Can you style ordered list numbers?

Question

I'm trying to style the numbers in a ordered list, I'd like to add background-color, border-radius and color so they match the design I'm working from:

I guess it's not possible and I'll have to use different images for each number ie

ol li:first-child {list-style-image:url('1.gif')};
ol li:nth-child(2) {list-style-image:url('2.gif');} 
etc...

Is there a simpler solution?

Answer 1

You can do this usingCSS counters , in conjunction with the :before pseudo element:

 ol { list-style: none; counter-reset: item; } li { counter-increment: item; margin-bottom: 5px; } li:before { margin-right: 10px; content: counter(item); background: lightblue; border-radius: 100%; color: white; width: 1.2em; text-align: center; display: inline-block; }

 <ol> <li>item</li> <li>item</li> <li>item</li> <li>item</li> </ol>

Answer 2

I was looking for something different, and found this example at CodePen;

try this: http://codepen.io/sawmac/pen/txBhK

 body { font-size: 1.2em; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 50px; } .custom-counter { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style-type: none; } .custom-counter li { counter-increment: step-counter; margin-bottom: 5px; } .custom-counter li::before { content: counter(step-counter); margin-right: 20px; font-size: 80%; background-color: rgb(180, 180, 180); color: white; font-weight: bold; padding: 3px 8px; border-radius: 11px; }

 <ol class="custom-counter"> <li>This is the first item</li> <li>This is the second item</li> <li>This is the third item</li> <li>This is the fourth item</li> <li>This is the fifth item</li> <li>This is the sixth item</li> </ol>

Answer 3

2021 update , you can use the ::marker pseudo element selector in recent browsers: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/::marker

 li::marker { color: red; } li { color: blue; }

 <ol> <li>item</li> <li>item</li> <li>item</li> <li>item</li> </ol>