Numbers not showing with list items in ordered list with display: inline-block; and text-overflow: ellipsis;

Question

I am trying to make an ordered list of links but facing some problems, it is not showing numbers with list items when using display: inline-block; and text-overflow: ellipsis;

I have HTML

<ol>
    <li><a href="One">Link One One One One One One One One</a></li>
    <li><a href="Two">Link Two Two Two Two Two Two Two Two</a></li>
    <li><a href="Three">Link Three Three Three Three Three Three</a></li>
    <li><a href="Four">Link Four Four Four Four Four Four Four</a></li>
    <li><a href="Five">Link Five Five Five Five Five Five Five Five</a></li>
    <li><a href="Six">Link Six Six Six Six Six Six Six Six Six Six</a></li>
    <li><a href="Seven">Link Seven Seven Seven Seven Seven Seven Seven</a></li>
    <li><a href="Eight">Link Eight Eight Eight Eight Eight Eight Eight Eight</a></li>
    <li><a href="Nine">Link Nine Nine Nine Nine Nine Nine Nine Nine</a></li>
    <li><a href="Ten">Link Ten Ten Ten Ten Ten Ten Ten Ten Ten Ten</a></li>
</ol>

and css

ol li {
  display: inline-block;
  margin: 3px 12px 3px 12px;
  width: 200px;
  white-space: nowrap;
  overflow: hidden;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
}

JSfiddle is https://jsfiddle.net/3hebtbvz/

I need something like this

Answer 1

Here is a trick solving the lost number issue

Side notes:

• A li is displayed as a list-item and when altered to inline-block the list style disappears

• CSS counters could be another approach

 ol li { float: left; width: 200px; margin-right: 30px; } ol li a { display: inline-block; vertical-align: top; width: 100%; white-space: nowrap; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; } 

 <ol> <li><a href="One">Link One One One One One One One One</a></li> <li><a href="Two">Link Two Two Two Two Two Two Two Two</a></li> <li><a href="Three">Link Three Three Three Three Three Three</a></li> <li><a href="Four">Link Four Four Four Four Four Four Four</a></li> <li><a href="Five">Link Five Five Five Five Five Five Five Five</a></li> <li><a href="Six">Link Six Six Six Six Six Six Six Six Six Six</a></li> <li><a href="Seven">Link Seven Seven Seven Seven Seven Seven Seven</a></li> <li><a href="Eight">Link Eight Eight Eight Eight Eight Eight Eight Eight</a></li> <li><a href="Nine">Link Nine Nine Nine Nine Nine Nine Nine Nine</a></li> <li><a href="Ten">Link Ten Ten Ten Ten Ten Ten Ten Ten Ten Ten</a></li> </ol> 

Answer 2

This JSFiddle produced rows of 4, keeping them numbered.

ol li {
  float: left;
  width: 130px;
  margin-right: 15px;
}
ol li a {
  display: inline-block;
  vertical-align: top;
  width: 100%;
  white-space: nowrap;
  overflow: hidden;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
}

Answer 3

Use this CSS:

ol{
padding: 20px; 
    list-style-type:decimal;

}
ol li {
float:left;
margin: 0 10px;
padding: 0 10px;
}

change width:some_value% to get number of links in a row.

https://jsfiddle.net/bhansa/3hebtbvz/3/

Answer 4

check this one.

https://jsfiddle.net/r29su84z/

ol li {
float: left;
width: 100px;
padding: 12px;
}

ol li a {
display: inline-block;
vertical-align: top;
width: 100%;
white-space: nowrap;
overflow: hidden;
text-overflow: ellipsis;  
}

Answer 5

            ol li {
              margin: 3px 12px 3px 12px;
              width: 200px;
              float:left;


            }

            ol{list-style-type: decimal;}

plunker url for reference- https://jsfiddle.net/Nagasai_Aytha/3hebtbvz/7/