Syntax

/* <symbol> values */
suffix: "";
suffix: ") ";
suffix: url(bullet.png);

Values

• <symbol>

  • : Specifies a <symbol> that is appended to the marker representation. It may be a {{cssxref("<string>")}}, {{cssxref("<image>")}}, or {{cssxref("<custom-ident>")}}.

Formal definition

{{cssinfo}}

Formal syntax

{{csssyntax}}

Examples

Setting a suffix for a counter

HTML

<ul class="choices">
  <li>One</li>
  <li>Two</li>
  <li>Three</li>
  <li>None of the above</li>
</ul>

CSS

@counter-style options {
  system: fixed;
  symbols: A B C D;
  suffix: ") ";
}

.choices {
  list-style: options;
}

Result

{{ EmbedLiveSample('Setting_a_suffix_for_a_counter')}}

Specifications

{{Specifications}}

Browser compatibility

{{Compat}}

See also

• {{Cssxref("list-style")}}, {{Cssxref("list-style-image")}}, {{Cssxref("list-style-position")}}

• {{cssxref("symbols", "symbols()")}}, the functional notation creating anonymous counter styles