How can I reset a CSS-counter to the start-attribute of the given list

Question

I am using a self-styled, numbered list. How can I read the start-attribute and add it to the counter with CSS?

HTML

    
Number          


        

Answer 1

I see that this is an old question, but I'm putting this here because it may come to help someone yet.

You cannot read an attribute in css counter properties. Instead, you could use inline css with counter-reset to define the starting number for a particular list.
(Yes, I know it is not a best practice to use inline css, but it can and should be used for edge cases like this one)

The first item increments the reset value by 1, so besides providing the counter name, you will need to subtract the number you want the list to start at by 1:

HTML

    
Number One
    
Number Two
    
Number Three




    
Number Ten
    
Number Eleven
    
Number Twelve

CSS

ol {
    list-style-type: none;
    counter-reset: lis; /* Resets counter to zero unless overridden */
}
li {
    counter-increment: lis
}
li:before {
    content: counter(lis)". ";
    color: red;
}

FIDDLE (http://jsfiddle.net/hcWpp/308/)