Styling CSS Counters

index.html

<ol>
  <li>
    <h4>List Item</h4>
    <p>Qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur nobis est eligendi optio cumque nihil impedit.</p>
  </li>
  <li>
    <h4>List Item</h4>
    <p>Et iusto odio dignissimos ducimus qui blanditiis praesen voluptatum deleniti Itaque earum rerumsapiente delectus.</p>
  </li>
  <li>
    <h4>List Item</h4>
    <p>Dolore magnam aliquam quaerat voluptatem. Ut enim ad minima veniam, quis nostrum exercitationem ducimus qui blanditiis.</p>
    <p>Ut enim ad minima veniam, amet, consectetur, adipisci velit, ducimus qui blanditiis.</p>
  </li>
  <li>
    <h4>List Item</h4>
    <p>Neque porro quisquam est, qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit, sed quia non numquam.</p>
  </li>
</ol>

style.css

@import url(https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Montserrat:400,700);

ol, li, p, h4 {
  margin: 0;
}

body {
  background: #fbf10f;
  max-width: 80%;
  width: 500px;
  margin: 40px auto;
  font: normal 16px/24px "Montserrat", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;
}

h3 {
  font-size: 1.65rem;
  margin: 15px 0;
  text-align: center;
}

ol {
  counter-reset: section;
}

li { 
  list-style-type: none;
  position: relative;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  padding: 15px;
  margin-bottom: 15px;
  background: #0e0fee;
  color: #fff;
}

h4 {
  position: relative;
  padding-bottom: 10px;
}

h4:after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 25px;
  height: 2px;
  background: white;
}

p {
  font-size: .9rem; 
  line-height: 1.4rem;
  margin-top: 15px;
}

li::before {
    counter-increment: section;
    content: counter(section);
    text-align: center;
    display: inline-block;
    color: #000;
    border-radius: 50%;
    position: absolute;
    left: -65px;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    padding: 12px;
    font-size: 2rem;
    width: 25px;
    height: 25px;
    border: 2px solid #000;
}

styling-css-counters.markdown

Styling CSS Counters

Styling elements using CSS counters; for more details check out the quick tip on Envato Tuts+

By George

A Pen by Envato Tuts+ on CodePen.

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